Considering Xbox One had a better launch than WiiU I see no reason why not.

I'm honestly still predicting the Wii U as second place in many markets. With the PS4 sales in Japan soon to kill off the Wii U's future potential over there, it needs to have a solid player base already. Luckily it does, but it could do with being higher. What I feel will be the testing ground for the Wii U though, is interestingly enough Europe. People dismiss it as "Nintendo's worst region", but with Microsoft effectively loosing Europe entirely and the PS4 and Xone being very similar in gaming experience, the Wii U is likely to take up residence as "default second console". People may go for the PS4 as their first choice, but come mid 2015 I can see a future of consistent sales as people start to come to the realisation that Nintendo have a lot of exclusives that are really worth checking out.

I don't think the Xone will outperform the Wii U, whilst there's an underperformace for the Wii U present, Nintendo brand recognition and loyalty will bring people back slowly. Microsoft has a lot less of that to offer. There's Halo and..... well just Halo.

A new Halo game this holiday will easily push the XBO over the WiiU.

Ahh, another case where the user must change back to his previous sig. Much as I hate you for that, though, I agree that the WiiU hype is getting higher and higher.

I'll let a bit of 16-bit Majin love, and then I'll switch back to the original!

Actually, with the current pace, it will take years before it does.

If the Wii U continues to do well in Japan, it will offset the bonuses the Xbox gets on the American market. In Europe they both sell the same rate. Its a technical tie.

So yeah... i dont think the X1 will outsell the Wii U anytime soon under the current conditions.

Well, now that you mention it, I've always envisioned gaming to evolve on the 16-bit presentation. Same gaming style, but always improving visuals. Then all the 3d graphics crap showed up. Anyway, I feel WiiU brings gaming to that direction - and I love it. 

The problem will be what kind of drop off in Japan the wii-u wil have after Xmas I would guess. How big was the drop off and how fast last year? I can see it dropping at least 40-60% down within a week or two.. the XboxOne in USA will defiantly be selling more than the Japanese difference I would think.

Europe is defaintely going to be interesting to see, but I still expect the XO to sell better than the Wii-u. So it might actually come down to how well wii-u does in Japan, if it stays high, it might keep the gap closing at a slower pace until software that people want on the wii-u... But I do think XO will get a boost on Titanfall and if Halo releases this year.

Wow so many different factors.... going to be a very interesting year sales wise :)

Actually, the original Xbox had one of it's best years when it was dumped. The real reason it was dumped so early was due to a disagreement Microsoft had with Intel regarding the Xbox's cpu. No more Xbox CPU meant no more Xbox.

As far as post-holiday sales are concerned, I think one has to question what post-holiday Xbox One and PS4 sales will look like.

Yes in 2014