Wii U to rule in Japan: yay!

[Lawlight]

zorg1000 said:

Lawlight 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

Wrong:

GameCube, 2001:
Week 49, 52,806
Week 50, 100,882
Week 51, 168,268
Week 52, 130,719

That was Gamecube launch year, the other comparison is december of the first full year.

I see. Ok. The WiiU will definitely outsell the GC as there's still some remnants of the Wii purchasers around. 40M seems about right.