No, it should be viewed numerically. 299 to 199 is 33%, but "only" 100. 500 to 320 is 180.

I think a $249 Mario Maker bundle this summer and a $200 Zelda bundle on Black Friday would still put the Wii U over 4m for the year and Nintendo wouldn't just absolutely bleed money. All this is assuming that "Star Fox" and "Devil's Third" show up at retail this year.

How so?

a $100 system gets dropped to $50.... a $350 system gets a drop to $300, if viewed numerically these are the same. Don't be a silly billy.

on very low numbers like $100, that makes a bigger impact but $299+ machines tend to have pricecuts of 50-100 dollars. wii u hasn't changed price in over two years, so a $100 cut is in line with consoles pricecuts.

That is what i think, it was a thread for the "best scenario" of Wii U.

I predict a 50 to 100 $ pricedrop this year (more probabily 50), and a Zelda Bundle.

The other (Specially China released) is just a what can happen for increase the sales but that i don't predict.

Dude, OP! What is this thread?! This isn't a "possible" scenario. This isn't unlikely or even plausible. In what world would someone cut the price of their console by 50% over the course of a year? You only see that kind of thing in Going out of Business sales that you see in the mall. Come on with this click-baity thread title nonsense!

That said, selling 5 million consoles will have nothing to do with price reductions in 2015. A steady stream of releases throughout the year combined with smart marketing will give Wii U a shot to accomplish this. Amiibo is smart and I think will help consoles a bit into this year. Kid will start noticing these figures, friends will start sharing and it will get Nintendo back into the hearts and minds of the youth - rather than the nostalgic nerdy 30-something (a demographic in which i reside and play into).

Also... ever notice that certain casual games are still selling in the millions on the Wii console? Just Dance 2015 (released 10/2014) has sold 1.65 units on Wii. The Wii U has failed in cornering the casual player market that helped them explode in 2006-2007. The good news it's not too late if they can figure out how to reach these consumers. Maybe, prompt Wii users to download a Wii U preview channel when they log into their Wii console. Tapping back into this casual demographic will be key because let's face it - most people who are super ultra pumped about buying Zelda U - Xenoblade already own the console. There aren't many more people in this hardcore /nostalgic demo that they need to reach still.

you saying that wii u will only sell around 3m this year "regardless". saying a good pricecut would only make it sell another 2m. saying it would mean a huge loss for nintendo, remember wii u has been $299 for over 2 years, a pricecut to $199 wouldn't make them lose money.

Wii U ain't sniffing 5 million in reality. Not even close.

If they can manage to match last year's sales with MK8 + Smash which is about 3.3 million, Nintendo will likely take it.

lool, I don't think it has to be that dramatic. I would say.

May: Splatoon+Mariokart 8 Bundle
June: price cut and Mario Kart+ Smash Bros Bundle for $249
July: X released and bundled
August: Mario maker
September: Star Fox+ Yoshi released.
Novemeber: Zelda and Pokken released.
December: Animal Crossing