WiiU is down a further 70k this week YOY in Japan!

Yes

The last thing I thought would happen would be the Wii U being YoY in the month after Smash's release. Shocking numbers so far.

Down about 45k compared to this week last year. U could very well be right Seece

Bump. So it is still unknown whether WiiU was up, down or flat this holiday WW! All we know is US gains did not outweigh Japan losses YOY.

Wonder how this will reflect in shipments.

I would think it's up YoY worldwide.

Pretty sure Europe will more then cover those losses. And I'd like to note that it's very probable that US and European retailers ordered much more wiiU's then last year due to increased confidence in the system (due to the mario kart 8 momentum and the promise of smash bros and Amiibo). As I said in another thread, even though WW sales might not have increased by much, I believe that shipments will have. I'm predicting around 2.2-2.3m shipped in Q4.

There is a chance to Europe to cover the losses, so I vote Unsure

flat