Wii U reaches 2 million units sold in Japan - Media Create

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jetforcejiminy said:

zorg1000 said:
http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Media_Create_sales_figures

According to this Gamecube was right around 3 million at the end of 2003 (it's second full year) while Wii U will likely be around 2.2-2.3 million by the end of this year.

One other thing to take note of is that GC launched in Sept while Wii U launched in Dec so GC has a couple extra months on it by the end of their 2nd full year.

but look at its third and fourth year. gamecube crashed. partly because after an initial onslaught of games (mario sunshine, wind waker, metroid prime, in addition to probably nintendo's biggest first party launch, with wave race, luigi's mansion etc. and melee within two weeks of launch) the games dried up. the situation has been the reverse for the wii u, and its 2015 looks a heck of a lot better than gamecube's 2004. (best part is when gamecube sold least was when it was cheapest--$99.99.)

Yep, the Gamecube flew out of the blocks, hence the reason its outperformed Wii U so far. I think Wii U will continue to be a steady seller, and its latter years will outpace those of the Gamecube. Its going to be tight to see which one will be the better seller.