Wii U sales trend may be just as expected if we look at Nintendo's home console sales.

[AnthonyW86]

curl-6 said:

AnthonyW86 said:

curl-6 said:

AnthonyW86 said:
Indeed this trend is clear to see. More importantly if Wii-U sales really end up at around 15 million, keeping some of the biggest gaming franchises like Mario exclusive to such a small install base is nothing short of insanity.

Mario's on 3DS too, and that's already sold over 44 million.

I mean on home consoles. Such a small install base will hurt their game sales a lot.

Nintendo is number one when it comes to local multiplayer, and is probably the only big developer left that makes it such a big part of their games. They are missing out on millions of customers that are interested in their games but already own another system.

Which is why they have their handhelds to fall back on, so they don't need to sell out.

You can't hook you're 3DS up to the big screen with 2-4 controllers and have a blast with friends and family. That's what makes games like Mario Kart and Smash Bros. so popular. But with such a small install base the amount of copies you can sell will be limited.