| FromDK said:
Yes i believe both 3DS and WiiU could double theire numbers from 2014.. Sorry.. I was to fast.. I meant offcourse DS Lite.. (it sold like 20 mill first year.. and that was a more than 100% increase) And the numbers back up that WiiU is NOT in a decline 2013<2014.. And they did beat the record launch in dec (even without pricecut.. in us yes.. but still) And for the WiiU.. I'm sure more "casuals" will get into the gen this year.. im also sure that a lot more parents will start buying "a 8 gen console" for theire kids.. that is offcourse not some i had links to.. but if you think about it.. it does make sense So yes.. Double Nintendo hardware sales in 2015.. is what i truly believe.. and you can think otherwise.. no hame done :) |
The DS was already up 41% YoY in the US before the DSL even came out. In Japan the 3DS is either slightly up or slightly down in the first two weeks of the year depending on the tracker. In comparison, the DS was up 71% in the comparable weeks of 2006. The DS didn't come out until March 2005 in Europe, so you can't really make an appropriate YoY comparison there.
So the data from the US and Japan both indicate that the 3DS won't be seeing DSL style sales. Then of course, there's the fact that the New 3DS is much more comparable to the DSi than the DSL. Change to internal hardware, high price point, releasing late in life, etc. The only reason I can see why you'd compare it to the DSL is you just want it to have that kind of sales boost.
I'm not sure how 2014 sales of the Wii U being greater than 2013 sales is proof that the Wii U will double in sales this year. What record launch? Are you just talking about a Wii U only record? Being up 21% over last December in one country is hardly evidence that it will be up 100% worldwide in the next year.
Why will parents start buying Wii U's en masse this year? What is so different now from a month ago that would motivate consumers to purchase it? Are you expecting a price cut? If so, when will it be and how much? Will this double hardware sales be spread across the year or concentrated in specific months. To put it into perspective, double June 2014 is more than the Wii U did in November. I don't see how this parents and casuals argument makes any more sense today than a year ago.
