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Azuren on 26 September 2015

Impressive chart, but depressive numbers.



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Bofferbrauer on 26 September 2015
tak13 said:

The Mario kart 8 bundle abolisment for the replacement by Super mario maker bundle wasn't a good omen though,why not keeping both,ok I understand,retaining one,means focus to that bundle,ergo more sales for super mario maker which is a recent release,but this move makes so much difference...?

Maybe they just felt that at over 1 Million, the japanese Market for MK8 is full and another bundle would thus have to take over. For the same reason, it might be too late now for a Splatoon bundle, as it's closing the gap to 1 Million at an almost frightening speed even without a bundle



Bofferbrauer on 26 September 2015
Azuren said:
Impressive chart, but depressive numbers.

Why depressive?



Skullwaker on 26 September 2015
Bofferbrauer said:
Maybe they just felt that at over 1 Million, the japanese Market for MK8 is full and another bundle would thus have to take over. For the same reason, it might be too late now for a Splatoon bundle, as it's closing the gap to 1 Million at an almost frightening speed even without a bundle

 

I don't think a Splatoon bundle would be a waste at this time. Sure, the game has sold a lot, but it cleary has so much potential. It's completely shifted the baseline of Wii U's sales without a bundle at all. It's almost scary to think what it could do if it actually was bundled at a significant value (I'd say with MK8 or Smash, maybe leaning more towards Smash since it's sold less and I think the market for it is less saturated, a Wii remote and an eShop card) would actually benefit the system a lot. 

I mean, Wii Party U was able to achieve this, and that game opened at a measly 37k.

In this scenario, it's less about selling software and more about selling hardware. They don't need help selling Splatoon, but they do need help selling the Wii U, and for this reason, any and all bundles are welcome. 



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numberwang on 27 September 2015

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tak13 on 27 September 2015
Skullwaker said:
Bofferbrauer said:
Maybe they just felt that at over 1 Million, the japanese Market for MK8 is full and another bundle would thus have to take over. For the same reason, it might be too late now for a Splatoon bundle, as it's closing the gap to 1 Million at an almost frightening speed even without a bundle

 

I don't think a Splatoon bundle would be a waste at this time. Sure, the game has sold a lot, but it cleary has so much potential. It's completely shifted the baseline of Wii U's sales without a bundle at all. It's almost scary to think what it could do if it actually was bundled at a significant value (I'd say with MK8 or Smash, maybe leaning more towards Smash since it's sold less and I think the market for it is less saturated, a Wii remote and an eShop card) would actually benefit the system a lot. 

I mean, Wii Party U was able to achieve this, and that game opened at a measly 37k.

In this scenario, it's less about selling software and more about selling hardware. They don't need help selling Splatoon, but they do need help selling the Wii U, and for this reason, any and all bundles are welcome. 

Note:Without the sales from  the bundle,with the bundle was at 74k!:P :P?P:P:P:P:P:P



OfficerRaichu15 on 27 September 2015

Yeah I believe wii u would have a great holiday with a splatoon/mario maker bundle with a pricecut.



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uran10 on 27 September 2015

So with this year ending its final Q would anyone like me to do the same for Wii U in japan for 2016 and should I do it the exact same way with all available years?



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Slarvax on 27 September 2015
uran10 said:
So with this year ending its final Q would anyone like me to do the same for Wii U in japan for 2016 and should I do it the exact same way with all available years?

Sure! And make the relevant years available, for example if it's selling close to 2014 and far from the other years then just make it 2016 vs 2014, or the other way around (but what are the odds of that happening )



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Bofferbrauer on 27 September 2015
uran10 said:
So with this year ending its final Q would anyone like me to do the same for Wii U in japan for 2016 and should I do it the exact same way with all available years?

The chart is nice as it is, it would be nice to see the same one for next year. I just hope it still fits with 2 additional columns