| DietSoap said: Remember, the Wii U did 472k globally in SEVEN times the amount of time, and despite how things have been since January, that was actually considered a very strong launch, especially compared to PS3 and 360. |
The Wii sold 600k in the first 8 days in the Americas, and it was widely known to be highly supply-constrained at the time. To make this point, consider that, when it released in Japan, it sold 370,000 out of the supply of 400,000 in the first two days. The Wii also sold 325k across Europe in the first two days.
Comparing to the Wii U doesn't make sense, just as comparing to the Xbox 360 doesn't make sense.
Again, I'm not posting this to diminish anything, or enhance anything, but to get the numbers right.
By the way, the Wii U was only on sale in the Americas in the first seven days - it was NOT a "global" number.
