No, the Gamecube is a FAR better example than the Wii. The Wii U doesn't have the same appeal to casuals, doesn't have a killer app like Wii Sports, and is really more of a hardcore experience in general. The only major difference between the Wii U and GC is it has less advantages. GC had better multiplats and more of them, had a better early lineup and was more powerful than the dominant console. The only advantage the Wii U has is the Gamepad, which the general population clearly aren't too interested in. The idea of the Wii U at the same price doing significantly better than the GC doesn't really make sense.

While price matters, there is a lot that goes into determining a console's success, and pricing is only a small part of it. A more expensive console selling 8x as much as a cheaper one is proof of that.

The XBox One is not out in Japan so it's not fair to compare the two consoles you know.

The statement I made could be true if Price point was anything more than 50% of the reason for the current sales difference.  95% is not required so no, I am not agreeing with you.  

I agree with him except for the part where he says that Nintendo doesnt understand indies. Well, its true they arent as good as Sony yet, but they have been MUCH better than Microsoft. They have got above a hundread indie games coming out on the Wii U.

this has been known even before xbox 1 was released. Do people here need reminder every day that PS4 is winning? it's getting old.

I said it would be ahead in the US. Would be ahead in the UK too. Rest of the World? Id be tempted to say PS4. 

Now the question would be, how much of a lead could they get in the 2 countries? Enough to offset the rest of the world? I dont think so. Xbox as a brand simply isnt strong enough outside of US and UK. I think things would actually be quite even on a worldwide basis. Its selling 90% of the PS4 sales at $100 more in the biggest market, while the PS4 is supply constrained.

Despite all this though, Im not sure what your gripe is. People are saying that the pricepoint is a huge advantage. Its the biggest advantage. Nobody is arguing that. People are arguing with your 95% claim. Its simply not that much of a factor, when there are so many other factors to account for that built up before and during launch.

Edit - And youre starting to sound like PS3 fans back in 2008.

Unlike your, completely pulled from your ass, theory.  Amusing.

I'm glad you brought up the games. What this shows is that Nintendo was hoping for Wii-like success with the U. But when you look at actual sales, games like Wii Fit U, Wii Party U and Wii Sports Club all did very lackluster. The fact that a title as niche as Pikmin 3 is selling similarly, if not better than some of this software really shows that the audience and appeal of the Wii U is nothing like that of the Wii.

This is great, thanks OP I was getting bored, now we've got a good "debate" on our hands.

@$300 with Kinect, Yah I could see XB1 outselling if PS4 was $400

@$350 it would probably be even

@$400 PS4 would still be selling more

@$450 We wouldn't need Titanfall to boost sales

@500 Well...

Fact is the XB1 has a lot of holes in it. Release schedule looking like Nintendo, XB1 paywall, ResoGate, price, price+kinect, kinect localizations, post DRMFiasco, I could go on...

I didn't even notice they had no games b/w Ryse/DR3/Forza and TitanFall. Yup...despite all that talk of innovation in camera technology haven't seen much innovation in gameplay that utilizes that technology, I here KSR is coming up though wonder what's going to fill the gap b/w that and KSR2? Starting to smell like Xb 1 +359.

But fret not, once the price cut happens hopefully there be a system seller out for me to make an impulse buy, Hopefully, its Halo 5 since I don't care much for Gears anymore.

1. Well, I don't remember stating anyones name, It was addressed in general but if you choose to identify yourself with the description then that is your perogative.

2. Oh I'm sorry I'm mistaken, remind me again what XB1 exclusives came out in January or Febuary? December perhaps?

I honestly think that a 400$ XBone and a 500$ PS4 would sell about the same amount .

The PlayStation brand may not be what it was after the PS2 but Sony gained a lot of goodwill with PS+, their progressive indie stance etc......and the XBox brand took a huge blow in 2013.