Wii U sold 40K units during UK launch (CONFIRMED)

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scottie on 03 December 2012

Sh1nn said:

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C-M-D said:
Yikes! That's significantly worse than the Vita's launch numbers. (64k)

1) That was 4 days for Vita vs 2 for Wii U

3 days not 2. Wii U launched on friday.

"Nintendo’s Wii U console sold around 40,000 units in its first 48 hours on sale in the UK, MCV understands." - Sh1nn

48 hours = 2 days, not 3 big fella.

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biggamejames79 on 03 December 2012

Nintendo: So successful that haters will say they failed after selling out.

True that The U doesn't have a huge back catalog of games, but the Wii does, so people who didn't buy the Wii but have purchased a Wii U, like myself, have access to lots of great games at dirt cheap prices now. I got Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda Twilight Princess for 15 bucks each. Playing Mario right now and I can see why it scored a 97 on Metacritic!

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People can get 360s or Ps3s, superior consoles for lower prices with much better games and a giant games catalog...

Lol your gunna get people annoyed saying stuff like this.

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Train wreck on 03 December 2012

biggamejames79 said:
Nintendo: So successful that haters will say they failed after selling out.

True that The U doesn't have a huge back catalog of games, but the Wii does, so people who didn't buy the Wii but have purchased a Wii U, like myself, have access to lots of great games at dirt cheap prices now. I got Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda Twilight Princess for 15 bucks each. Playing Mario right now and I can see why it scored a 97 on Metacritic!

Its awesome that you are enjoying mario galaxy but nintendo lovers should be worrying how nintendo is going to make that 10.5 million Wii/Wii U number by march instead of worrying about haters

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anamme on 03 December 2012

I think a lot of customers are waiting for that Brain Age, Nintendogs, Wii Sports must-have game...Nintendoland isn't cutting it :)

Still, I'd trust Nintendo to cook up a new IP that becomes a word-of-mouth phenomenon before either Sony or MS.

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ethomaz on 03 December 2012

scottie said:

48 hours = 2 days, not 3 big fella.

Question... All releases are in the UK two days? For games they are and for consoles?

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HappySqurriel on 03 December 2012

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UK launch reference:

wii: 105k
ps3: 165k
psp: 185k
ds: 87k
3ds: 113k
vita "~ a quarter of psp launch numbers"
Wii U: 40k

Are those first day/weekend or first week numbers?

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Train wreck on 03 December 2012

HappySqurriel said:

Train wreck said:

UK launch reference:

wii: 105k
ps3: 165k
psp: 185k
ds: 87k
3ds: 113k
vita "~ a quarter of psp launch numbers"
Wii U: 40k

Are those first day/weekend or first week numbers?

Nintendo numbers are first 48 (Friday launches)

the non nintedo consoles days vary

EDIT: PSP: Thursday, Vita: Wednesday, PS3: Friday, Xbox360: Friday

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Sh1nn on 03 December 2012

scottie said:

Sh1nn said:

scottie said:

C-M-D said:
Yikes! That's significantly worse than the Vita's launch numbers. (64k)

1) That was 4 days for Vita vs 2 for Wii U

3 days not 2. Wii U launched on friday.

"Nintendo’s Wii U console sold around 40,000 units in its first 48 hours on sale in the UK, MCV understands." - Sh1nn

48 hours = 2 days, not 3 big fella.

this is probably a mistake. Wii U launched on friday, that's 3 days of sale.

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Train wreck on 03 December 2012

Sh1nn said:

scottie said:

Sh1nn said:

scottie said:

C-M-D said:
Yikes! That's significantly worse than the Vita's launch numbers. (64k)

1) That was 4 days for Vita vs 2 for Wii U

3 days not 2. Wii U launched on friday.

"Nintendo’s Wii U console sold around 40,000 units in its first 48 hours on sale in the UK, MCV understands." - Sh1nn

48 hours = 2 days, not 3 big fella.

this is probably a mistake. Wii U launched on friday, that's 3 days of sale.

I think its 48 hours for the 30th and the 1st (week ending December 1)

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