I was wrong: Wii U will sell < GC

[Michael-5]

*Sound Of Rain said:

Michael-5 said:

Maybe.....

If the Mario Kart 8 bundle gets restocked (sold out everywhere), I can see WiiU sales sky-rocket.

If the Mario Kart 8 bundle was a limited edition bundle, then WiiU will struggle to top Gamecube.

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Either way I still think WiiU > GCN in terms of sales, console lifetimes are longer now, WiiU will be around more then 5 years (like Gamecube).

I don't think Wii U will have a long life though. By the way Iwata talks, it seems they already have a plan for the next Console and they just have to make sure existing owners are happy. By the end of 2015, we will have Mario Kart, Smash Bros, 2D Mario, 3D Mario, Zelda, Yoshi, Kirby, Splatoon, Fire Emblem (?), X, Donkey Kong, Wario, Pikmin, Toad, Mario Party, Mario Maker, and possibly Star Fox. What's missing other than Animal Crossing, and Paper Mario?

Even if it has a normal 5 year life, it won't be supported much in 2017 just like GC in 2006. It has 2 1/2 more years of decent support I'd imagine.

Every console has a long life now. When DS came out did anyone think it would still be getting new games 9 years later?? Not crap new games, it was Pokemon Black/White 2.....

I don't see stuff like Starfox releasing in 2015, they didn't even show gameplay. Usually Nintendo releases their main games 2 years after a debut (e.g. XenoBlade, Smash Bros, Mario Kart, etc).

If Nintendo replaced the WiiU in 2018 or something, that would put Nintendo in Sega Dreamcasts position, releasing between gens. That could be very bad, I don't see it happening. Like Gamecube, Nintendo will push through, even with just weak sales. Nintendo doesn't adandone their consoles (and WiiU isn't doing that bad after Mario Kart).

The way I see it, WiiU will last as long as Wii did. 2014 is just 2007 with Mario Kart and Smash Bros. Wii still saw new games in 2012, so I see WiiU having a good 7-8 year lifespan total.