In the middle of December I predicted sales of 300 000 Wii U systems in January, based on average weekly worldwide sales of approximately 75 000 systems. It looks like that figure was almost spot on. However, that's largely thanks to strong week 1 sales. In December my prediction for February was another 300 000 systems, based on average weekly sales of approximately 75 000 systems. With the recent sale figures taken into account, Nintendo will have to sell 100 000-120 000 systems in week 8 and week 9 (the release weeks of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in the westen markets), to reach 300 000 for February. That's not impossible to achievet, but it'll be a close call. Anything beyond 300 000 systems in February should be considered quite amazing sales for a system with such a software situation.
Key to sales is Nintendo's ability to attract casual gamers. Sales of Wii Party U suggests there is a slight shift of casual gamers toward Wii U. If Nintendo can market Wii Fit U right, the casual trend might pick up even more steam.
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