can wii u ever pass vita?!

[Alby_da_Wolf]

zorg1000 said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

zorg1000 said:

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According to this site they sold basically the same amount last year with Wii U slightly ahead, it doesnt matter that Vita outsells it on a typical week if Wii U is able to soundly beat it over the holidays.

It depends on how much soundly: between 23 Nov and 28 Dec 2014 Wii U was able to beat PSV by ~490k, then, since the beginning of January, PSV started beating it almost every week by between a few k and a few tens k. At this pace, admitting the yearly balance even be in Wii U's favour, it will take years to fill the gap. Gap that at the end of Dec 2013 Wii U managed to shrink to less than 1.9M and now is already above 2M and slowly crawling up.

Go back and look even further. At the end of 2012 Vita had a 1.9m lead and outsold Wii U most weeks in 2013. Wii U had a better holiday and was able to erase the lead Vita accumilated over the non holiday months bringing the gap back to 1.9m. The same is likely to happen year, Vita winning most weeks due to solid sales in Japan with Wii U having a better holiday.

Just checked, you're right, at the beginning of 2014 the gap was almost the same as at the beginning of 2013... So they'll follow this trend forever! PSV will increase its lead during the slower seasons and during holidays Wii U will reset it to little less than 1.9M! In the short term this could be awkward but entertaining, in the long term it will become the most awkward and boring fight of 8th gen.    And not much different from a Formula 1 race few years ago.    Might as well watch the hypnotoad.