Will the XB1 be able to outsell the Wii U from this point on?

[3sexty]

Experimental42 said:

3sexty said:

LipeJJ said:
I doubt it. The X1 is doing poorly even with the big price cut.

Quite the opposite.  The price cut has given the One a vastly better result than than the Wii U has ever seen recently and that is without any big hitters (many to come for Xone though) and the Wii U has MK8 out already.  Also Wii U 3rd party has completetly dried up and the 50mil plus casuals have defected to the tablet market.  XOne wiil have way more X360 converters than the Wii U wiil have of current wii users.  plenty people still use the 360....whilst Wii consoles sit on cabintes collecting dust. It makes sense when you think about it.

The price cut did less for the XB1 than MK8 did for the Wii U. The Wii U was on life support with a DNR before MK8 release and nothing good was said about it. The XB1 gad a much higher baseline than the Wii U so it really didn't see that big a jump. Also, it's a 5 week NPD, so this month had an extra week's worth of sales. Looking at it with all that in mind, the gains from the price cut were abysmal.

Yes but I can almost guarantee that from here on Xone will sustain higher numbers than Wii U moving forward. In addition to my defecting casuals argument there is also the perception of last gen specs and no 3rd part support for Wii U. I believe XOne's second place is locked in easily. There is also the big exclusives on the way... and yes I'm talking Halo and Gears. Few million payers are waiting for these including me and I don't plan to upgrade until then along with rest of many. Furthermore Black Friday to Christmas is always a very strong selling period for Xbox. I dont expect anything too different in the coming years with the exception that PS4 is a far greater competitor moving forward. Just hope Sony as a whole can withstand the current financial turmoil.