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Forums - Gaming - Wii U Shipped 160k Units Worldwide Between April and June 2013

Farmageddon on 01 August 2013

You guys are too negative. I mean, look at that, it's an almost 6,5 to 1 attach ratio. Developers will flock to it now!



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zorg1000 on 01 August 2013
chapset said:
zorg1000 said:
chapset said:
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Yet some people still think the wii U will outsell the X1 and PS4 in 2014 lawl


What does Apr-Jun of 2013 have to do with 2014 sales?

corelation, look at the ps3 for exemple and how long it took it to be the best seller

And what do PS3 sales have to do with Wii U 2014 sales? I understand the comparison, just fail to see how that automatically means Wii U wont make a comeback in 2014.

And I fail to see what would make it suddendly start selling like hotcakes, if it was doing 90-100k weekly few months after release I would understand the ''wii U got no game'' argument but it's doing 25k and 35k when a big title is release this lead me to believe something is inherently wrong with the console and even when the flag ship titles will come it won't be enough to push it above the competition.

What big title are you referring to, Pikmin? Thats only out in one territory and did give a solid boost for a niche series that traditionally doesnt sell a wHole lot. 

And the no games argument is absolutely valid, its had two exclusives release in the first 6 moths of the year, Lego City (there are 100 Lego games across like 10 platforms) and Game & Wario, a minigame collection with horrible reviews. Thr only solid multiplat that isnt a late port is Injustice, these titles surely wont sell many consoles.

Pikmin (when released WW), W101, Wii Party, Wind Waker, Sonic will give it some decent momentum leading up to the holidays. then in Nov/Dec, DKC, 3D Mario, Wii Fit release and are all from series that regularly sell over 5 million. Couple that with some really nice holiday/black friday deals like Basic-$199, Deluxe w/extra game-$299 and u have urself very solid holiday sales.

Jan-Mar of next year should be up significanlty YoY due to the late 2013 releases. Im guessing a prict will happen in Apr fo go along with Mario Kart, maybe even a $299 Mario Kart bundle which will surely sell well. Smash Bros for a summer release and Zelda/Wii Sports could very well be holiday titles. Mix in smaller exclusives likr X, SMTxFE, Yarn Yoshi, Bayonetta, 3rd Sonic game and a few other unnanounced games in between the big titles and thats a solid well rounded line up. 

By the end of 2014 there will be 5-10 exclusive games that typically sell over 5 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Im not saying Wii U is gonna be some crazy sales beast or even win this gen, I just think with its big exclusives and price advantage that it is completely reasonable to think it will sell the most next year. PS4/One exclusives arent nearly as big as Nintendos big guns and the majority of multiplats will also be on PS3/360/PC, so thats up to 5 platforms those games will be spread out on. 

 

 

I think Wii U will sell 8-10 million next year while PS4/One sell similar to what PS3360 first years were so in the 6-8 million range. I wouldnt be surprised though if PS4 sold the most.



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