| toastboy44562 said: It would seem the even though we are seeing holiday boosts from older generation systems the Wii U is actually losing sales week on week. Is this a bad sign for what is to come? With the PS4 skyrocketing the charts and Xbox one about to do the same we can expect Wii U sales to stagnate this holiday season. PS4 will sell as many consoles as it ships; it already sold more consoles in 2013 than Wii U in North America. It is poised to do the same in Europe as well. According to Microsoft and respectable regional retailers on this site the Xbox One will have similar opening day sales of that of the PS4. Similarly, Microsoft will sell every console they ship this year. Xbox one and PS4 will both outsell the Wii U Q1 2014 despite Nintendo having a year head start. Do Microsoft and Sony control this industry? I expect lifetime sales of PS4 to be around ~120 Million and lifetime Xbox sales of ~90 Million. I expect the Wii U to place 3rd with about 20 million console sales. I expect Xbox one to do extremely well in the United States and Western Europe. I think Microsoft will do solid in other parts of the world once it gets a price cut. I expect PS4 to do great in every region but not beating the Xbox One in the United States.
What do you guys think? |
People have been predicting Nintendo's doom since the 3DO came out. In the end, the people who predict it look rather foolish. Remember, Nintendo is sitting on a small mountain of cash and is making a ton of money on the 3DS right now. Will they have the sales they'd like with the Wii U, most likely not. Will they be just fine for the foreseeable future, most likely. The one I worry more about at this point is Sony. Even with their heyday of PS1 and PS2, from 1995 - 2010 they only managed to make about $1.2 Billion in profit from their video game division. During the same time frame, Nintendo profited about $25.4 Billion.
Only a fool would count Nintendo out at this point.
Stop hating and start playing.
