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Forums - Sales Discussion - Prediction: Wii U to dominate & PS4 to fall behind - Jan. 2013

Conegamer on 08 January 2013

It's possible. Then again, it could also be ridiculous, as we don't know anything about the PS4.

If I had my gut feeling? Looking at the DS --> 3DS and PSP --> PSV transistion, I'd say the WiiU is in pole position. But a lot can change.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

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SxyxS on 08 January 2013

what will wiiu dominate with zero 3rd party supply?

There are 2 dozens of great games to come this year like bioshock,gta,last of us,watchdogs,tomb raider,beyond,gow a,gow j,dead space 3,metro,mgs phantom,mgs ground zeroes,mge r,star wars 1313,dragon age3,splinter cell,ff 13-3,lost planet 3 ,sly 4,dark souls 2 etc etc
none of these games will be released on wii u =the wii u sales will be pretty low this year because pikmin,lego city and monster hunter remake(outside of japan)are no system sellers,core gamers won't buy the wii u(they will rent one for mario3d and zelda) because no games+stone age graphics+bad internet support and soccer moms don't pay more than 200 for a console=low sales
As soon as the ps460 appears with halo5,uncharted 4,gt5,forza plus dozens 3rd party games with great graphics they will soon catch up with the wii u and leave it behind.
Wii u will become the next gc outside of japan.



Aielyn on 08 January 2013
SxyxS said:
what will wiiu dominate with zero 3rd party supply?

Once again... Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter say you're wrong, as do Ubisoft, Sega, Warner Bros, Tecmo Koei, and Namco Bandai, to name but a few.



S.T.A.G.E. on 09 January 2013
Aielyn said:
SxyxS said:
what will wiiu dominate with zero 3rd party supply?

Once again... Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter say you're wrong, as do Ubisoft, Sega, Warner Bros, Tecmo Koei, and Namco Bandai, to name but a few.


The same two games should help them in Japan. Most of the third party support will be exclusive titles in the east and west but if the other consoles are too powerful games will have to be made specificially for the Wii U. If they decide to work on it the games the will be dumbed down like PC games were vs consoles were this gen.



Mazty on 09 March 2013
*Sound Of Rain said:

I haven't made any predictions in about a year, last time I was a complete failure and didn't even come close. I am very confident with this prediction though and decided to post.

My prediction for next gen is that Nintendo will dominate with the Wii U, Microsoft will come in a relatively distant 2nd with the 720, and Sony will fall behind and not even compete with the PS4.

My reasoning for this is pretty simple,

 

The Wii U will dominate Japan without question IMO. The 720, doesn't stand a chance with relatively no momentum going in. As for Sony, I think it will be very similar to the 3DS VS. the PSV there. The Wii U already has Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest is coming soon too. Nintendo also has many big franchises of their own with Kirby, the Wii series, Mario, and the more popular than ever Animal Crossing. Don't count Pikmin out either as I see that growing a lot with the Wii U. I just see it being a landslide win for Wii U in Japan. This alone will be a huge advantage.

 

The Wii U is off to a slow start in Europe but this will improve in time. Once the big games start coming, so will the sales. This will be close between all 3 and there will be no clear winner in Europe.

 

In the U.S, I see it being a battle between Wii U & 720. The Wii U will sell slightly better IMO with the 720 in a very close 2nd. Sony is losing presence in the U.S.

 

Overall, I believe Sony doesn't have the ability to compete next gen. Nintendo & Microsoft will dominate the casual market and only the most core Sony fans will buy the PS4. They don't have any big franchises to compete with only 1st party games and they no longer have the massive 3rd party support of the PS/PS2 days because of Microsoft. Microsoft will have Kinect 2.0 and Nintendo will have its Haptic peripheral as its secret weapon.

The reason Wii U will beat out 720 is because of Japan. They will be close in the U.S & Europe but Wii U will lead by at least 15 Million in Japan IMO


Soooo care to alter your prediction?



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GribbleGrunger on 09 March 2013

LOL. This whole thread is an exercise in wishful thinking.



 

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Weedlab on 09 March 2013

tagged ... should be fun coming back later in the year. :)



 

Playstation = The Beast from the East

Sony + Nintendo = WIN! PS3 + PSV + PS4 + Wii U + 3DS


bucky1965 on 09 March 2013

Can't see it happening, until Nintendo truly gets serious about 3rd party support. I do not feel they have been aggressive enough, (Rayman) , etc.. First party titles will make the Wii U hum along nicely though.



OdinHades on 09 March 2013

At this point you could be happy if Nintendo can even compete at all in the upcoming generation. All I hear about the Wii U these days is negative records in weekly sales, 3rd partys delaying or cancelling projects and stuff like that. Something went horribly wrong.

But maybe MS and Sony fuck up even worse, that would also ensure the top sport for Nintendo! Bit of a risky bet though. :P



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Talal on 09 March 2013

Although it's highly unlikely he could still be right in the end.