Several games (Nintendo's own included) are the source. But I admit it's pretty thin.
Nintendo usually gives a ratio between digital and retail sales and even if they don't it's rather easy to calculate using Famitsu numbers for Japan (timed) exclusives.

But it's also rather safe to assume that last gen consoles (PS3+360) are having about a 1/10 digital to retail ratio. Next gen console #1 (aka WiiU) should have a higher ratio simply because it has the highest quota of online connected consoles.

Handheld owners buy even more games digitally (as proven by many many reports about 3DS sales (Animal Crossing *cough*) and also Vita games as well.
I would assume over 20% in most or at least many cases.

Obviously the PC gaming market has a much bigger ratio. Certainly over 50%.

Vita had great *** Software sales. Vita's 6k is terrible but it proves that New Model FW will sell over 80k FW, i mean come on. Its going to do imo 120k FW! 6 colors? Yeap, dont try to complain to me people, its going to happen

Note GTA5/ More New Vita Games/PokemonXY/Vita Model Launch. Its going to be a huge week Oct 13th

Zelda sales are weak.

I think Sony's is approaching the new launch pretty well (for Japan at least).  The one month delay gets the item in stock in as many store as possible and gives Sony ample time to advertise, two things sorely missing in the US price reduction (lack of supply and lack of advertising)

tbone51 said: Vita had great *** Software sales. Vita's 6k is terrible but it proves that New Model FW will sell over 80k FW, i mean come on. Its going to do imo 120k FW! 6 colors? Yeap, dont try to complain to me people, its going to happen Note GTA5/ More New Vita Games/PokemonXY/Vita Model Launch. Its going to be a huge week Oct 13th

You think new model + Danganronpa & a soccer management game > ¥5000 - 10000 price drop + Senran kagura & Tales?

And not only that, but it'll have 2x the sales?

Might want to lower your expectations a little :P

Does WiiU have any games from now on until years end that are really going to push the console other than Mario 3D?

Kresnik said: tbone51 said: Vita had great *** Software sales. Vita's 6k is terrible but it proves that New Model FW will sell over 80k FW, i mean come on. Its going to do imo 120k FW! 6 colors? Yeap, dont try to complain to me people, its going to happen Note GTA5/ More New Vita Games/PokemonXY/Vita Model Launch. Its going to be a huge week Oct 13th You think new model + Danganronpa & a soccer management game > ¥5000 - 10000 price drop + Senran kagura & Tales? And not only that, but it'll have 2x the sales? Might want to lower your expectations a little :P

Really? 6 colors though! 20k a piece no? Maybe your right but 5-6k a week for almost a month now? Come on. It has to do at least 80k

Taiko no Tatsujin might.  Wii version was up to about 550k LTD last time I checked; but I couldn't tell you if it's a hardware mover or one of those games people buy once they own the hardware.

Thanks, trying to predict holiday sales is so difficult thanks to Japan, no idea whether WiiU will do 300k or 800k.

It dipped to sub 10k well before they announced that there was going to be a remodel.

And again, 80k would put it ~20k higher than its highest post-launch-period week (iirc, it sold ~62k the week after price cut with the Soul Sacrifice bundle).

There's no price cut this time around, no game on the scale of Soul Sacrifice/PSO2 or even Senran Kagura really.  Just a PS3 multiplat; a port of 2 PSP games and a remodel with some new colours.  So no, I wouldn't expect at least 80k.