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jlmurph2 on 02 June 2014
DerNebel said:
Cleary397 said:
jlmurph2 said:

I thought Mario Kart was supposed to be the biggest Wii U release of the year. It got beat by PS4 and XOne Watch Dogs in UK. Plus people are very quick to bash Watch Dogs (I was one of them until I played more) and praise MK8. Congrats to both though


It is the biggest WiiU release of the year, so far. Its the best selling WiiU game in UK for week 1. And that 666% console sales jump is evidence that MK8 is gonna be huge.

Like the 685% console sales jump was evidence that WWHD would be huge?

And that hasn't even hit a million.



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Cleary397 on 02 June 2014
DerNebel said:
Cleary397 said:
jlmurph2 said:

I thought Mario Kart was supposed to be the biggest Wii U release of the year. It got beat by PS4 and XOne Watch Dogs in UK. Plus people are very quick to bash Watch Dogs (I was one of them until I played more) and praise MK8. Congrats to both though


It is the biggest WiiU release of the year, so far. Its the best selling WiiU game in UK for week 1. And that 666% console sales jump is evidence that MK8 is gonna be huge.

Like the 685% console sales jump was evidence that WWHD would be huge?

Mario Kart 8 is more sustainable for those who pick up a WiiU.

It will keep them entertained for far longer, and the online play will get them far more interested in the console than just "i wanna replay that classic game"



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DerNebel on 02 June 2014
Cleary397 said:
DerNebel said:

Like the 685% console sales jump was evidence that WWHD would be huge?

Mario Kart 8 is more sustainable for those who pick up a WiiU.

It will keep them entertained for far longer, and the online play will get them far more interested in the console than just "i wanna replay that classic game"

That still doesn't make the hardware jump evidence that the game's going to be huge. ;)



AZWification on 02 June 2014

Almost 400k in the UK alone? Even if I'll never buy Watch_Dogs, I do have to give Ubisoft props!



                
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foodfather on 02 June 2014

Exclusive marketing = big payoff.

MS tried their hand at it last gen, but didn't really swing their way (resident evil, final fantasy).



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OttoniBastos on 02 June 2014
jlmurph2 said:
Fusioncode said:
jlmurph2 said:
I thought Mario Kart was supposed to be the biggest Wii U release of the year. It got beat by PS4 and XOne Watch Dogs in UK

Those aren't WiiU releases though. 


No I'm just saying. Whenever the Wii U is brought up in sales talk, THIS is the week that everyone brings up. MK8 this, MK8 that, it all depends on how Mario Kart does. But it didnt seem to do all that much.


Well i know some people expected unbelievable boosts but the truth is,MK8 will make a good boost and then the sales will drop again.

 

Maybe WiiU numbers get better from now on thanks to MK8 but if you think WiiU will actually start to sell 100k+ every week thanks to it,then nope!(maybe 100k this week though)