Nintendo needs to drop WiiU's price soon and here's why

[TheLastStarFighter]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

TheLastStarFighter said:

oniyide said:

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im sorry but i dont know where you live, but where i was at, there were plenty of Wii Us. PLENTY, it was never sold out, and there was never any indication that Ninty couldnt make enough of them, think you are accusing it for Wii

No, Wii U sold at about 88% of Wii sales through Christmas.  Wii was sold at Nintendo's maximum capacity, so Wii U were just under that.  It doesn't matter where you or I live, Wii U sold through its shipments.  There weren't people fighting to get a unit, but if you saw one at a store, it probably wasn't the same one you saw there next week.  It was only after Christmas that the stock began too stagnate.

This will be the same for PS4 and XBOne.

The Wii U sold very strong because it was a launch window. They will all have strong launch windows, but the PS4 will sell strongerer than its competition overtime because of a superior software window to balance out the initial sales and a fair market price for the tech inside of it. The third party titles that cannot be attained on current gen consoles will be secondary selling point for the new consoles. 

Few consumers understand or care about the tech inside.  The PS4 is also more expensive than Wii U which could be an issue.  Most games are available on PS360.  Exclusive titles are from weak franshises such as Killzone, Knack, iNfamous and Drive Club.  I'm not certain that early 2014 will be kind to PS4.  To me its primary advantage is that AAA support for PS360 will be drying up in 2014.  Whereas potential Wii U consumers saw a void of games contrasted with top releases for PS360 like GOW, GOW, Bioshock, etc, PS4 will be compared to dying predecessors, and Wii U.  At $499 and with a similar game selection XBOne will be a very tough sell.

For PS4 to be strong during the winter months it will need to convince consumers that they should leave behind their PS360s and pay $399 for shinier versions of games they can play on their PS360.  And also purchase it instead of what will likely be a sub $300 Wii U with a very different library of popular family-friendly fare such as Mario 3D, Wii Party and the soon-to-arrive MarioKart.  I honestly think the winter/spring will be slow for PS4, but a large part of that will depend on if Nintendo can get consumers to consider Wii U as an option.  If Wii U continues to be ignored and XBOne is rejected, I could see sales for PS4 at a moderate level rather than poor...but I don't see it lighting up the chartz at $399.  It's just too pricey for most families to buy outside of Christmas.