Flops You Expected to Be Successful and Vice Versa

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I didn't think the Vita or Wii U would flop as amazingly as they did.

I mean, I knew they weren't going to match the PSP or Wii, so purely in that sense they were going to be failures no matter what... but Jesus Christ, are they even trying? I thought Wii U would sell insanely well at first (not Wii levels), then die early due to its hardware being far too weak, for a lifetime total of 60 million. For the Vita, I was expecting a medium burn all the way through a good length lifespan for a total of 50 million. Now that the Wii U blew it right out of the game, I expect the Vita to win lifetime between the two flops with a good deal of breathing room. That said, I expect the Wii U to surpass the Vita temporarily this year, and maintain it into most (possibly even all) of 2015.

I also didn't expect the PS4 to start off anywhere near this fast, nor did I expect the 3DS to begin its decline already, especially with the line-up and new cheap model it had in 2013. Looks like mobile is finally having its way.

I didn't expect Soul Sacrifice, Knack, Dead Rising 3, and Minecraft to sell as well as they did. Didn't expect much from Puppeteer, W101, and Tearaway, but even then I was disappointed. Killzone Mercenary is one that really shocked me with how badly it opened (though sales are decent now).