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cfin2987@gmail.com on 04 June 2014
Mystro-Sama said:
cfin2987@gmail.com said:
Mystro-Sama said:
cfin2987@gmail.com said:
KoopaKid said:

Mario kart is a huge system seller Im expecting around 150k hardware mario kart 8 made the wii u go boom lets get it Nintendo!


Great game on a great system. I only now realized as well that (maybe it was in an update), I can grab my pro controller and activate the console, getting straight to mario kart without the gamepad. I like the gamepad, but I don't want to overuse it or leave it sitting around so I'd like to rest it under my TV here and there. 

 

MK8 is unlike any other system seller in that it will sell the Wii U for the next 7 years + while the likes of watchdogs will be obselete in a year or 2. 


Really? They didn't mention that as part of the update...


Sorry not my pro controller. My Wiimote. 


Dude... Not cool :/


Oops sorry. But could we always do that with our wiimote? I keep my wiimote and pro controller on the couch. So I got confused :/



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cfin2987@gmail.com on 04 June 2014
JazzB1987 said:

Turning the WiiU console ON without the gamepad and accessing MK or the free game from the "quicke launch menu" is cool

I can keep the Pro Controller in the living room together with the WiiU. And have the gamepad in my bedroom :)

Its like having 2 consoles (since I have 2 WiiU's its like having 4 muahahahahahahahahaha! Now make me access my premium console's games with my basic model Nintendo! I want a "1 account for several systems" update!)


Activate sounds a little less "raunchy" than turn ON ;) Does your pro controller work for turning it on, or just your wiimote? I have a pro commander which is missing an on button. 



Mythmaker1 on 04 June 2014

A very impressive boost. It really says a lot about the strength of some of Nintendo's brands.

However, I doubt this is going to move the baseline up enough to make much difference in the long term. I'd be surprised if it settled above 50k, and I think that's optimistic.



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Kristof81 on 04 June 2014
sundin13 said:

Its like 187K sales for the week (you have to go into tools to see it)...pretty darn impressive. I hope it keeps it up :D


Nice one. Comparing with previous week, that's 600% boost in HW sales or 156k extra units ... and that means that with every 8th copy of MK8, new Wii U was sold. 



Nintentacle on 04 June 2014
Kristof81 said:
sundin13 said:

Its like 187K sales for the week (you have to go into tools to see it)...pretty darn impressive. I hope it keeps it up :D


Nice one. Comparing with previous week, that's 600% boost in HW sales or 156k extra units ... and that means that with every 8th copy of MK8, new Wii U was sold. 

Actually it was 550%.

I really hope it can stay above 100k for at least 3 weeks, and stay over 50k for 7 weeks, but I doubt the latter will happen.



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Dark_Feanor on 04 June 2014

Waiting for official Nintendo word.

I´m a VGchartz vet, so there is no need to waste time discussing a chart that might be completely wrong.



curl-6 on 04 June 2014

6-7 fold increase in console sales over the week before; nice!



Frogger on 04 June 2014
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
I hope that mario kart can sustain hw sales for a few weeks but we will see


Momentum. What the Wii U needs is momentum. MK8 started it, but unless Bayonetta 2 and Hyrule Warriors sell unrealistically well, they won't carry it. The Wii U needa a big-ish Summer game. Something in late July-early August. 



FarleyMcFirefly on 05 June 2014
Salnax said:
The question now is, what is the new "stable" weekly base for the Wii U going to be like, and when will another game pick it up?


What was the usual weekly sales like 30k? I'm guessing it'll be 40-50k... Hopefully more.



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Dark_Lord_2008 on 05 June 2014

This could be a turning point in the battle for second place in the 8th generation console sales war. Wii U may have a chance to hold off XBox One for second place. The XBox 360 held off PS3 for 7 years before the PS3 overtook the XBox 360 in 2013. How long will the Wii U stay in second place ahead of the Wii U in the 8th generation console sales war?