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U think the rumored 3DS price cut is due to DS outselling it this week?



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So all those rumors of price cuts and redesigns are on the table after these numbers yikes.



ethomaz said:
Worst Nintendo BF ever???

Nintendo probably makes a great bf, minus the sex.



Veknoid_Outcast said:
I thought Wii U had 500,000 pre-orders at GameStop alone. What am I missing?


Supply constraints, probably.

It's hard to judge a product based on the launch. Early adopters almost always put a squeeze on supplies, and that goes double for the holidays.



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zorg1000 said:
U think the rumored 3DS price cut is due to DS outselling it this week?


I think it's more due to YoY sales down by ~50%.



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Turkish said:
400,000 Wiius? Not sure how I feel about that. And more DS sold than 3DS??

let me guess. you feel the Vita will sell more correct?

well seems like Nintendo could not ship more Wii U's

 



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I'm wondering about this "essentially sold out" thing, as many stores still have their unique bundle offers for sale. Are these bundles packaged together or are they just taking the individual products and grouping them together? If the latter, then there are probably a lot more Wii U units in the wild than it would appear at first blush.

My guess is that the profit margin on the Wii U is so low that a lot of stores are trying to turn a profit by forcing consumers into buying the bundle. This would probably explain why Amazon doesn't appear to be very worried that they don't have the Wii U for sale.



Galaki said:
ethomaz said:
Worst Nintendo BF ever???

Nintendo probably makes a great bf, minus the sex.

300k Wii, 275k DS and 250k 3DS are not great for BF week... it's really bad.

The only number fine is Wii U because it was launch and it have supply issues.

Edit - You did a joke? I can't understand lol lol lol.



I guess Paper Mario doesn't provide the same boost 3D Land did last year.

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"Wii U is essentially sold out of retail and we are doing our best to continually replenish stock," Fils-Aime said. "Retailers are also doing their best to get the product to store shelves. But as soon as product hits retail, they're selling out immediately."


And yet we hear people talking about disappointing Wii U sales...?

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