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That is according to the Motley Fool. Here is excerpt from the article followed by a link.

 

 

 

The Wii U has been a total failure

The failure of the Wii U is no secret. Originally, Nintendo had expected to sell 5 million consoles by last March -- but by the end of September, Nintendo had shipped fewer than 4 million units. In an effort to juice sales, Nintendo cut the Wii U's price by $50 in late August, leading to a 200% sales jump in September. But when the base number is so low, large percentage increases look better than they really are. Even with the spike in sales, Nintendo sold just 300,000 consoles from July through September.

 

 

Nintendo's management still believes that it can sell 9 million Wii U consoles by the end of March. That seems utterly insane in light of the increased competition Nintendo's console will face in the next few weeks.

 

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/11/10/nintendo-could-be-forced-to-discontinue-the-wii-u.aspx

 

What do y'all think of this? Just more of Nintendo doom & gloom,

and the sky is falling, or is the Wii U on the verge of critical mass?

 With the game lineup that we've seen for next year, it would be

hard to fathom that the end is near. Especially with games like

Smash Bros. and Mario Kart on the horizon.  I guess stranger things

have happened.



"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."

 

Shigeru Miyamoto

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This is one of the worst articles I've read in my life.




Yes. Wii U is the new Virtual Boy



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I hate myself for saying this, but part of me hopes this happens.

Imagine the 3DS with Nintendo's full weight behind it.

Best gaming machine ever.



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I can understand his point.....to a point, but like everyone else, even including the Xbox One and PS4, let's wait til after Christmas and to the second fiscal year til we can have our say because we don;t know how these consoles will preform.



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Salnax said:
I hate myself for saying this, but part of me hopes this happens.

Imagine the 3DS with Nintendo's full weight behind it.

Best gaming machine ever.

My views are similar. Nintendo is focusing more on Nintendo 3DS because Wii U is selling poorly. If Wii U was a hit, then 3DS would be ignored. I have a feeling 3DS' success is cancelling out Wii U's failure. :/



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Nintendo should ditch the Wiiu

release another console with a standard controller and increase specs



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