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Forums - Sales Discussion - Japan Sales 01/06/14 - Mario Kart 8 Week! (>325k SW, 19k HW)

MoHasanie on 04 June 2014

Mario Kart did well but not the Wii U. PS4 did bad as well.



    

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DerNebel on 04 June 2014
spemanig said:
kowenicki said:
That is not a very impressive boost for the WiiU is it?

19k sold? Poor imo, and ps4 down to sub 7k?

Jesus, those hardware numbers are poor all round. Really poor.


It outsold the 3DS there, dude. That isnt poor.

Look again.



Conegamer on 04 June 2014
fleischr said:
kowenicki said:
That is not a very impressive boost for the WiiU is it?

19k sold? Poor imo, and ps4 down to sub 7k?

Jesus, those hardware numbers are poor all round. Really poor.


How is hardware going up over 100% not an impressive hardware boost??

When you look at the SW sales, the boost in the UK and the predictions of those here, it's a fairly uninspired boost. 



 

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biglittlesps on 04 June 2014
fleischr said:
kowenicki said:
That is not a very impressive boost for the WiiU is it?

19k sold? Poor imo, and ps4 down to sub 7k?

Jesus, those hardware numbers are poor all round. Really poor.


How is hardware going up over 100% not an impressive hardware boost??

This is MK8 and the only IP which is gonna give big boost compared to other Nintendo IP's. So, this can't boost much other than poor sales by only 100% then Nintendo is in trouble. Lets see USA/Europe and next week numbers.



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its a Feeling/Experience about a VIRTUAL WORLD we can never be in real, and realizing some of our dreams (also creating new ones).

So, Feel Emotions, Experience Adventure/Action, Challenge Game, Solve puzzles and Have fun.

PlayStation is about all-round "New experiences" using new IP's to provide great diversity for everyone.

Xbox is always about Online and Shooting.

Nintendo is always about Fun games and milking IP's.

episteme on 04 June 2014

Nooo!
19K isn't good.

They don't have the MK8 bundle and it's obvious that it will get a bigger boost in the UK than Japan. The Wii U was almost non-existent in the UK and does ok for a home console nowadays in Japan.



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Blood_Tears on 04 June 2014
spemanig said:
kowenicki said:
That is not a very impressive boost for the WiiU is it?

19k sold? Poor imo, and ps4 down to sub 7k?

Jesus, those hardware numbers are poor all round. Really poor.


It outsold the 3DS there, dude. That isnt poor.

No actually it didn't.



Frogger on 04 June 2014
DerNebel said:
spemanig said:
kowenicki said:
That is not a very impressive boost for the WiiU is it?

19k sold? Poor imo, and ps4 down to sub 7k?

Jesus, those hardware numbers are poor all round. Really poor.


It outsold the 3DS there, dude. That isnt poor.

Look again.


Oops. Only the LL.



Conegamer on 04 June 2014

Thoughts:

- MK8 SW is higher than expected
- MK8 HW is lower than expected
- All HW struggling; PS4 down to 6.5k already. So a 14k difference between the two; will that be enough to put the Wii U on top WW? I don't think so
-Noire a little disappointing.
-Trials Fusion very disappointing

Everything aside from MK8 is decidedly average, which is unexpected.



 

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mii-gamer on 04 June 2014
spurgeonryan said:
mii-gamer said:
I was expecting a bigger boost for Wii U...


I was, but not really. Did not really have any expectations in Japan. The Wii U will have to be saved in the West. Unlike the 3DS.


considering how terrible the market is in Japan - the warning signs were there. 



tbone51 on 04 June 2014

Anybody think its consoles in general? I mean i kno its Nin Fault, but damn 19k from one of Nintendo biggest ip's? o.O

HW is very low all around