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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - WiiU hardware sales seem to have gotten a pretty good boost with the price cut + WW HD bundle.

Slarvax on 21 September 2013

WW HD is already 12th best selling on the eShop, that's out of every game, including VC!

I expect 50k units sold, if it sells more better. I'm feeling Wii U wil have the best holiday of the consoles in competition (that means no 3DS, because that's out of this world)



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Seece on 21 September 2013
Incubi said:
Seece said:
Will have to wait for NPD to see how it's doing (at least in the US)

But given it's not a significant price cut (some argue it's not even a price cut but a sku shift around) I can't see a massive bump.

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.

We get reliable leaks, WiiU was around 30k.



 

ROBOTECHHEAVEN on 21 September 2013

anyone who doesnt think the $50 price drop, yes it was also a sku shift and at the same it was also a price cut. people who think this wont help the wii u at all, just want the system to fail and its really that simple....



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Seece on 21 September 2013
ROBOTECHHEAVEN said:
anyone who doesnt think the $50 price drop, yes it was also a sku shift and at the same it was also a price cut. people who think this wont help the wii u at all, just want the system to fail and its really that simple....


Or it's just an opinion? How does what someone wants and what is going to happen have any connection??

They've lowered the baseline price to a price that was already available ... more than anything they've added value rather than price cut, imo.



 

JoeTheBro on 21 September 2013
ROBOTECHHEAVEN said:
anyone who doesnt think the $50 price drop, yes it was also a sku shift and at the same it was also a price cut. people who think this wont help the wii u at all, just want the system to fail and its really that simple....


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Yakuzaice on 21 September 2013
Mr Khan said:

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.

Well if it did hit a floor, then it is actually lower than is shown there.  If we assume around 10k for the week of Pikmin, then it averaged less than 6.7k the other three weeks of August.  So with that in mind, hitting over 10k with Rayman after the price cut was announced seems unlikely.



chapset on 21 September 2013

I bet people will take the usual near holidays boost as a boost from the price cut



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Screamapillar on 21 September 2013
JoeTheBro said:

The price cut is not going to have a meaningful impact. It was announced on the 28 of August yet no drop in sales occurred.


Huh?  It's not just a price cut.  It's also alongside a new bundle with a Zelda game, as well as Zelda being on the eShop.   It will for sure increase hardware sales.  I don't even think there's a question about it.



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chidori-chan2 on 21 September 2013

I think the Wii U will begin hitting it's stride once when the big hits release.




burninmylight on 21 September 2013
JoeTheBro said:
cheesecake said:
EdHieron said:
Probably about 15,000 for the Wii U. Nobody really likes it as was pretty evident with Nintendo announcing they were offering Wii Fit U and Wii Sports basically for free last week in an attempt to stimulate sales, but the people that liked those have moved on to other things. Nintendo needs to come out with a new more powerful console in 2015 with some new more adult slanting core ips because Wii U is in for a tough time and their old series are starting to feel staid as they did in the Gamecube Era.

horrible suggestion.

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.

That sounds exactly like what they're doing now,.

OT: What would be a good, solid weekly number for the Wii U to sell on a weekly basis that would stop the doom talk? Not outstanding or gangbusters, just solid.