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Soundwave on 13 September 2014
Mystro-Sama said:
That's what happens when you announce a new version to your system.

These sales have nothing to do with the n3DS announcement, 3DS has been selling poorly in North America for quite some time. 



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zorg1000 on 13 September 2014

ya I've noticed this as well, when u look at sales outside of USA, Wii U & 3DS aren't doing too bad compared to GC & GBA but in USA they are both doing comparatively horrible.

I think a major part of the decline is from losing kids/families to smart phones/tablets. in Wii U's case I also believe price could be a large factor. its still $299 whereas GC just hit the $99 mark at this time.

hopefully for Nintendo's sake Amiibo can be a huge hit among kids along with a potential $199 price tag next year for Wii U and I'm guessing they hope New 3DS has a GBA SP or DS Lite style affect. If all this happens maybe they can regain some ground in USA but that's a big if.



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WhiteEaglePL on 13 September 2014

Just wait until the holiday season....



Soundwave on 13 September 2014
WhiteEaglePL said:
Just wait until the holiday season....


For what ... exactly?

The 3DS had Pokemon X/Y, 2DS, and Zelda: Link Between Worlds last holiday versus basically just Smash Bros. this year and it still had a relatively poor holiday last year. 

I believe actually the 3DS has been in decline each successive holiday season in North America. 

This points to me that the successive impact of smartphones/tablets year after year are taking a harsher toll on Nintendo even when they release more and more games. 



highwayuni on 13 September 2014

I think it's because Nintendo products don't have the luxury feel or image that other consoles have. Kids aren't putting the Wii U and 3DS down on their wish lists anymore, they're putting iPods, iPads and iPhones. It's not that "cool" to own one now. And there is no hype going for it now because of the lack of games coming out. 



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t3mporary_126 on 13 September 2014
Stefan.De.Machtige said:
Nothing.
Nintendo has already given up on their home console business. They will try to extend the 3DS live with the new edition and come with a really new idea or concept afterwards. Fusion idea seems likely.

To why the Wii U will be lucky to sell 15 Million:
Nintendo never really tried to sell it. They didn't care to plan, market, consult even their own people and generally think hard about what the console would or could be.

The 3DS is likely failing to sell great, because of the reasons you listed.

IGNORE MY MATH IS WRONG

Math is right now!

This calls for some chartz!

2012 Wii U's sales worldwide: 2,247,216

Total LTD before '13: 2,247,216

http://www.vgchartz.com/yearly/2012/Global/

2013: Wii U's sales worldwide: 3,189,230

Total LTD before '14: 5,420,883

http://www.vgchartz.com/yearly/2013/Global/

2014: Wii U's sales worldwide: 1,709,473

Total LTD (as of now): 7,084,513

 

According to chartz, Wii U 2014 sales are UP YOY over 2013 by 69.45%

http://www.vgchartz.com/tools/hw_date.php?reg=Global&ending=Monthly

2013 2014
Month Month

January: 277619

 160263
Feb: 137631 166755                
Mar: 217688 183698
April: 125698 119139
May: 94788 236759
June: 105106 383469
July: 122816 245340
August: 106044 214210

 

If this YOY trends continue...

2013: Wii U's sales worldwide: 3,189,230 * 0.694529.... = 2,215,013.286

Predicted Wii U's sales WW at end of 2014: 3,189,230 + 2,215,013.286 =5,404,243.286

Predicted Wii U sales WW LTD at end of 2014:  Predicted Wii U's sales WW at end of 2014 + Total LTD Wii U's '13 sales:

Predicted Wii U sales WW LTD at end of 2014:  5,404,243.286 + 5,420,883 = 10,825,076.29

 

So if Wii U can't make it to 15 million ww LTD then this means:

Predicted goal (15,000,000) - Predicted Wii U sales WW LTD at end of '14 (10,825,076.29) =

15,000,000 - 10,825,076.29 = 4,174,923.71

So you're saying Wii U will not be able to sell 4,174,923.71 more units LTD if Wii U sales continues to be up 69.45% from 2013.





aikohualda on 13 September 2014

wait for the holiday



 

Soundwave on 13 September 2014

I kinda think Nintendo is making a mistake insisting that the GamePad remain part of the Wii U.

It's keeping the system too expensive, and to be honest the Miyamoto game concepts that are supposed to make the Game Pad look more interesting just seemed really dull and forced.

They'd be better off ditching the GamePad, replacing it with a standard controller with a (cheap) NFC chip built in and bundling it with 1-2 amiibo toys for $249.99 this holiday IMO (or even ... gulp $199.99?). Bundle either Mario 3D World or Mario Kart 8 with some amiibo functionality added.



Gammalad on 13 September 2014

Before Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, the last 3DS game released in the US was Tomodachi Life so there is your answer for the 3DS too much of a games drought. Wii U just needs more advertisement.



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pokoko on 13 September 2014

Nothing, really. Kids in the US want tablets before they want handheld consoles. The teen and over market is already mostly gone.

Frankly, their only real option is to just accept it. They won't drop handhelds until Japan stops buying them. As long as they're making them, they might as well keep sending them over, just with lowered expectations.