A sense of dread shrouds Nintendo?s Wii U

[Epona]

Alright folks, I give up.

The WiiU is flying off shelves, breaking records and will not see a price drop for years.

 

[Radoh]

Are you going to show me where I argued anything other than the WiiU (or 3DS) is having/had a poor launch?

Let's look at your lazy examples (where you expect everyone to go read my post instead of you just quoting them for all to see right here).

I argue that the PS3 sold ALMOST as much. I didn't say what you accuse me of. I am going to stop chasing my tail here though because you couldn't be bothered to quote me. I wonder why that is.

Wonder no more! The reason I didn't quote every single one of your posts throughout the entirety of this thread is because that takes a long time. Ta da!

Also, do you really think no one is going to notice that you say what I said is invalid because I didn't go through the hassle of actually quoting every one of your posts? Because I've already gotten a response in chat saying as much.

Additionally, nice cheapshot about my "lazy post" even though you only argued a single point and that point you argued is a COMPLETE LIE. Quoted for truth.

My comparison to the 3DS was about the poor launch and the massive price drop within 6 months of release. You started talking about how the 3DS is doing now, after the price drop.

I guess you forgot that about the 3DS until I triggered your long term memory for you. Why do you want me to compare it to the PS3 instead of the 3DS? I mean, the 3DS comparison is completely valid. Is it just a matter of "I don't like your comparison, you should have compared it to the Atari 2600 instead"?

If a price drop comes, you will likely spin that too. Oh, as for the Pachter hate, how predictable. I expect that YOU are also getting paid for your predictions, because he is.

You see, what you just said is that you argued something about the PS3 launch.
You did not.
Nor have you argued anything about the PS3 launch ANYWHERE in the thread.
And you have the gall to say I'm Lazy?

 

[Exius Xavarus]

WiiU just isn't the Wii. When the 7 year old PS3 sells almost as many systems as a launch system it's not good.

I'm not so sure there's really a problem here. The Wii U is only just starting out and hasn't had the time to build up its momentum. The PS3 has had plenty of time to get rolling. A train isn't going to move at full speed right off the bat, just like a console isn't going to sell at its peak so soon after launch. You have to give it time to get up to speed.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

The Wii was completely new, for a largely untapped audience, and was cheap. It's had about the most successful launch of any recent console. Besides which, the PS3 was outsold by the PS2, the previous generation version of ITSELF for quite some time. I wouldn't be that worried if I were Nintendo, as much as news of a shortcoming by the Wii U would brighten my day.

 

[TJC]

OP, really, what is the point you're trying to make? Assuming that the WiiU had a bad launch (which I can't really agree with but let's just roll with it) what are you trying to say? Because the numbers on their own are completely pointless, especially if they aren't completely supporting your arguments (as others have shown above).

So what is it? Bad launch sales so we shouldn't buy the WiiU? Bad sales so we shouldn't invest in Nintendo stock for the upcoming months? Bad sales so we should prepare ourselves for the death of the gaming console as a concept?

I never understood why gamers where so keen on comparing numbers. I'd understand it if you were a developer and questioning whether it's profitable to invest into making games for the WiiU or an economist trying to predict the way Nintendo's stock may go. As a gamer does it really matter to you that much? I mean, did you buy the WiiU?

In any case, I'll be skipping the entire "failed launch" debate now and return to the initial topic.

WiiU just isn't the Wii. When the 7 year old PS3 sells almost as many systems as a launch system it's not good.

So what is it with the WiiU that just isn't attracting buyers?

I ask again, did you buy it? If not, why?

For me, the reasons are this:

- pretty empty library which is partially filled with old games.
- no real evidence so far that the gamepad is the revolution Nintendo's trying to make it out to be. Nintendoland is nifty, so is ZombieU but they aren't much more than tech demos so far.
- I still have shit to play on my old consoles. In fact, everyone does. Hell, even the Wii's still getting new games. So, the old consoles have an established customer base that isn't going to drop everything just because a new shiny toy is out.
- not for me personally but I can imagine that many gamers don't want to give up on the online play provided by their old consoles yet. In fact, a huge community draws in new players as well (which would explain strong numbers for old consoles)

I think there are a couple of more reasons but that's what I can think of on the top of my head.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

It'll see better sales later on in its life, nothing helps sell a console like a large library of games and lower prices/bundle packs.