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phenom08 on 08 December 2012

So the Wii U does better in its first two weeks than the hd twins even with a low start in Europe? Wow that says alot about them lol.



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VGKing on 08 December 2012
phenom08 said:
So the Wii U does better in its first two weeks than the hd twins even with a low start in Europe? Wow that says alot about them lol.

I don't really think that's a fair comparison.

The $500-$600 PS3 was competing with a $250 Wii......

Wii U pretty much has no competition right now. You could compare it to the 360 launch though since it didn't have competition at launch either.

Looking at it this way it really shows how well the Wii performed, launching a year later than the 360 and going head to head with the PS3 launch. Wow.



Pokemonbrawlvg on 08 December 2012

I believe 3DS should get an increase next week in NA with the Mario Kart 7 3DS XL Bundle (released Dec. 2) and the Pink/White 3DS XL (not this week, but the next since it releases on the Dec.9; however, some stores already have it).



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jonnybmk on 08 December 2012
VGKing said:
jonnybmk said:
People like pezus and vgking said MANY times that "Vita hasn't even been for a year!!" and all that and to have great amounts of patience.

Yet they don't exercise the same restraint in regards to the Wii U.

Let's try to be OBJECTIVE here people....

And check my sig, I'm a PSN trophy whore. No allegiance to the Wii U over here. Just a little something I've noticed on their part.

Anyway, let's look at the FACTS:

Wii U has not been out for very long and it is WAAAAY to early to draw conclusions about how successful it will be. You have to give it AT LEAST a year on the market.

Also, you have to wait for the BIG games to come out.

Any questions??

When tf did I say that? Certainly not recently. Vita is doing horrible, I  never denied that. What I have said however is wait until after the holidays to see where it settles in weekly sales. Certainly it won't go back to pre-holiday sales. 

Have I said the Wii U is dead or something? No. Just stated the obvious like the Europe launch was weaker than the Vita one, which isn't a good sign no matter how you spin it.

@bold
Vita hasn't been out for a year and people are already calling it dead and saying it should be discontinued.....expect the same for Wii U.

BTW, Wii U already has big games. Assasisn's Creed 3, Black Ops 2..etc. Oh and obviously the new Mario game.

Finally...let me say this, your console of preference doesn't matter. Trolling is trolling. You come off as very very annoying to me and most of your comments are flamebait.

Sonny boy you make me laugh.

Carry on. :)



phenom08 on 09 December 2012

@VGKing Who told Sony to launch a 500 - 600 dollar system? Thats just an excuse for the ps3s horrible launch. May I also add the WiiU isnt exactly up against expensive competition. The ps3 is now the same price as what the wii launched at and is even bundled with four games in some packages. Like i said the WiiU had a better launch w/o much from Europe, that says alot about them, even though the WiiU has been underwhelming according to some.



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SOLIDSNAKE08 on 09 December 2012

the WII U launch is fucking terrible in europe which ever way you look at it. its lower than the vita FFS! how can anyone possibly argue with that?



jonnybmk on 09 December 2012
SOLIDSNAKE08 said:

the WII U launch is fucking terrible in europe which ever way you look at it. its lower than the vita FFS! how can anyone possibly argue with that?


Dude, nobody is arguing that Vita had a terrible launch....



MARCUSDJACKSON on 09 December 2012
CGI-Quality said:
It continues.....the 360 and PS3; much closer than previous years. Just as I thought would happen.

party on CGI's wall. everyone remembers 2010 lol.

 

yes i expected this same outcome. Nov. caut me off guard though. 

 

look at UC1-3, all in the top 40 US, i didn't know AC:Liberation was doing so well U.S, I global hardware looking so close. 360 has lost its steam account lol.



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slowmo on 09 December 2012
VGKing said:
slowmo said:
VGKing said:
slowmo said:
the2real4mafol said:
It seems Xbox 360 dominance, even in the lead up to Christmas seems to be ending. It has never been so close before. Just 20000 between the two!


In its 2 strongest regions it is dominating the competition.  The problem is they didn't price cut Europe hence the lower demand.  Either way its clear Microsoft are happy with their market share as its all about profitability for them.  

You mean UK and US right? Well you're wrong.

It is NOT "dominating" in the UK.
It is in the US.


Keep telling yourselves that, it is consistently out selling it weekly and for the year and will soon by in the number one spot.  If you don't like what I have to say then just don't reply, certainly not with a curt response with no evidence of why I'm "wrong".  Thanks.

Fine. I'll explain to you why the Xbox 360 isn't dominatin the UK. Simply outselling the PS3 doesn't mean it is "dominating".  Right now there's like barely a 10k difference in 360s favor. A few weeks ago during the AC3 launch, PS3 outsold 360......

Yes, 360 is winning in the UK. Dominating? Far from it. PS3 is very much going head to head with the 360.

In the US you could say the 360 is dominating, and you would be right. It's been the best selling console for like 23(?) months straight there.

Nice try though.


The PS3 has had a price cut and new model In the UK but cannot outsell the 360 more than a odd week  so yes in my opinion its dominating the PS3.  When did the PS3 last win a month in the UK?



milkyjoe on 09 December 2012

Naturally with the low Wii U sales, and an apparent abundance of units in supply, we will definitely see a rather large shipped/sold gap when we hear first official shipment news in Nintendo's quarterly statement in January.



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