I see you people are narrow minded as never, are even human? U no Human?!? Pffff

There is no Mario Kart 8 bundle to boost Wii U sales like in other regions and Mario Kart 8 already had an effect on Wii U sales one week before it was released when Wii U sales suddenly jumped in anticipation of Mario Kart 8 in Japan so if that did not happen and was transfered to next week then Wii U sales would have been 22-23K and not 19K and Mario Kart 8 was only 4 days out when it was released that week so it is not a full week.

I also see that Gearnuke wen't full retard when they labelled boosted sales of Wii U as a failure which is seriously retarded, since when going up by 120% is bad yet Infamous Second Son didn't boost PlayStation 4 sales by not even having a quarter of a boost like Mario Kart 8 has for Wii U.

Stop with the bias and start acting human you animals, where is the logic, reasoning, research, facts in all of this? In this very thread, only a few people actually point out facts while as we speak the PlayStation 4 might be outpaced by dreamcast if the sales continue to drop or stagnate... PlayStation 4 might have the worst pacing in history of Japan. Wii U is freaking DS compared to PlayStation 4 that is like PSP...

Wii U just did like 3:1 against PlayStation 4... Stop with doom and gloom and update your brain.

3DS revived with Mario Kart 7 and by looks of it Wii U could have the same with Mario Kart 8 and we already know that Wii U sales jumped 666% in UK so Wii U sales in UK are now 10-12K and there are nearly 20K Wii U's sold in France since launch of Mario Kart 8 so in first week of Mario Kart 8 there could be 100K or more Wii U's sold and this is not the holidays and it is E3 as world waits for news and console sales generally slow down a bit as people wait for information from E3 so that they can make their decision in which console to buy.

Nintendo is killing it, if its 100K in first week of Mario Kart 8 and it is not the holidays then it is a clear sign that Wii U is not dead as a lot of extreme Sony and Microsoft fans hope so just because they can't afford a console that costs as much as Wii when we account the inflation. Wii U is only 15$ more expensive than Wii that is 285$ when we account the inflation if it was to cost today. You people can't afford a Wii and even in height of recession Wii was 250$ for 24 months straight after its release. Shame on you people.

Can't afford a freaking Wii and yet you buy a console that is 100$ more expensive and then you need to buy a game for it which is another 60$ for a Tirple A title and if you want online multiplayer then it is another 50-60$ so 210-220$ more in the end plus electric bills for PlayStation 4 will be over 60$ a year, more or less depending on where you live while Wii U consumes only 1/5 of that. So in the end you end up paying 270-280$ more from get go and not to mention that WIi U has microphone and camera functionality of of the box and if you want that on PS4 then it would cost you another 40-60$. -_-"

In case you didn't know about Japan and Xbox brand, one of major reasons why Xbox failed in Japan is because you needed a premium account for multiplayer and now Sony did the same mistake. Everyone that is somewhat educated about Japan and its culture and its gaming culture knows that.,..

Nice post. But user was still moderated for it - Conegamer

Oh boy, you're a fun poster. 

Hardware boost for Wii U is so weak :"(

This is literally the biggest title nintendo have in their arsenal. Welp I guess all hope is gone.

PS4 is looking like it should have launched september 2014 in Japan :/

Should also say congratulations to the 18 out of 622 who correctly predicted the Wii U would sell less than 20k that week.

I am actually sad panda, and I'm used to Vita disappointments :(

19k is pretty good, considering how the only thing comparable to that is the 3DS LL.

Awful week though.

The poll in the thread:

@Nintentacle 19k with a major release is dreadful. Let's stick to the same criteria the Vita had when it was almost surpassing 3DS sales. "Vita sales aren't good, 3DS sales are just massively down and Japanese hardware sales are almost flatlining".

The fact that Wii U sales are in the lowest option on Tbone's poll emphasises just how dissapointing the hardware sales are.

I know this may sound blasphemous, but could it be that Japan is just not going to be terribly important in the console wars this year? If you can outsell your closest competitor three times over and still have someone consider your week a flop, then maybe it's not Nintendo's fault but the region's?

I really want to see how the sales for the rest of the world go. If the Wii U manage to pull ahead in Europe, which is likely as PS4 sold 45,000 units and we know between France and the UK alone the Wii U sold at least 32,000, and pulls within reach in America, then I'd be hesitant to call this week a flop for Nintendo.

How long until we here from all regions?

MK8 slightly beat my prediction, thus it did well imo. Wii U sales are a bit low, hopefully the baseline for it and PS4 rise soon.

So total sales came out to be almost 200,000 units sold? Can we stop being doom and gloom this week?

japan used to be the trendsetter for gaming, for the love of god i hope this aint a prelude with the hardware