People held onto their Wii consoles for a while, even if a lot of people sell or donate them. I think to this day people are still holding onto them for Wii Sports, Mario Kart Wii, Just Dance, and so on.
Nintendo started giving up on Wii around 2011 and really gave up on it from 2012 onward. If anything, the general public cared more about Wii than Nintendo did at the end.
Wii U was not appealing enough and marketed poorly.
Wii is an iconic part of gaming history, just a handful of platforms are more iconic in sales and impact.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)
PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)
Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)
PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)
3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)
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