I'm surprised by all the people saying 450k+. I wouldn't be shocked if it actually sold less than what BO2 sold. Reasons for this:
- The audience was more receptive to buying games at launch compared to now where seemingly only Nintendo's major IPs sell
- The install base really isn't much larger
- Bad blood from Black Ops II not including DLC, plus no DLC for Ghosts
- Wii U is dying in Europe. Less retailers are carrying Wii U products, meaning less people have access to purchase them
- PS4 and XBO are releasing. This gives two problems for the Wii U version:
1. More avenues to purchase the game, meaning sales will be spread out across all versions moreso than before.
2. Other next-gen systems will demand retail shelf space, meaning Wii U will either be relegated to a less than ideal
location in stores, or it will lose retail shelf space. Either way, there will be less of a chance for customers to see
and purchase the Wii U version.
- I have a hard time seeing Ghosts really grow the franchise. I feel it has already hit its peak (Of course, I thought that was already the case before)
I don't know exactly what Black Ops II sold, but I know it was nowhere near 450k. I'll say 150-200k with the majority of that being in the US.
