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Adelheid on 11 May 2014

Nintendo doesn't think so, so NO.



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AnthonyW86 on 11 May 2014
Einsam_Delphin said:

At this current rate of 30,000 a week, the Wii U will be sitting at 6,250,000 units sold by the time Mario Kart 8 releases. From that point on, the Wii U would need to average 130,000 a week to make 10 million by the end of the year. I just don't see that happening unfortunately.

I don't think the numbers are adjusted yet, but Nintendo mentioned 6.1 million shipped. So Wii-U is probably still below 6 million sold, and the weekly numbers might be to high (even at only 30k). So 10 million by the end of the year is indeed very unlikely.



BreedinBull on 11 May 2014

nintendo hates the wii u. releasing the biggest game (smash bros) on 3ds which doesnt need the sales before the wii-u which f-ing needs it. then add in the fact that nintendo doesn't even see themselves selling that much. i love ninty but...i say nay.



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Cleary397 on 11 May 2014

I think its definitely possible. especially with how popular Mario kart 8 is looking, and hopefully they will be able to show some very good upcoming things at E3 which will drive holiday sales.
I think 10million by EOY is doable.



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Cleary397 on 11 May 2014
BreedinBull said:
nintendo hates the wii u. releasing the biggest game (smash bros) on 3ds which doesnt need the sales before the wii-u which f-ing needs it. then add in the fact that nintendo doesn't even see themselves selling that much. i love ninty but...i say nay.


They dont hate the WiiU, there is no evidence for that.

Releasing on 3DS first is a smart idea i think, more people own 3DS so more will buy it for that. And sales for 3DS version will drop by the time the WiiU version comes out, and the people who purchased it for 3DS could want to switch to a more concrete & comprehensive version of the game for the home console.

And if sales of the WiiU are good, it will drive the 3DS sales of the game back up again due to the reinvigorated online community.



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bubblegamer on 11 May 2014

According to Nintendo and common sense, no way.



jlmurph2 on 11 May 2014
Soundwave said:
Has there even been one generously optimistic Wii U sales prediction that's ever come true on this site?

They're not hitting 10 million this year as someone else pointed out in this thread that would mean jumping from a 30k/week baseline now to 130k/week for the rest of the year from MK8's release ... not gonna happen guys, even if MK8 boosts the baseline it won't go that high.

They will hit 10 million by end of March 2015 though, I do buy that.


Nintendo doesn't even expect that ^^



binary solo on 11 May 2014

Not much of a prediction. Wii U should be doing 10 million in a single year, not 10 million LTD after more than 2 years.



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BreedinBull on 11 May 2014
Cleary397 said:
BreedinBull said:
nintendo hates the wii u. releasing the biggest game (smash bros) on 3ds which doesnt need the sales before the wii-u which f-ing needs it. then add in the fact that nintendo doesn't even see themselves selling that much. i love ninty but...i say nay.


They dont hate the WiiU, there is no evidence for that.

Releasing on 3DS first is a smart idea i think, more people own 3DS so more will buy it for that. And sales for 3DS version will drop by the time the WiiU version comes out, and the people who purchased it for 3DS could want to switch to a more concrete & comprehensive version of the game for the home console.

And if sales of the WiiU are good, it will drive the 3DS sales of the game back up again due to the reinvigorated online community.


It's this sort of thinking that has the wii-u knocking on deaths door now.



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zorg1000 on 11 May 2014
bubblegamer said:
According to Nintendo and common sense, no way.


according to Nintendo they gave a lowball figure and expect it can sell much more than that.



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