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Ruler on 16 March 2015

They need to drop the price



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Welfare on 16 March 2015
Ryng_Tolu said:

May: Splatoon bundle Won't do anything.

June: Official price drop 299,99$ ---> 199,99$; Atomic E3 Price drop will help for a month or 2.

July: Mario Maker Won't do anything.

August: good gamescom with other annunced Won't have effect on sales.

September: Wii U released in China; XCX bundle in the US and EU China won't do anything. X won't do anything.

October: Star FOX U Won't do anything.

November: Another Pricedrop 199,99$ ---> 149,99$;  Zelda U+WiiU Bundle at 149,99$, MK8+SSBU+WiiU bundle at 129,99$ during Black Friday Will actually do something since it would be a fire sale.

December: WiiU + 3 Amiibo and a game's for 149,99$ Fire sale helps again.

 

( NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, IS ONLY A POSSIBLE SCENARIO )

Responses in bold. All of that (besides price drops) will only sell to exsisting players.



Won bet with t3mporary_126 - I correctly predicted that the Wii U's LTD at the end of 2014 would be closer to 9 million than 10 million. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6673287

Soundwave on 16 March 2015
Areym said:
Splatoon and Mario Maker will not move many units, even in bundle form. A magnificent E3, price drop and heavy, HEAVY zelda marketing will make it more likely.


I think a big chunk of the Zelda fanbase is already on the Wii U. 

There's been Zelda: Wind Waker HD w/bundle, Hyrule Warriors, and the Zelda franchise also plays a big role in Smash Brothers ... so there's plenty of reason for core Zelda fans to already be on board. 

I don't think it will cause a big hardware boost at all, especially another cartoon-style Zelda, that's not the art style the "general gamer" who usually doesn't care for Nintendo IP but might be willing to buy in for Zelda goes for. 

I don't think Splatoon will do what Nintendo fans are hoping for either, in fact I think it will be lucky itelf to topple 1.5m LTD ... which is no system seller. '

I wouldn't be stunned honestly if Mario Maker actually ends up with the best LTD sales out of Nintendo's 2015 releases. 



zorg1000 on 16 March 2015
Welfare said:
Ryng_Tolu said:

May: Splatoon bundle Won't do anything.

June: Official price drop 299,99$ ---> 199,99$; Atomic E3 Price drop will help for a month or 2.

July: Mario Maker Won't do anything.

August: good gamescom with other annunced Won't have effect on sales.

September: Wii U released in China; XCX bundle in the US and EU China won't do anything. X won't do anything.

October: Star FOX U Won't do anything.

November: Another Pricedrop 199,99$ ---> 149,99$;  Zelda U+WiiU Bundle at 149,99$, MK8+SSBU+WiiU bundle at 129,99$ during Black Friday Will actually do something since it would be a fire sale.

December: WiiU + 3 Amiibo and a game's for 149,99$ Fire sale helps again.

 

( NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, IS ONLY A POSSIBLE SCENARIO )

Responses in bold. All of that (besides price drops) will only sell to exsisting players.

If upcoming games only sold to existing customers than wouldn't Wii U have pretty much stopped selling by now?

I agree that none of those titles will cause a huge boost but to say nobody is going to but a Wii U for them seems like an exaggeration



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kinisking on 16 March 2015
Ryng_Tolu said:
zorg1000 said:
If a $150 price cut is what it takes to sell 5 million in a year then I think they are better off keeping it at $299.

That is what is happen for XBO, 500$ to 320$ in a year...

that was one day though. Also they removed kinect which took awaay a lot of lossed. is nintendo going to remove the gamepad in this scenario?



Ltd predictions by the time 9th Gen comes out

Ps4:110million

Xbox one :75 million( was 65) 

Wii u: 20 milliion

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Welfare on 16 March 2015
zorg1000 said:
Welfare said:

Responses in bold. All of that (besides price drops) will only sell to exsisting players.

If upcoming games only sold to existing customers than wouldn't Wii U have pretty much stopped selling by now?

I agree that none of those titles will cause a huge boost but to say nobody is going to but a Wii U for them seems like an exaggeration


They will not cause big boosts in Hardware sales is what I meant. They are blips to help Wii U's sales not nosedive like in 2013.



Won bet with t3mporary_126 - I correctly predicted that the Wii U's LTD at the end of 2014 would be closer to 9 million than 10 million. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6673287

zorg1000 on 16 March 2015
Welfare said:
zorg1000 said:

If upcoming games only sold to existing customers than wouldn't Wii U have pretty much stopped selling by now?

I agree that none of those titles will cause a huge boost but to say nobody is going to but a Wii U for them seems like an exaggeration


They will not cause big boosts in Hardware sales is what I meant. They are blips to help Wii U's sales not nosedive like in 2013.


Ok I figured that's what u meant, but I wasn't entirely sure.

I agree with u, none of these titles will be massive system sellers and will simply help Wii U remain at its current baseline. Overall Wii U will likely be slightly up YoY or slightly down YoY.



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champybh on 16 March 2015
oniyide said:
champybh said:
Ryng_Tolu said:

( NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, IS ONLY A POSSIBLE SCENARIO ) [/

 

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 do know that the Nintendo Netword has been shut down on Wii for some time?

 

Not completely, the Wii shop is still functional so they still have ways to connect to consoles if needed.



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Paatar on 16 March 2015

The price won't be cut that low... lmao



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JRPGfan on 16 March 2015

Wii U needs to be 199$ more than the PS4/Xb1 need to be 299$.

Basically.... why isnt it already 199$?

If PS4 hits 299$ before Wii U hits 199$..... Jeez....

Who would pick a Wii U over a ps4 atm? (if priced the same)
Unless its as a gift for your kids or something?