Prediction: Which console will be in first place by the end of 2014?

[vivster]

MTZehvor said:

vivster said:

chakkra said:

MTZehvor said:
Call me crazy, but I'm going with Wii U here. I expect the PS4 to pass it at some point, but I think Nintendo's 2014 lineup (Donkey Kong, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros) is enough to delay that into 2015.

 

I won't call you crazy. Those are pretty good games and I can see why you have faith in them; but in my opinion the PS4 has an stronger line up of games for 2014, even if it is just quantity wise.

Just to name a few: The Witcher 3, Infamous: Second Son, Destiny, The Order: 1886, The Crew, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Metal Gear Solid, Thief, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Driveclub, Dying Light, Final Fantasy XIV Online, The Elder Scrolls Online, Minecraft (I don't know what  the fuss is with this game but people seem to love it).

 

Now, I know some of these games are not gonna be PS4 exclusives, but they are games that are NOT gonna be on the WiiU, and are games that would make me go for the PS4 instead of the WiiU (if I were to buy another console on 2014) well, except for Minecraft.

 

^this.

Are Nintendo fans really that blinded by the handful of great titles for the WiiU that they ignore the great lineup the other consoles have?

I mean have a look at this and show me how much anticipated the WiiU games are in comparison to PS4/X1 titles.

http://www.vgchartz.com/preorders/41637/USA/

 

OT: PS4>X1>WiiU

I'm certainly not ignoring what the PS4 has, there are some fantastic titles coming its way which will definitely boost sales. I wasn't trying to make some argument as to whether the Wii U's upcoming lineup is better than the PS4 or not, simply that the Wii U has some titles that will keep the PS4 from catching up with it for a while.

Consider this; the last iterations of Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, and Donkey Kong sold roughly 50 million units combined. A sequel to each of these is being released at some point in 2014. I'm certainly not going to suggest that these titles will move 50 million consoles, but I believe they'll be enough of a boost to keep the Wii U's lead intact until 2015.

That may very well be but please consider that PS4/X1 currently have a bigger draw than WiiU regardless of the upcoming titles. They have the buzz going for them and the great lineup of games with a broad appeal will only make them stronger.

WiiU on the other hand is pretty much lost and buried under the hype of the new consoles that it is actually detrimental to their sales. The great titles definitely will push them to a "normal" level of sales and above but I don't think it can reach PS4/X1 levels of sale. It might beat them in the first weeks of the release of the titles and it might even beat them in the holidays but it just won't be enough to catch up the overall gap.

It would be interesting to see if it can actually keep up over the year and I'd like to see it staying ahead of the X1 but as of now I'm just not seeing it happening.

The end of spring will tell us more.