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tak13 on 24 September 2014
Vena said:
GribbleGrunger said:
Because next gen released.


Which is doing even worse than Dreamcast.


really?because wii u will have outsold it by the end of october or in mid november:P



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Vena on 24 September 2014
tak13 said:

really?because wii u will have outsold it by the end of october or in mid november:P


I am speaking of PS4 and X1.



stpaulmagic on 24 September 2014

Nintendo just needs to release a wii u exclusive youkai watch game and bundle it in japan. Also monster hunter 4 for wii u would help alot.



zorg1000 on 24 September 2014

its been tracking better than last year on a weekly basis for awhile now, it that continues it will be ahead overall by the end of the year.



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WhiteEaglePL on 24 September 2014

People are waiting for Smash Bros bundle.

Also......PS4 and X1 hit the market.



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Azhraell on 24 September 2014

Ok really? I thought it was tracking way above 2013 o_o



Ninsect on 24 September 2014
WhiteEaglePL said:
People are waiting for Smash Bros bundle.

Also......PS4 and X1 hit the market.

X1 has absolutely nothing to do with anything in Japan lol, for several reasons. One being that it only launched 3 weeks ago and two, and more importantly, it has barely even sold 30k so far...



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Xenostar on 24 September 2014

Is it rude to ask why you make sooo many Anti Nintendo threads?



WhiteEaglePL on 24 September 2014
Xenostar said:
Is it rude to ask why you make sooo many Anti Nintendo threads?


I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed!



zorg1000 on 24 September 2014
Seece said:
fleischr said:
Jan - Feb 2013 can really still be considered part of Wii U's launch window. Wii U's launch in Japan wasn't all that bad -- it was the period afterward that defined Wii U as a failure.

I'd recommend breaking this down by quarter.

Q1 2013 would happen to be really healthy for Wii U in Japan following on launch momentum and release of Dragon Quest X and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Thereafter, practically nothing. Not much to interest the Japanese (or anyone else)

Do a comparison of Q2 Q3 2013 with that of Q2 Q3 2014 and it may show a very different narrative than the one Seece likes to push.

Well, unfortunately for you not the case.

Down yoy end of March, down yoy end of June.

What now?

thats not what he meant at all

end of Q1 2013-227k vs end of Q1 2014-164k, 2013 up by 63k

end of Q2 2013-333k vs end of Q2 2014-287k, 2013 up by 46k

2013 YTD-451k vs 2014 YTD-405k, 2013 up by 46k

so 2013 had a better Q1, 2014 a better Q2 and Q3 so far has been even with one more week left.



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.