Wii U to rule in Japan: yay!

[benji232]

naruball said:

benji232 said:

Mummelmann said:
A holiday boost, no competition and numbers still below Gamecube levels for christmas equals ruling Japan now? I think this is a very premature statement. That said; I'd be surprised if any home console manages more than 12-15 million in Japan this gen.

Right.

GameCube, 2002:
Week 49, 39,849
Week 50, 44,902
Week 51, 66,410
Week 52, 60,290

Wii U, 2013:
Week 49, 46,773
Week 50, 72,982
Week 51, 119,159

Haven't checked the numbers myself, but did gamecube sell as little as 3k in weeks following the holdiday boost? Cuz I remember it having some absolutely terrible weeks.

I believe not. However, I was replying to the fact that he was stating wiiU's holiday in Japan was smaller in terms of sales compared to the Gamecube which is absolutely not true. And, I also doubt that we will ever see the console reach 3k levels again in Japan (until it's successor comes out of course).