How much will Wii U sell in 2012?

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VGKing on 20 May 2012

Wii U is set to release this year in time for the holidays. How much do you think it will sell?
Below is a list of current-gen consoles first year of sales so take these into account when making your predictions!

Xbox 360 - November 16, 2005
Total sales for 2005 according to VgChartz = 1,178,267

PS3 - November 11, 2006
Total sales for 2006 according to VgChartz = 1,252,040

Wii - November 19, 2006
Total sales for 2006 according to VgChartz = 2,954,781

Wii U - ??????
Total sales for 2012 according to VgChartz =???

Make your predictions!

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TadpoleJackson on 20 May 2012

I say, 3,463,217 units. If launched near the end of October, beginning of November

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TWRoO on 20 May 2012

Is there a release date yet? as it depends entirely on that.

I suspect it will be launched in November/December as with the Wii, in which case it should manage around 2 million.

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kitler53 on 20 May 2012

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DieAppleDie on 20 May 2012

More than the ps4 in the same period of time.

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NightDragon83 on 20 May 2012

As many as they can produce / ship before the end of the year. I'd say 4+ mil worldwide easily if all 3 major territories get a simultaneous launch.

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SaviorX on 20 May 2012

If released in November, 1.8m

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Play4Fun on 20 May 2012

Shouldn't we at least wait to see what it offers at E3 ?
Otherwise this is just guessing based on nothing.

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DarkTemplar on 20 May 2012

Play4Fun said:
Shouldn't we at least wait to see what it offers at E3 ?
Otherwise this is just guessing based on nothing.

You are right, it's hard to predict its sales without knowing the games that it will have at its launch window. Only after E3 we will be able to make some resonable predictions.