Wii U to rule in Japan: yay!

[lilwingman]

farlaff said:

lilwingman said:
In the current Japanese home console climate, Wii U is definitely putting up some good numbers. That's not disputable, as the latest charts show it sold well over 4x more than the rest of the consoles combined and the last couple weeks have seen a steady increase in sales (100%+ holiday bump versus PS3's 0%).

But let's not get ahead of ourselves here. It's competing with some pretty old gear.

OK, but the fact is that the competition was already there. There is no apparent reason why it could not be a success before. I just do not believe the theory that Wii Party is the sole responsible for the rise in sales. Maybe the word of mouth has finally kicked in and a movement of growth is stablished there. That is what I hope for.

I have no explanation for the sudden massive rise in sales lol it's clearly not just a random resurgence in the home console market because aside from the Wii U the majority of it has stayed relatively flat.  Could be that the last gen units really are starting to show their age and consumers are simply looking into the new devices more and more.  Could be like you said that faith in the brand has been restored a bit lately.  Could be that it was a majority of families' who bought into the system over the holidays while the rest of the "core" market is waiting for the PS4.  We'll have to wait and see in February!