Prediction: Wii U will sell under 40 million units

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Metallicube said:

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Metallicube said:

Looks at Wii U lineup...
2D Mario
Dragon Quest
Monster Hunter
Black Ops 2
Assassin's Creed 3
Wii Fit
Lego City Stories
Just Dance

(probably...)
Smash Brothers
3D Mario
Zelda
Metroid

Yeaaah.. somehow I don't see only 40 million sales happening, sorry..

80-90 million IMO

And who are these 80m - 90m people going to be exactly??

What kind of question is that?

And I'll man up, that was a dumb prediction, and I was way off the mark. At the time, I did not assume Nintendo was going to up and abandon the Wii audience/Wii philosophies and regress so heavilly back to the Gamecube style niche games. As of now, seeing what I've seen, I'd say anywhere from 30-50 million, depending on if Nintendo decides to return to the Wii/ oldschool type games that made the Wii the success it was.

By the way, was this REALLY necessary to bump?? This was a harmless prediction, it's not like I was trying to rip on the other consoles or something. And considering how the Wii U's predecessor performed, could you really blame me for this opinion.. Way to rub salt in the wound. And now I'm sure I'm gonna hear it from other people calling me out for this, now that you've brought it to the surface. I'm sure you've never been wrong in your life..

Thanks, guy! I really appreciate it.

I'll admit, I didn't check the timestamp when entering (I didn't bump the thread tho) and thought your prediction was new.

It's obvious now Nintendo isn't getting that casual base on side as you agree now, hence the question.