By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sales Discussion - How long will the Wii U stay ahead of the PS4 in Japan after next week?It begins-Week one!

kljesta64 on 21 May 2014

theres nothing to keep Wii U alive besides MK8 so I think 2-3 months.



Tsubasa Ozora

Keiner kann ihn bremsen, keiner macht ihm was vor. Immer der richtige Schuss, immer zur richtigen Zeit. Superfussball, Fairer Fussball. Er ist unser Torschützenkönig und Held.

Around the Network
Burek on 21 May 2014

I wonder if PS4 can beat WiiU any week for the rest of this year?



Burek on 21 May 2014

I don't know much about Japanese cosumers. I know I can't wait for Akiba's Trip on Vita coming this summer, so that might be a big seller!?



ieatdragonz on 21 May 2014

X/Hyrule warriors will boost the wii u over there much more than here.

After mario kart hype dies down though and before X and warriors PS4 will be on top.



Consoles: 3DS, Wii U, and Vita soon. Super Paper Mario fan.

tbone51 on 21 May 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
I think a month at most, the Mario Kart boost isn't going to last that long.


It doesn't need to be if ps4 keeps dropping :-/



Around the Network
ToxicJosh on 21 May 2014

Hyrule Warriors rumoured to be early August. And Wii Sports Club retail is in July. Bayonetta 2 is Summer.

Wii U could almost stay ahead up to Winter. Perhaps longer depending on what comes out of e3



Conegamer on 21 May 2014

In Japan? It should be above for a fair while, and then they should be pretty level-pegging around the 6-8k mark thereafter.

Doubt the MK boost will last longer than a month though, unless they really advertise and push the system and game.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

Aerys on 21 May 2014

Well, until PS4 has a big game in Japan, so until 2015

It would be really worrying for the Wii U if it was not ahead of the PS4 in Japan with so much release ( MK8, Bayonetta, Hyrule Warriors , ...



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

sundin13 on 21 May 2014
spurgeonryan said:

Here is what gamefaqs has for the PS4. Anything big? I never heard of half of them.

Japan

05/22inFamous: Second Son05/29Trials Fusion06/05Assault Suit LeynosFIFA 14 (PlayStation 4 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Limited Pack)Wolfenstein: The New Order06/12Thief06/26Musou Orochi 2 UltimateWatch Dogs07/03Akiba's Trip 207/17Murdered: Tamashii no Yobu Koe09/18Omega Quintet10/09Dragon Age: Inquisition


From that list, I think Musou Orochi will be the only one that will actually boost sales very much...PS4 may overtake Wii U for that week. I do think that for the majority of the year Wii U will be on top though (we still haven't seen how low the PS4 will go)



jonathanalis on 21 May 2014

not until KH3 or FF.