horrible suggestion.

In Japan, Monster Hunter sales were including Download code/cards and retail sales, but not sales from the eShop. So Download codes are looked at more as a retail sale than a digital sale directly from the eShop.

Nintendo will include download codes as part of their overall sales, of course (but since it's a bundle, they might release two sets of different data for WW at some point. Sales with and without WW HD in the box). But they don't seem to count as digital eShop sales. At least not on the 3DS.

Unless, they keep supporting the Wii U too.

Look at Sony. They are the first company in the history of video games to be launching two home consoles at the same time: PS4 and PSVITA.TV. Both devices cater to completely different markets and should be able to coexist perfectly. Why can't Nintendo do similar with three pillars, similar to their DS backup plan?

Release a system way stronger than the 4BONE in a few years that is expensive and geared towards the core. Have it support off TV play with the gamepad. At the same time, get the Wii U down to a much lower price and market it has the traditional family friendly Nintendo device. A rising tide lifts all boats, and this could net the Wii U better lifetime sales.

History has shown that there will be a very minor spike in sales for a very brief period of time. Then sales will go back to being very near where they were before. Nintendo 1st party games that show up with every generation (Mario Kart/Party, Zelda, etc.) have never made their system sell huge afterward. Look at Gamecube. It's the variety and original titles that sell systems, and Wii U suffers in both of those areas.

There will be no meaningful boost in sales long term from this price cut.

Last NPD we learned nothing cause none where allowed to talk about it. The only one who announced actual numbers where MS. The only way we're going to learn anything as far as NPD sept numbers are concerned is if Nintendo announce them, and we all know Nintendo won't announce anything regarding hardware sales for WiiU unless it sells through the roof. 

I expect nothing more than a "WiiU sales increased by 200% compared to last month. We are very pleased with the performance of WWHD bundle which sold out completely" (ofcource they wont announce that it just shipped a miniscule amounts to stores). Basically, unless sales are astronomical all we're going to see are marketing spins.

I guess it will go to 70k for 2 weeks, then down to 20-30k a week again. People are really excited about the PS4 and XOne, also, GTA5 is so good, I think it will make people turn away from a console that do not support the best effort in current gaming.

You think because they announced those two games that the sales were going to go up right then and there? When the games are able to be downloaded there will be an increase in sales, not just because they we're announced lol.

I doubt ze causals even know that there was a drop.

The effects of the drop will be tested come this holiday season.

If they announced the 160k units for Q2 ( not sure if it was Q2 or 3), I'm 1000% sure they'll announce whatever the price-cut did. I expect 50k.

Likely because Wii U sales have hit the floor for a new Nintendo console. As few people "as possible" were buying it, so it "couldn't" go down, only up.

That it would lose sales to only gain later as delayed sales would be no increase at all anyway.