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tak13 on 10 January 2015
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ICStats said:
UltimateUnknown said:

Today I present a very fundamental question to my fellow charterz.

Why is it that people are buying the PS4 (18.5 mil) and Xbone (10 mil) in droves while the Wii U is left behind in the dust (8.81 mil) despite being out in the market for twice the amount of time? If you ask the Nintendo fans around here (and even many critics), they will tell you that the Wii U has some of the highest rated games amongst all consoles. So what gives?

Do these people not know about the Mario's latest expedition in 3D world, or even his 2D adventures? Do they not want to partake in the festivities of kicking the s**t out of your opponent in the next installment of Smash? Don't they want to experience the 8th variant of Nintendo's premier Kart racing? What's stopping them from trying out the niche outings such as Boyanetta 2 and Wonderful 101? They even have the tried and tested Zelda franchise to look forward to in 2015, with a little bit of Kirby thrown in the mix for good measures. And who doesn't love the look of Splatoon?

Yet why do people insist on buying the PS4/Xbone and not the Wii U? What is going on here? What kind Nintendo do to bring these people over from the other camps?

Well, I have both, but the reason I think people are not buying Wii U is because it doesn't have the 3rd party games that are big in the market.

1 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare PS4 2014 Shooter Activision 2.04 2.30 0.10 1.36 5.80
2 FIFA 15 PS4 2014 Sports Electronic Arts 0.53 3.29 0.03 1.80 5.65
3 Grand Theft Auto V PS4 2014 Action Take-Two Interactive 1.74 2.25 0.11 1.31 5.41
4 Destiny PS4 2014 Action Activision 1.95 1.53 0.13 0.94 4.55
5 Watch Dogs PS4 2014 Action Ubisoft 1.21 1.48 0.10 0.87 3.66
6 Call of Duty: Ghosts PS4 2013 Shooter Activision 1.49 1.17 0.04 0.26 2.97
7 Assassin's Creed: Unity PS4 2014 Action Ubisoft 0.71 1.35 0.06 0.77 2.89
8 The Last of Us PS4 2014 Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 1.12 1.02 0.06 0.61 2.80
9 FIFA Soccer 14 PS4 2013 Sports Electronic Arts 0.54 1.76 0.10 0.29 2.69
10 Far Cry 4 PS4 2014 Shooter Ubisoft 0.62 1.28 0.00 0.73 2.63
11 Battlefield 4 PS4 2013 Shooter Electronic Arts 1.10 1.08 0.12 0.22 2.52
12 inFAMOUS: Second Son PS4 2014 Action Sony Computer Entertainment 0.96 0.71 0.06 0.44 2.17
13 Killzone: Shadow Fall PS4 2013 Action Sony Computer Entertainment 0.80 1.08 0.07 0.21 2.16
14 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag PS4 2013 Action Ubisoft 0.90 1.00 0.05 0.20 2.15
15 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor PS4 2014 Action Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 0.67 0.81 0.01 0.47 1.97

12 out of top 15 selling games on PS4 are 3rd party titles that are not on Wii U, or in WD case was badly delayed.  The rest are rounded by PS4 exclusives.

Nintendo doesn't have the biggest games people play now, so it's the equivalent of a gaming dinosaur.

Very polite...Well done!What's your opinion about 3DS?