Can Wii U even hit 10 million next year??

[Lonely_Dolphin]

Shadow1980 said:

Einsam_Delphin said:

NYANKS said:

Einsam_Delphin said:

Why not? Are you expecting the PS4/XB1 to sell like the Wii?

I think some people are hoping for a PS2-like return to glory for the PS4, but I don't know if there are enough consumers to give PS4 those numbers while two other consoles sell well also.  I guess we'll see, each gen the consumer base grows.

I thought even the PS2 only had an average first year, and that the Wii was the only exception? Also, I don't think we'll see an increase this generation unfortunately. PS4/XB1 would both have to sell way more than the PS2 ever did to offset the 3DS/Vita/Wii U selling less than their predecessors.

*unnecessary wall-o-text*

Jesus! It woulda been a lot easier just to say "PS2 sold similarly to Wii in their first year" and "8th gen will see an increase because each gen has out done the previous one." Unfortunately the latter isn't going to hold true anymore. 3DS, Vita, and Wii U are selling worse than their predecessors. Being generous, their lifetime sales are probably gonna end up like 90m, 40m, and 40m respectively, for a total of 170m. That means in order for 8th gen to out do 7th gen's 500m, the PS4/XB1 need to sell more than 330m combined. Needless to say, that's just not happening.