The other numbers are, most likely, made up of FIFA and Call of Duty, probably with a bit of Just Dance thrown in. It's not healthy, eating junk food.
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34,000 pieces of Wii U software were sold in the UK in January (incl. NintyLand)
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The other numbers are, most likely, made up of FIFA and Call of Duty, probably with a bit of Just Dance thrown in. It's not healthy, eating junk food.
Little Old Man
Member
Or just have called it the Wii 2. No confusion then.
Notor!ousG
Member
I really love my WiiU and I'm still convinced some epic gems will come out for it.
But Nintendo screwed up on so many aspects.
The biggest fault was that they were convinced that the WiiU would have the same appeal as the Wii when it hit the market... This is the reason why you see almost no ads for it, they expected the console and users to do the marketing for itself like the Wii.
My biggest disappointment with WiiU is that I really believed that 3rd party companies would restore SOME faith in Nintendo of putting their franchises on the console... I love Nintendo (even though I know they have flaws) and just wanted them to have success with 3rd party as well.
But I guess I was naive to begin with...
Looks I'll be owning a Sony and Nintendo console once again this gen.
But Nintendo screwed up on so many aspects.
The biggest fault was that they were convinced that the WiiU would have the same appeal as the Wii when it hit the market... This is the reason why you see almost no ads for it, they expected the console and users to do the marketing for itself like the Wii.
My biggest disappointment with WiiU is that I really believed that 3rd party companies would restore SOME faith in Nintendo of putting their franchises on the console... I love Nintendo (even though I know they have flaws) and just wanted them to have success with 3rd party as well.
But I guess I was naive to begin with...
Looks I'll be owning a Sony and Nintendo console once again this gen.
Linkstrikesback
Member
Not surprising. I got NSMBU at launch, and nintendo land. This was in what, november?
I got Sonic All stars racing transformed recently, which was another launch game. The Wii U hasn't had a significant release worth buying since launch (ignoring ports of games I already had from earlier systems).
There is literally nothing to buy on the system that I haven't already got elsewhere. It's so bad, I almost double dipped on AC3 when it GAME were selling it for £24.
The delay of rayman removed anything of note from febuary too. The next big game is... I don't event know. Lego City, maybe? Or a upscaled Monster hunter port.
It's no wonder software sales are through the floor, I (and the rest of the UK) can't buy good software that doesn't exist.
I got Sonic All stars racing transformed recently, which was another launch game. The Wii U hasn't had a significant release worth buying since launch (ignoring ports of games I already had from earlier systems).
There is literally nothing to buy on the system that I haven't already got elsewhere. It's so bad, I almost double dipped on AC3 when it GAME were selling it for £24.
The delay of rayman removed anything of note from febuary too. The next big game is... I don't event know. Lego City, maybe? Or a upscaled Monster hunter port.
It's no wonder software sales are through the floor, I (and the rest of the UK) can't buy good software that doesn't exist.
When them Nintendo first party games release? I can't see people tripping over themselves for it but it'll become a whole lot more desirable.
Extra doomed.
Damn is that really the only time that Kaz laughed on camera?
klapauzius
Banned
Not a surprise without new software.
When the new games arrive the sales will rise.
When the new games arrive the sales will rise.
Probably not but it's captured so beautifully
GlamFM
Banned
I disagree.
The no-lag wireless chip inside it costs a lot of money
edit: nice edit
btw i'm totally happy with this, the console is getting what it deserve.
Jezbollah
Member
The 360 was like rocking horse shit in terms of rarity here for a good few weeks, and had a wider range of software (NFS Most Wanted, Madden 06 etc). You could barely buy the console and with that the games were limited for a while.
It comes down to marketing and demand - I guess they go hand in hand. In terms of recent console releases, and I'm talking about PS2 back in 2000 as well, I have never seen so many Wii Us and it's software readily available on store shelves because no one is buying them
Notor!ousG
Member
I agree but I can't imagine that most of the gamers still don't know that you can get your games much cheaper when you order them on internet...
I buy my WiiU games for 35 on Amazon UK (with free shipping in 3 days to Belgium) while the same games are being sold at 60 at my local retailers...
If more people would buy of Amazon and other internet shops, local retailers would follow.
dead monkey uk
Member
For me the biggest problem is the price of the software for the WiiU. Only last week I seen a copy of Batman: AC for £47, you can get this same game for under £15 for the 360.
The situation will only get worse when PS4 and new xbox are released. Nintendo better hurry up and release the Vitality Sensor!
The situation will only get worse when PS4 and new xbox are released. Nintendo better hurry up and release the Vitality Sensor!
valentine71
Banned
People who were joking about Vita should check this chart. Bawahawhhahaah.
Ravensmash
Member
If I recall correctly, it was extremely difficult to get a 360 in the UK near launch.
FreedomFighter
Member
lol.
How many times have we heard that? Might as well give it up. Pipedreams =/= Reality.
A good and valid observation.
EdwardTivrusky
Member
That's what i thought too, didn't the PS3 go through a similar launch drought for a while also?
Yep and when NFS hits or Sniper Elite (nobody cares about that) its going to the same situation. Over priced ports that will not sell.
Disagreeing with a fact verges insanity.
mysteriousmage09
Member
Wii's success went to their head. Nintendo thought they could make a very basic, just above current gen console specs system, say "we HD now!", get a bunch of ports, and think they would sell out consoles across the globe.
Nintendo had it coming and I for one feel no sympathy for them.
Nintendo had it coming and I for one feel no sympathy for them.
DragonSworne
Banned
Third parties tried there hardest to get PS3 and Sony back on track.
Do you see third parties doing that for Nintendo?
Ken Masters
Banned
Including bundled Nintendo Land, holy shit
KennyLinder
Member
360 had Oblivion and Ghost Recon within a few months of 2006. I thought the 360 launch was pretty decent to be honest. Condemned, PGR3, Amped 3, Ridge Racer 6, Call of Duty 2. Pretty rad in comparison to 3rd party ports of old games, a mini-game collection and another 2D Mario game.
Yes but PS3 had guaranteed 3rd party support.
You knew that games will, eventually, come.
The Wii U situation is totally different.
EdwardTivrusky
Member
I think everyone aside from us gamers had that incorrect perception. We could all see that the market was not going to catch-fire like the Wii but not the execs it seems.
How much of this disappointment and doom-mongering is down to unrealistic projections and expectations from the business side of things?
freezamite
Banned
It's not that bad. You still can buy ZombiU, the best exclusive this console has by far, or NG3:RE which is a much better version than the PS3/360 releases.
Do you have ALL the third party games on the other consoles? I mean, Batman for example is much better on WiiU than on the other consoles (the framerate bug is solved by putting the default resolution at 720p, and then framerate is fine and you have much better IQ and the advantages of off-screen playing/map/equipment), and both Darksiders 2 and COD:BLOPS2 are decent.
The existence of those games on other platform doesn't make them to disappear from the WiiU...
electroplankton
Banned
No. They had to. They're struggling with a development process on a platform which is comparable to PS360. They would have not been able to develop games in a fast pace for a more powerful console. They're just catching up.
GlamFM
Banned
I´m listening
The Wii U is Gamecube 2.0, honestly. Nintendo's problem was that they mistook the Wii's success as them gaining a new core following of gamers, not seeing it as the casual fad it really was.
That led to Nintendo releasing a core-focused console with the Wii name and thinking it would somehow catch on by merits of being a "Wii" product.
3rd parties never fell for this, they understood that Nintendo consoles do not more 3rd party software to core gamers. This is why Nintendo can't get 3rd party support.
The Wii U will wind up as a quality system to own because just like the Gamecube Nintendo's first party lineup will be excellent and they'll bring enough non-Nintendo IPs to the party like they're doing with Bayonetta.
They've committed the same mistake with the 3DS. They mistook the NDS' runaway success as a product of their brand and hardware innovation to dual screens, forgetting that it's biggest selling point was lots of compelling software at a very friendly price.
If the 3DS was instead just the DS2 and lacked the 3D features no one would miss it and Nintendo could sell the system for significantly less, likely picking up right where the DS left off. They added meaningless hardware with no angle to sell it, and are suffering as a result.
The Wii U's tablet is the same thing. It sounds like a good idea in the vaguest of senses, but you've got to show us why it's worth paying for.
30 mil 3DS's sold worldwide and a strong 2013 lineup means the 3DS will be fine.
Ken Masters
Banned
You're right, bought both oblivion and recon
Was going to buy Rayman legends but...
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Dead console in Europe at this point and requires a fairly hard relaunch. Rebrand, price-drop and accompanied by a three hit punch like new Mario, Retro game for more mature western audiences, and some other special sauce. Even then its got an uphill struggle.
yeah, that's obviously because 'third parties' favor company A to company B. Bastards. We should call them the league of evil third parties!
Notor!ousG
Member
They had too??
The last years of Wii had so many draughts... They had more than a year to prepare for the WiiU... Remember all the hype before E3 and the meltdown after E3??
What has Nintendo been doing all those time?! They've had enough time to prepare for the HD era and beyond! No excuse!
GlamFM
Banned
100 times this!
Samurai_Heart
Member
UK's whole video game market is tanking in comparison to other country in Europe tbh.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
"Look over there!!"
At least Pikmin, Rayman and Aliens are just around the corner.
Oh.
so does this
http://www.walmart.com/ip/VTech-InnoTab-2-Learning-App-Tablet/21007448
I bought that for my 2½ year old daughter... it costs 70$ in retail..
and this ... http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Techno+...mory/6913291.p?id=1218812710986&skuId=6913291
which is a little more expensive.,. 149$ in retail...
if they can make those (and others) pretty cheap, why can´t Nintendo..?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It is. Article hit GAF the week of release stating the streaming tech was near brand new and expensive.
Honestly, the failure of the Wii U forcing them to push their next console out in 4 years may be the best thing for Nintendo, as it would place them halfway between MS/Sony iterations.
KennyLinder
Member
I wonder what sort of trade-in offers we will get at GAME for Wii U against a PS4/Xbox? 
Ken Masters
Banned
Very true, Nintendo got arrogant and are paying the price