Burek said:
Soundwave said:
For what its worth, AppleTV has been selling considerably better than the Wii U has. Early in its product cycle it was kind of a neglected product by Apple, but since 2012 with a new revision, sales have picked up dramatically:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=178147655&postcount=204
Apple TV estimated shipments - ZhugeEX
2007- 0.3 million
2008- 0.3 million
2009- 0.7 million
2010- 1.6 million (REV2)
2011- 2.8 million
2012- 6.5 million (REV3)
2013- 7.0 million
2014- 6.0 million
These sales will likely increase a lot with this new model, so that while it won't have PS4 sales most likely, it will be likely outselling the Wii U by a mile and even the XBox One.
Also while this particular model isn't neccessarily the be-all, end-all, I mean I think we have to consider that over time the hardware performance of this device will likely increase by leaps and bounds. An A9X processor for example could probably allow for games like Metal Gear Solid V to be played.
But I think obviously the focus will be on more casual experiences. It just also means IMO that Nintendo is going to have to go more upmarket with whatever home solution they come up with next time out.
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Why would sales increase a lot with this model? Because they added some casual games? I doubt that people will go crazy for this version, remember that those are sales of a $69 machine, which now costs more than double or even triple that. Especially when there are alternatives available for a fraction of a price.
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Because $149.99 is still pretty cheap and it will likely be getting a lot more marketing from Apple as this is setting the foundation for their future TV subscription service that is apparently coming.
Probably next year this model (the one with the A8 processor) will be reduced to $99.99 or less and then they'll have a new one with the A9 or even A10 processor at $149.99 and that cycle will continue on and on. The $69.99 price point was only recently too anyway to clear out as much stock of the old model as possible, it's been $99.99 for the majority of that 2012-14 large increase in sales.
