Wii U Sells Only Over 48k IN Japan!? Dooomed :-)

[TruckOSaurus]

Seece said:

TruckOSaurus said:

It actually is in line or much better than the top selling home console in Japan in the comparative week for the last two years, so I'd say it's the home console market that isn't great in Japan.

December 9th 2012 - 37,269 (PS3)

December 11th 2011 - 46,073 (PS3)

It's when you compare it to the height on the Wii's sales that the comparison gets less flattering

December 12th 2010 - 78,389 (Wii)

December 6th 2009 - 104,193 (Wii)

December 7th 2008 - 55,405 (Wii)

 

Sure, paint it however you like, I agree the Japanese are done with home consoles (I think PS4 will do 8m+ though).

If the WiiU gets over 100k a week in Japan at any point this month then I'll call that a success, but when Wii was doing double 48k in Japan in the summer months, you know?

Why are you setting the bar so high for success? The real test is if it manages to maintain its numbers around the 50k mark for the remainder of the year. That would make the Wii U as successful as PS3 was last year.