Oct 25th Hardware UP

[Mummelmann]

spurgeonryan said:

Mummelmann said:
These figures make zero sense, why was the PS4 adjusted down of all things? I wonder how on earth anyone could reach that conclusion given the latest batch of shipment numbers.

Predictably, Bayo 2 did virtually nothing for the Wii U hardware sales, all hardware saw a sales increase and with a low baseline to begin with, the percentage is bound to be higher, just like the 1800% (I think it was that) increase in Japan last October when people went bonkers. That said; the software sale themselves are a bit higher than I expected, I figured Bayo 2 would sell somewhere between half and 2/3 of that after the Japan release. Still; the 1 million lifetime crowd have got to get down to earth again very soon, it's just not going to happen and won't even be close seeing as how it was out of the Japanese top 40 after a month and dropped from a 6th place debut in the UK and straight out of the top 50 in the second week, it is safe to say that this title won't have any kind of legs.

I like how you added PS4 discussion in this post.

 

Did anyone expect Bayo2 to really do anything for the U? The only game that will boost sales this year are Smash U. But everything else just keep making it harder and harder to ignore the system. It takes a library and sought after games to sell a system. Even when the great Nintendo is that company.

Would you rather I double-posted? The PS4 figures make so sense so I made a comment, I'm sorry that this offends you.

As for Bayo 2; yes, there were plenty of people who thought it would, it was cited as one of the primary helpers for keeping numbers up until Smash and quite frankly, I think that someone who spends as much in here as you do is aware of this fact.
I know that the only title after MK that will truly boost hardware this year is Smash but, like I said; there were many who argued otherwise and Bayonetta 2 has been made into a big deal by a lot of Wii U fans, even though it clearly never was and that is why I choose to comment on that as well since it is one of the main points of discussion for this week of sales.

Does a bunch of niche titles really make it harder and harder to ignore the system? I should think that the more culture there is for poor software sales on a platform; the less purchasing incentive there is for the average consumer. The Nintendo 1st party titles are the draw on the Wii U, and in my opinion they are they only draw, just look at how Ubi basically defecated on the Wii U version of Watchdogs, for instance or how little people care about CoD and Assassin's Creed and similar titles on this platform. Even past hits such as Just Dance, that were huge on the Wii, are being promptly ignored this time around.

For me, this draw is enough that I'll one day purchase a Wii U when the price is right, especially paired with the fact that I never owned a Wii and have two generations of 1st party titles to enjoy, but this is not a recipe for drawing in any amounts of customers outside of forum troglodytes such as ourselves and this has been fairly clear since the very beginning.