Everyone is just taking OP at his word, huh? Did anyone bother to glance at 3DS software sales? They're not declining at all. They're certainly not "dropping fast," that part was flat-out fabricated by fatslob.

I'd say PC and to some extent the Vita are exceptions. I can't imagine digital sales being that high for anything else.

LMAO, we live in a world where Infamous has outsold DK in TWO days and DK has been out since Feb. LOL but i guess you got to take your victories where you can.

It's a bit early to say because we haven't seen a lot of the big hits for the Wii U that are expected yet. Now yes, Super Mario 3D World had poor sales compared to the rest of the franchise, at least at first.... but that's only one out of many games. Mario Kart will likely be a massive sell as will Smash Bros as will Zelda U (or whatever they choose to name it.) Also, For those who are writing off the Wii U this early, they are making a mistake and missing out on an opportunity. The Wii U isn't going to overtake the PS4 or Xbone. However, it will have its own niche with a strong following. For genres that were once strong but are now finding themselves in their own niche, it's a great opportunity for these genres to be invested in the Wii U, where their fans can be given the opportunity to play new titles. Furthermore, in regards to the overall gaming community, it would allow the Wii U to become an Alternative System for those who are finding themselves estranged with gaming because of the current trends and themes.

Nope those numbers are from here on vgchartz which does not take into account digital sales

So are we counting digital sales, then? Or do we pretend they don't exist?

The world where infamous in two days outsold Donkey Kong ??? LOL dem facts.

Quite correct. It seems to me that the current crop of Wii U owners are going for digital purchases perhaps more than other consoles. It's a growing trend, perhaps? And either way, digital sales still = sales. This is somewhat backed up by studios seeming happy with their Wii U sales, because in spite of the install base, the people who do own Wii Us seem to be downloading a lot of games. Which is great for indies, and why more and more indie games are being announced in development for it. It's going to be one hell of a digital platform.

In regards to attach rate, SO many downloadable titles would have been retail games on every handheld prior to 3DS.

Add to the fact Nintendo under their Virtual Console does not have to re-release older games as classics at retail, and the software attach rate on 3DS is likely much, much higher:

- Retail rereleases of SMB on the GB/C, and SMB2, SMB3 and SMW on GBA all sold over 5 million copies a piece.
- Yoshi's Island and ALTTP over 2.5 million each.

All available (or soon to be, in the case of Yoshi's Island) on the VC. I don't think all of a sudden a significant portion of those sales aren't happening because they're not being tracked.

Because insulting Nintendo first party games is blasphemy among a lot of gamers. Although they have no desire to buy a Wii U or ever play Mario 3D land, all the fond memories of their childhood are inextricably tied to Nintendo mascots such that to criticize games like mario, zelda, donkey kong, etc. is tantamount to criticizing themselves.

Their whole sense of self would fracture as doubt overcast their childhood, it would be like heroizing your father, only to discover in adulthood that he cheated on your mom, murdered the neighbour's children, and was BFFs with Osama Bin Laden. In an adult world filled with disillusionment, greed, and rampant corruption, people need to believe in something that once was pure. They need to hold on to their innocence.

They just can't face the truth that a lot of those games just aren't resonating with people, sadly because they're just not that good.