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anonymunchy on 08 December 2013
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Captain_Tom said:
anonymunchy said:
Captain_Tom said:
Fusioncode said:
Why would they want to be in touch with reality? That means they would have to recognize that the WiiU is a disaster and their image is in desperate need of change. Let them live in their fantasy world that Donkey Kong is the thing people really wanted to see tonight.

Honestly I don't think most people realize how big of a failure the Wii U is gonna end up as.  I still see people saying it will sell 30 million or blah blah blah, but here are the facts:

-The Wii U is trending at around half the weekly sales the Gamecube had

-The Gamecube launced 1.5 years after the PS2

-The Gamecube sold 22 million...

Now let those 3 things sink in people.  The Wii U is lucky to reack 15 million.  

That's not how comparisons work, you can't just chose 3 points that support your claim and ignore the rest.

The Wii U has had a terrible year, there's no denying that, but sales have been increasing over the last 6 - 8 weeks since they actually started releasing games. Black Friday sales were at 274k . Christmas period usually has 2 week with even higher sales, especially Nintendo consoles. Bringing the total Wii U's sold to an easy 5 million by the end of this year, though I expect one more bundle for Christmas which could itch it closer to 5.5 million.

Starting next year we have Wii Fit U and DKCR:TF and later Mario Kart and Smash Bros, both of which have seen an increase in sales every generation, except for an outing on gamecube by Mario Kart. Yoshi's Yarn and X are also still listed as a 2014 release.

Do you honestly believe that it will not be able to sell more in its second year?

Here's what I gathered from your response:

-Its sales have gone up recently during the christmas season. So did the Gamecubes.  I am not sure what your point is.

-The Wii U released on November 18th.  That means its first year sales were at about 4 million.  These additional sales count as next years. 

-I have lost count of how many times poeple have said "X" game will turn things around.  At this point I am tired of hearing "The next one will be different!"  I will believe it when I see it.  Although I will say SSB will at least boost sales a little temporarily.

 

 So do I think its sales will increase in year two after it finally has competition?  NO!   I am not a Nintendo hater, I just can only go on what we know right now.  Right now we know the Wii U is trending at half the Gamecube, and the competion wasn't even here yet.  Baring a total relaunch of the Wii U and its Nintendo "Network," I don't think it will make it to even 20 million.


First quarter this year they sold 160k consoles, second quarter 300k, 3rd quarter is already over 700k. Demand is increasing as games are being released. Gamecube had droughts throughout its lifetime, with everything announced Wii U's drought appears to be over.

Whether these last sales count for next year or this one is irrelevant to your claim it'll be lucky to reach 15 million lifetime. (sorry for my question at the end, should've worded it differently)

I never claimed a single title will turn things around. I believe a collection of games will turn things around. Wii Fit U and DK for example are probably not going to cause a massive boost but they'll keep the console from dropping like it did the start of this year. It's what Pikmin 3, Wonderful 101, Rayman Legends and Wii Fit U were originally for, keeping the console alive and hyped.

I'm curious to see how well the competition's first year actually goes, neither company has a flawless record.