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Wii U peak>GameCube peak?

Yes, 11 games next year= high sales 124 57.94%
 
No, Wii U(nderperformer) 90 42.06%
 
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KyleeStrutt on 14 December 2014

DarkRPGamer007 said:

Wii U is not going to reach 5m this year, and yes it will do better next year because there's almost a game every month. Even though there aren't titans like Mario Kart 8 and Smash next year, Zelda should provide a decent boost and other games should at least keep the console higher than 30k weekly

So, the year it gets its two biggest system sellers you expect WiiU to sell less than 5m.

Then on a year full of niche releases you honestly expect it to sell 6m-8m?

Ok then.



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vivster on 14 December 2014

Most of the Mario and Zelda fans already jumped. I think Wii U peaked this year.



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hinch on 14 December 2014
kivi95 said:
They have already released there two biggest series Mario Kart and Smash. This is the peak year.

Yeah. I don't see any software that Nintendo is going to release (in the near future), that beats MK8 and SSB in terms of salability.



PwerlvlAmy on 14 December 2014
Skullwaker said:

I totally forgot about possible game announcements and the inevitable price cut. Those should help some as well.


Exactly. But of course people will over look it. But that's ok too. We'll just have to wait and see in the end anyways



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ICStats on 14 December 2014
DarkRPGamer007 said:

I'm calling it now, Wii U's peak will be higher than GameCube's peak. GameCube peaked in the fiscal year 2003 with 5.76m units sold according to http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube, and I'm predicting next year that Wii U will sell anywhere from 6-8m units. Really hoping for 8m+, but 6m is forseeable. Anyway, I think in fiscal year 2015 that Wii U will sell over 6m units, beating the GameCube's peak, and then eventually beating the GameCube lifetime.

Not a chance.  MK8 > Smash > everything coming out in 2015.

I would consider it a result if 2015 sales are not significantly below 2014 sales.



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sc94597 on 14 December 2014
DerNebel said:
PwerlvlAmy said:
it all depends on Nintendo's game pacing in 2015. So far in 2013 and 2014,everytime they've gotten momentum,they've killed it by having game droughts and delays.

If they can keep a good steady pace of games coming throughout the year, then 2015 will be Wii U's peak year by far

That trail of thought makes no sense to me.

How does the frequency in which these games release affect their system selling ability? If someone wants to buy a Wii U for any of the games that come out next year then they'll buy the system for that game when the game releases. Why would anyone not buy a Wii U for, let's say, Kirby when he wants one for Kirby, just because the game releases with no immediate other game releasing close to it.

If all the announced 2015 games from Nintendo release in 2015 then all the people that want to buy a Wii U for any of those games should be buying one no matter if all the games release in Oct-Dec or if they put one out every month.


Because most people buy consoles for more than one game. 



leedlelee on 14 December 2014

A price drop and effective marketing would help make this a reality more so than any (currently announced) game releasing next year...



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Skullwaker on 14 December 2014
leedlelee said:
A price drop and effective marketing would help make this a reality more so than any (currently announced) game releasing next year...

Agreed. Though software is important, certain console releases have shown that effective marketing can be the most important thing to a console's sales. Plus people just like paying less money.



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toot1231 on 14 December 2014

I hope so but, I really do not see it happening.



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DarkRPGamer007 on 14 December 2014
KyleeStrutt said:

DarkRPGamer007 said:

Wii U is not going to reach 5m this year, and yes it will do better next year because there's almost a game every month. Even though there aren't titans like Mario Kart 8 and Smash next year, Zelda should provide a decent boost and other games should at least keep the console higher than 30k weekly

So, the year it gets its two biggest system sellers you expect WiiU to sell less than 5m.

Then on a year full of niche releases you honestly expect it to sell 6m-8m?

Ok then.

Zelda is niche? Plus who knows the power of new releases like Splatoon and Devil's Third. Also Kirby and Yoshi are well known names, so they should generate a profit. Star Fox will have many return if implemented right, Xenoblade will capture Japan (and hopefully the West) and Mario Maker could become HUGE!



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