Michael Pachter: "Switch is tracking to sell 13 million this year"

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Bofferbrauer2 said:

Hiku said:

A+

From what I hear, in terms of the processor, Wii is basically an overclocked Gamecube. While WiiU uses a tri-core Wii processor.
https://youtu.be/RVoyvfVITOA?t=882

So that may be the similarities he was referring to.

It's one of them:

 

1. The processor is the same tech (PowerPC 4xx from 1998 just like the Gamecube and Wii), just with a higher clock speed and tripled the cores.
2. Ati GPU in all those models
3. Can use all the peripherals of the Wii out of the box
4. can play all the games of the Wii
5. The console even looks similar, especially from the front; Wii U case is basically just a streched Wii case with rounded edges. 

From a technical point of view, the Wii U is indeed just a Wii HD with a Gamepad controller slapped on top. From a marketing point of view, it's the successor of the Wii.

 

I am a bit interested in how a Wii HD with Motion Plus would have done if it released in 2009/2010.

I think it could have slowed the decline down in those years and extended lifetime sales to 110-115 million or so.