| SecondWar said: Don't all consoles have a slow start? There were similar threads about the 3DS until about mid-2012. The 360 saw sales growth for the first 4 or 5 years, partially due to a fairly sluggish start, and it took a major redesign before the PS3 really got going. |
Yes and no. The PS2, N64, GameCube, XBox, and even Dreamcast all had considerably faster launches. The PSP and DS had reasonably solid launch periods too. The Wii obviously had an explosive launch too.
The PS3 was $600 and the 360 was heavily supply restrained though so its harder to gauge those. What's worrisome about the Wii U though is its Jan/Feb post launch period is trending below the $600 PS3 and the supply restricted 360, and its not like those two consoles had a ton of new games their first few months after launch either. So me this indicates that once the Nintendo core faithful picked up their systems, there was a definite lack of interest from regular consumers.
There's no rule that says consoles have to start slow. If the PS4/720 have some good games at launch, a reasonable ($399 or less) price, and reasonable supply, there's no reason to expect them to start slowly.
