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which will sell the most in 2014?

Wii U 356 33.87%
 
Playstation 4 608 57.85%
 
Xbox One 85 8.09%
 
Total:1,049
zorg1000 said:
HikenNoAce said:

If NSMBWiiU sales can be down from 30 or so million to 2M, I think it's safe to say that Smash sales will drop by more than 2-3M. By how much did the Wario game's sales fall from the Wii one, btw? Must be by more than 50%.

Holy fuck this is the dumbest post I have ever seen.

NSMB Wii didnt sell 30 million in 9 months and Wii cost $199 when it came out with an install base of over 50 million and already had Wii Sports/Resort, Wii Fit/Fit Plus, Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, Smash Bros, Mario Kart at the time it released.

On the other hand NSMBU launched with the console whixh cost $299/349 and has no other major titles to accompany it. NSMBU will continue to sell alongside Wii U for the next 4-5 years, it wont sell anywhere close to the previous installments numbers but I would be shocked if it sisnt sell at least 10 million lifetime.


So, when are you saying exactly that Wii U sales will pick up?



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Soundwave said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
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Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:

I wouldn't say that's a lock. SSB was a late cycle title on the N64 and was a new IP, so it took a little while for word of mouth to spread on it.

The GameCube and Wii versions are the "matured" versions of the franchises, generally speaking a lot of franchises do peak in their 2nd or 3rd installment because that's the perfect mix of the franchise being "new and fresh" but still having evolved from the original.

By the 4th/5th installment though things can start to get a little formulaic and you start to lose some audience. This is true of not only game franchises, but movie franchises too I think.



So basically you're saying the 4th installment can't do better because it's the 4th installment. I say nonsense! SSB4 will totally outsell Melee! >:D

zorg1000 said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
zorg1000 said:
HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:

Lol thats because u stole my points from when I used this argument against Oniyide



Sike, we just use logic & reasoning so of course we're gonna say the same things!

So, have people decided when the WiiU revival will start?



HikenNoAce said:
So, have people decided when the WiiU revival will start?


Obviously this holiday where it will have many significant titles, not just NSMBU.

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ikenNoAce said:
zorg1000 said:
HikenNoAce said:

If NSMBWiiU sales can be down from 30 or so million to 2M, I think it's safe to say that Smash sales will drop by more than 2-3M. By how much did the Wario game's sales fall from the Wii one, btw? Must be by more than 50%.

Holy fuck this is the dumbest post I have ever seen.

NSMB Wii didnt sell 30 million in 9 months and Wii cost $199 when it came out with an install base of over 50 million and already had Wii Sports/Resort, Wii Fit/Fit Plus, Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, Smash Bros, Mario Kart at the time it released.

On the other hand NSMBU launched with the console whixh cost $299/349 and has no other major titles to accompany it. NSMBU will continue to sell alongside Wii U for the next 4-5 years, it wont sell anywhere close to the previous installments numbers but I would be shocked if it sisnt sell at least 10 million lifetime.


So, when are you saying exactly that Wii U sales will pick up?

I dont think any one title will cause a change but rather a combination of titles at the right price. Nintendo has stated they will start a new advertising campaign when the games start releasing starting with Pikmin 3 and thats when I think the turnaround will slowly begin. At that point we have a quality exclusive coming every 2-3 weeks until the end of the year.

Pikmin 3 will boost sales for a couple weeks, Luigi U & Wondeful 101 will keep sales from dropping and Wii Party U/Wind Waker/Sonic Lost World will boost sales in Oct. That will slowly build momentum for Wii U leading up to the holidays.

During the holiday season DKC Tropical Freeze, Mario & Sonic Olympics, Wii Fit U and Mario 3D World release which are all from series that have traditionally sold over 5 million. That in addition to holiday deals/bundles like Wii U Basic-$199 or Wii U Deluxe w/extra game-$299 will ensure a healthy holiday.

Q1 2014 should be up YoY by a large amount due to the successful holiday and quality existing library. I think in April Wii U will get a price cut alongside the release of Mario Kart 8 and possibly a bundle. A $299 Mario Kart 8 bundle would sell very well and keep the Basic bundle around at $199 for entry level buyers. That will likely give a strong boost for the spring. After that im guessing Smash Bros will be the big summer title and release sometime around August then the holidays could have Zelda/Wii Sports combo. Sprinkle in games like Yarn Yoshi, Bayonetta 2, X, SMTxFE and maybe a couple more smallef exclusives in between the big sellers and u have a very well rounded and consistant relaease schedule of quality exclusives.

For the record I dont think Wii U will win this generation, I just think it will do very well later this year and in 2014-2015. Im guessing PS4 and One will both pass it in lifetime sales but I dont see those two consoles truly taking off until 2015 when they will likely have there first price cut, have a strong selection of big exclusives and PS360 support dies down. 



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Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
So, have people decided when the WiiU revival will start?


Obviously this holiday where it will have many significant titles, not just NSMBU.


Significant titles like?



HikenNoAce said:
Einsam_Delphin said:
HikenNoAce said:
So, have people decided when the WiiU revival will start?


Obviously this holiday where it will have many significant titles, not just NSMBU.


Significant titles like?



Read Zorg's post. Mine was basically the tl;dr version of what he said. I figured he was cooking up another big response hehe.

I'll close my account if the Wii U is the top selling console in December.



HikenNoAce said:
So, have people decided when the WiiU revival will start?

I think you're going to see a nice turnaround this holiday. If you look at the lineup that WiiU is going to have this year you personally may not see anything of interest, but from a sales (and investors) standpoint it's looking pretty nice. This (along with 3DS of course) is why Nintendo's stock jumped 4% recently (the highest it's been since 2011) after the last Nintendo Direct.

The reason why many of us think that WiiU will be the biggest selling console in 2014 is because, again, they have many big names releasing coupled with an inevitable price drop. Sony and Microsoft haven't shown any 1st party games that will be able to compete from a sales perspective and those systems will still be at their premium prices at that point.

The massive advantage that PS4/XB1 have is that the 3rd parties are behind them in full force and I do believe that PS4 will sell the most consoles in the long run, but just speaking to 2014 the WiiU certainly has a shot at being the victor, to say the least.