MK8 WILL keep Wii U at the top of charts for a long time

[Conegamer]

spemanig said:

Conegamer said:

Yes, I do realize that. So? 

PS4 was at 120k, let's assume it's new baseline will be slightly higher (130k) and will take around a month to drop to that level. Now let's assume Wii U drops 30% next week (highly optimistic but still). You're at 130k already and it's only going to drop from there.

Indeed. Mario Kart will sell for longer and make the bigger difference in the long run. But even if the Wii U's new baseline is doubled to 65k, it's still only half that of the PS4. So the Wii U will drop just too quickly because of where the consoles were before comparitively for the Wii U to stay on top. 

And who's to say the Wii U's new baseline will be that low. Nintendo obviously strategically coordinated Mario Kart 8's release with E3. Who's to say they won't use the game to begin sales momentum for the console until the end of the year with what they decide to reveal at E3? They did it with the 3DS, and if there was ever a time where they were in a position to do it with the Wii U, it's right now.

The baseline will be higher. But it's not going to be anywhere near 100k, one game and a few announcements simply don't have that kind of power. 

And as it's not over 100k, naturally it won't beat the PS4. Doesn't mean it'll be selling badly (as badly), but it's not going to beat the PS4. No shame in that.