Hardware UP 4th Jan (Global Software up)

[JWeinCom]

Yakuzaice said:

JWeinCom said:
I'm not sure why people seem to think these Wii U sales are terrible... I mean, they're down about 50% over last week which is pretty consistent with every console except the Vita... So I'm not sure what else people were expecting. I think the numbers are fine. They're in line with last year's numbers, but I don't expect numbers to drop as quickly. Week 2 of January will be more telling. If sales drop to below 50K, then things are really bad.

The Wii U has a higher proportion of sales from Japan than any other hardware besides the Vita.  Week 1 is still a big sales week in Japan.  That is why the Vita and Wii U drops have been somewhat softer this week.  Next week will be down sharply in Japan which will have a larger effect on the Wii U (and Vita).

It had the biggest drop of all hardware in the US.  I'm too lazy to go through all the hardware in Europe, but it looks to have had one of the bigger drops there.

And is any of that not what we expected?  Nintendo generally has a higher than average holiday bump, and it's also not either a new console or under any supply constraints.  This is perfectly within expectations.  Obviously not amazing numbers, but nothing to change your opinion on the Wii U from last week.