Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - 11th - 17th Sept 2017

[StarDoor]

Farsala said:

the_dengle said:

Sorry guys but its weekly sales are less than half what the Wii U was doing this time last year. I know it still gets some games but I can’t find a pulse.

Anyway I do find PS4 & XBO comparisons interesting. Maybe we can get something from them. PS4 is of course killing the Switch in Europe. And I wonder what will happen when the One X launches, but for now I’m blown away by how the Switch is doing in the US especially compared to Xbox. They’re going to come in last place in their strongest market? Yikes.

@bold Proof? just wondering

And afaik Vita sales are lopsided in Winter due to the release of a few games, while Wii U just had a constant baseline. Late September and Early October are the worst weeks for Japan and even some in November.

No, you are wrong. Completely wrong. Wii U was significantly more lopsided during the holiday season.

How much of the console's yearly sales came from just December:

2014:
Vita - 24.39%
Wii U - 31.76%

2015:
Vita - 26.56%
Wii U - 34.74%

2016:
Vita - 19.81%
Wii U - 10.77%

How much of the console's yearly sales came from November+December:

2014:
Vita - 32.96%
Wii U - 45.52%

2015:
Vita - 34.81%
Wii U - 49.57%

2016:
Vita - 27.11%
Wii U - 19.74%

In 2015, Vita actually sold 3k more than Wii U from January to October, but Wii U outsold Vita by 780k for the entire year because of the holiday season. (2.68M to 3.46M)

Vita was never a big seller during the holidays. It has a low ratio of holiday to non-holiday sales, even for PlayStation consoles.

As for proof:

Wii U 2016:
May: 102,649
June: 123,129
July: 105,281

Vita 2017:
May: 38,693
June: 44,572
July: 34,029

Vita is barely selling over a third of what Wii U did last year.