m.i.s.
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Vita fans giving it back now twofold.
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Seriously, if it's like this in the run-up to Xmas, imagine what it'll be like in the quieter months!!
Uh-oh indeed!!
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PAL Charts - Week 48, 2012
- Thread starter dabra
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Seriously, if it's like this in the run-up to Xmas, imagine what it'll be like in the quieter months!!
Uh-oh indeed!!
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Alcibiades
Member
Yeah Wii U is a different situation. The Wii brand itself has diminished greatly over the last couple of years. It is like Nintendo has been largely absent from home gaming lately with few notable titles (i.e. Skyward Sword). The DS brand was doing fine and the handheld momentum was important to maintain, but the Wii lost momentum in 2010 and Nintendo just seemed to abandon it.
Dropping the price would probably be a temporary reprieve, like dropping the GCN to $99. The underlying issue is getting people to want to the system.
AdventureRacing
Member
As i was saying a while back nintendo waited to long to release the wii U and lost all their momentum and mindshare. This is why sony/MS have to be careful not to wait too long.
dragonbane
Member
psasbr ads in Germany. But they are shitty :/
Now the Thirds can finally concentrate on Xbox 360/PS3 and next-gen.
m.i.s.
Banned
I would respectfully disagree. There's a world of difference between dropping a system to $99 and dropping the price of a new system by £,$,€50.
In the UK itself, the Wii U costs the equivalent of an astonishing $470. When there are much cheaper alternatives with a mature library of cheaper games. Just as an example, Sainsbury's were doing a 160 Gig 360 for just £160. Almost half the price of a Wii U premium. Nintendo UK has simply -- once again -- priced itself out of the market.
I would like to see Nintendo UK hold their prices though - just for the lols!!
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
TOP 30 SONY PLAYSTATION 3 (FULL PRICE), WEEK ENDING 8 December 2012
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19 24 PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE SUPERBOT ENTERTAINMENT SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
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19 24 PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE SUPERBOT ENTERTAINMENT SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
They have run plenty of ads for this but nobody at all gives a damn.
Alcibiades
Member
If someone is buying a system based on the library of games on it, then even a £160 WIi U is going to look paltry next to a £160 360 or PS3. That said, I do think $470 is too much and they shouldn't put the system completely out of reach monetarily. But I do think overall, unless they get consumers to want the system in spite of what the 360/PS3 are offering, then trying to reach price parity there isn't going to do much. I do hope they get the UK price to match what other countries sell it for though.
SolarPowered
Member
Couldn't have said it better myself. Nintendo let their home console side of the business wither away while they kept their handheld line nice and healthy. The impact of this might have been been mitigated more had they gone with a new name that they could brand differently, but now they are stuck with the name of a system that died three years ago for the most part. Nintendo has their work cut out for them.
I think the dance central party is well and truly over.
pieatorium
Member
It's basically only the 360 version charting and it's becauseof the bundle iirc
m.i.s.
Banned
Also a point I agree with. To all intents and puposes, the Wii brand is simply irrelevant. Through sheer market presence, perserverance, price drops and software, 360 and PS3 have become increasingly more relevant. Whilst the Wii brand has suffered the opposite fate. There must surely come a time when the Wii brand would simply reach breaking point by the sheer number of peripherals and add-ons to the core system. That time appears to have arrived.
It has to be a combination of both a lower price and system sellers, which I'm seeing none of in the near future. The macro economic environment is completely different from 2006, this price point for this hardware is just not going to work in Europe at all.
I also in essence agree with this, dropping their most successful console like a hot potato this year (and for most of last) was extremely questionable.
Book of Spells holding tight to its position. Not bad at all.
i wander what will happen after holidays.. will it suddenly drop out of the chart or will it rise then?
Captain Smoker
Member
You always have to consider multiple things in such a discussion.
First, numbers could and should be better for Nintendo, but we're also lacking online sales.
Second, I wouldn't suppose that Wii U Software can compete in the charts currently, there are a lot of big hitters and the Wii U - Base is small in comparison.
First thing Nintendo has to do is a bigger marketing campaign during holidays.
First, numbers could and should be better for Nintendo, but we're also lacking online sales.
Second, I wouldn't suppose that Wii U Software can compete in the charts currently, there are a lot of big hitters and the Wii U - Base is small in comparison.
First thing Nintendo has to do is a bigger marketing campaign during holidays.