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UK:

Originally Posted by Chart-Track:

10/Dec/2012

‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ takes the crown for a 4th week at No1 (-15%).

It becomes the 4th title to hold four consecutive weeks at the top of our All Formats Chart in 2012 along with both FIFA 12, FIFA 13 and Lego Batman 2 (which has 5 weeks). ‘Far Cry 3’ (-8%) holds the No2 ahead of EA’s ‘FIFA 13’ (+18%) which stays at No3 despite a strong increase in sales. Retailer promotions continue to propel ‘Just Dance 4’ (+54%) up the chart from No6 to No4 ahead of another Ubisoft title ‘Assassin’s Creed III’ (+10%) at No5. ‘Hitman Absolution’ (-3%) slips to No6 while ‘Halo 4’ (52,340 / +36%) climbs a spot to No7.

A strong sales push sees ‘WWE ’13’ (+124%) back into the Top 10 at No10. Further down the chart the release of Sega’s ‘Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed’ (+39%) on PS Vita sees the title continue its week on week climb to No16. There’s also a debut for ‘Paper Mario Sticker Star’ new for Nintendo 3DS at No40.

Week 49, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) 360 Call Of Duty: Black Ops Ii (Activision Blizzard)
02 (04) WII Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
03 (02) PS3 Call Of Duty: Black Ops Ii (Activision Blizzard)
04 (03) 360 Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
05 (05) 360 Halo 4 (Microsoft)
06 (06) 360 Fifa 13 (Electronic Arts)
07 (09) 360 Assassin's Creed Iii (Ubisoft)
08 (12) PS3 Fifa 13 (Electronic Arts)
09 (08) PS3 Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
10 (07) 360 Hitman Absolution (Square Enix Europe)
11 (10) PS3 Hitman Absolution (Square Enix Europe)
12 (13) PS3 Assassin's Creed Iii (Ubisoft)
13 (32) 360 Wwe '13 (Thq)
14 (24) PS3 Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
15 (15) PC Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
16 (19) 360 Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
17 (20) 3DS New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
18 (17) 360 Lego The Lord Of The Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
19 (18) WII Skylanders Giants (Activision Blizzard)
20 (__) PS3 Wwe '13 (Thq)
21 (29) 360 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
22 (22) PS3 Book Of Spells (Sony Computer Ent.)
23 (21) 360 Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
24 (30) 360 Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
25 (26) NDS Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park (Mind Candy)
26 (28) 360 Skylanders Giants (Activision Blizzard)
27 (11) WiiU Nintendo Land (Nintendo)
28 (__) WII Just Dance Disney Party (Ubisoft)
29 (33) 3DS Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
30 (31) PS3 Lego The Lord Of The Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
31 (37) 360 Medal Of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts)
32 (35) 3DS Professor Layton And The Miracle Mask (Nintendo)
33 (23) WII Lego The Lord Of The Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
34 (__) PS3 Medal Of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts)
35 (40) 3DS Super Mario 3d Land (Nintendo)
36 (14) WiiU New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)
37 (25) 360 Dishonored (Bethesda Softworks)
38 (__) 360 Dance Central 2 (Microsoft)
39 (__) 360 F1 2012 (Codemasters)
40 (__) 3DS Paper Mario Sticker Star (Nintendo)

Netherlands:
Week 49, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (02) [WII] Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
03 (03) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision Blizzard)
04 (05) [PS3] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
05 (04) [PS3] Fifa 13 (Electronic Arts)
06 (06) [WII] Skylanders Giants (Activision Blizzard)
07 (07) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
08 (08) [360] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
09 (__) [360] Fifa 13 (Electronic Arts)
10 (__) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)

Ireland:
Week 49, 2012 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Call Of Duty: Black Ops Ii (Activision Blizzard)
02 (02) Fifa 13 (Electronic Arts)
03 (05) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
04 (06) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
05 (09) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
06 (03) Hitman Absolution (Square Enix Europe)
07 (08) Need For Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
08 (04) Assassin's Creed Iii (Ubisoft)
09 (07) Skylanders Giants (Activision Blizzard)
10 (10) Lego The Lord Of The Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
11 (13) Medal Of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts)
12 (11) New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
13 (12) Wwe '13 (Thq)
14 (14) Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park (Mind Candy)
15 (15) Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
16 (__) Lego Batman 2: Dc Super Heroes (Warner Bros. Interactive)
17 (__) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
18 (16) Super Mario 3d Land (Nintendo)
19 (17) Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
20 (18) Professor Layton And The Miracle Mask (Nintendo)

Denmark:
Week 49, 2012 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) [PS3] Fifa 13 (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) [WII] Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
03 (04) [WII] Skylanders Giants Starter Pack (Activision Blizzard)
04 (05) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision Blizzard)
05 (14) [WII] Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
06 (03) [PS3] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
07 (06) [PS3] Skylanders Giants Starter Pack (Activision Blizzard)
08 (09) [PS3] Lego The Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
09 (11) [PS3] Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
10 (12) [PC] Football Manager 13 (Sega)
11 (20) [PS3] Need For Speed Most Wanted 2 (Electronic Arts)
12 (18) [PS3] Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
13 (17) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
14 (08) [PC] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
15 (19) [PC] The Sims 3: Seasons Limited Ed (Electronic Arts)
16 (15) World Of Warcraft Game Card (Activision Blizzard)
17 (__) [PS3] Fifa 13 Bonus Edition (Electronic Arts)
18 (__) [PC] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision Blizzard)
19 (__) [360] Fifa 13 (Electronic Arts)
20 (16) [PC] Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)

Germany:
Week 49, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision Blizzard)
02 (04) [WII] Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
03 (02) [PS3] Far Cry 3 - Limited Edition (Ubisoft)
04 (10) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
05 (07) [PS3] FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
06 (05) [PS3] Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
07 (08) [PS3] Need For Speed: Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
08 (03) [PC] Far Cry 3 - Limited Edition (Ubisoft)
09 (16) [PC] Farming Simulator 2013 (Astragon)
10 (15) [PC] The Sims 3: Seasons (Electronic Arts)
11 (06) [360] Far Cry 3 - Limited Edition (Ubisoft)
12 (12) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
13 (11) [PC] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
14 (23) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
15 (14) [PC] Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft)
16 (__) [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo)
17 (23) [WII] FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
18 (28) [3DS] Professor Layton And The Miracle Mask (Nintendo)
19 (20) [WII] Skylanders Giants: Starter Pack (Activision Blizzard)
20 (13) [PS3] Hitman Absolution (Square Enix Europe)

France:
Week 48, 2012 - Individual Console Formats (Units)

01 (01) [PS3] Call of Duty : Black Ops 2 (Activision-Blizzard)
02 (__) [PS3] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
03 (02) [360] Call of Duty : Black Ops 2 (Activision-Blizzard)
04 (__) [360] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
05 (__) [WiiU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo)

Italy:
Week 48, 2012 - Individual Console Formats (Units)

01 (01) [PS3] Call of Duty : Black Ops 2 (Activision-Blizzard)
02 (02) [PS3] FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
03 (04) [WII] Just Dance 4 D1 Version (Ubisoft)
04 (03) [360] Call of Duty : Black Ops 2 (Activision-Blizzard)
05 (07) [360] FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
06 (06) [PS3] Assassin's Creed III D1 Version (Ubisoft)
07 (__) [PS3] Far Cry 3 D1 Lost Expedition (Ubisoft)
08 (10) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
09 (08) [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (Konami)
10 (__) [WII] Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)

Sweden
Week 49, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (08) [PS3] FIFA 13
02 (12) [360] FIFA 13
03 (07) [WII] Skylanders: Giants
04 (09) [WII] Just Dance 4
05 (03) [360] Far Cry 3
06 (02) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
07 (05) [PS3] Far Cry 3
08 (18) [PS3] NHL 13
09 (20) [360] NHL 13
10 (01) [PC] Far Cry 3
11 (06) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
12 (11) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 3
13 (__) [PS3] Gran Turismo 5
14 (10) [360] Halo 4
15 (16) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
16 (13) [PC] The Sims 3: Seasons
17 (__) [PS3] Skylanders: Giants
18 (17) [PS3] Need For Speed Most Wanted
19 (15) [PS3] Lego The Lord of the Rings
20 (14) [WII] Lego The Lord of the Rings

Norway:
Week 49, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (02) [PS3] Fifa 13
02 (01) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
03 (03) [PS3] Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
04 (13) [PS3] Need For Speed Most Wanted 2
05 (06) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
06 (04) [PS3] Lego The Lord of the Rings
07 (07) [360] Far Cry 3
08 (16) [PS3] Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack
09 (17) [WII] Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack
10 (__) [360] Fifa 13
11 (12) [WiiU] New Super Mario Bros. U
12 (15) PlayStation Network Voucher 200 NOK
13 (20) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 3
14 (10) [PC] Football Manager 2013
15 (__) [WII] Just Dance 4
16 (19) [360] Halo 4
17 (14) [PS3] Hitman Absolution Nordic Limited Edition
18 (__) [PC] Far Cry 3
19 (18) [PC] Farming Simulator 2013
20 (__) [WII] Lego The Lord of the Rings

Finland:
Week 49, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) [PS3] Singstar Suomihuiput
02 (02) [PS3] NHL 13
03 (03) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
04 (06) [PC] Angry Birds Star Wars
05 (08) [PS3] Angry Birds Trilogy
06 (11) [PS3] Singstar Suomihuiput + Langattomat Mikit
07 (12) [PS3] Need For Speed Most Wanted 2
08 (05) [PS3] Far Cry 3
09 (09) [PS3] Lego The Lord of the Rings
10 (04) [PS3] Ratchet & Clank Qforce
11 (__) [PS3] Fifa 13
12 (22) [PS3] Book Of Spells
13 (16) [360] NHL 13
14 (18) [PS3] Assassin's Creed 3
15 (__) [PS3] Sports Champions 2
16 (15) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2
17 (__) [PS3] Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack
18 (__) [WII] Skylanders: Giants Starter Pack
19 (13) [360] Far Cry 3
20 (17) [360] Halo 4


Nordic
Week 49, 2012 - All Formats (Units)

Spain:

Greece:



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Week 47
Week 46
Week 45
Week 44

 

[Carl]

Highest WiiU game is at 27

That about does it for the WiiU, then

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Paper Mario would have been higher if they bothered shipping it to many shops.

 

[confuziz]

I'm so glad I didn't buy a Wii U.

Abandon ship and produce a proper console (at €200,- - €250,-) without the gimmicks. That will do it.

 

[JordanKZ]

Have any of the Paper Mario games ever performed well? :-/

 

[DrWong]

Posted again here.

About the FR Top 3 Wii U launch titles >

1 - New Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo
2 - COD : Blacks Ops 2 Activision Blizzard
3 - ZombiU Ubisoft

Interesting, COD BLOPS 2 performed better than Zombi U. Oh and I'm pretty sure the U French launch was bigger than the UK one in term of consoles stock and sales.

 

[Queen of Hunting]

problem nintendo has is they are casual, and the price for casuals is too high, when you hear the name call of duty or other adult rated games do you ever think of Nintendo ? most people will think xbox pc or ps3. nintendeo needs to change this or they are gonna be screwed, its quite clear the WiiU doesnt have something catchy like the Wii (motion Controls n that )did .

 

[SmokyDave]

Isn't Paper Mario 3DS, not NDS?

That and Layton ruined my potentially hilarious 'only Mario games charted on Wii-U and 3DS' jibe

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Wonderbook > Wii U.

 

[bigtroyjon]

Wrote this in other thread

Halo 4 starting with most recent
52340
38485
43733
59099
Launch week unknown.

~194K+launch week.
If this is still ~90% of the market, total should be around 535K assuming a similar level drop in week 2 that Black OPS2 had. Raw number is 489K

 

[Bumhead]

Highest WiiU game is at 27

That about does it for the WiiU, then

You're absolutely right.

1 week in, lets pack it up guys.

 

[cw_sasuke]

When is WiiU launching in eur.....oh wait.


Poor Paper Mario - but expected. It will do better on the main land.

 

[liger05]

I'm so glad I didn't buy a Wii U.

Abandon ship and produce a proper console (at €200,- - €250,-) without the gimmicks. That will do it.

PS Vita

 

[CrunchinJelly]

I'll grab ZombiU for £13 in the software price collapse.

Shouldn't take too long looking at these charts.

 

[Sandfox]

Why is Dance Central 2 charting but not 3 when the prices are similar?

I'm so glad I didn't buy a Wii U.

Abandon ship and produce a proper console (at €200,- - €250,-) without the gimmicks. That will do it.

I don't see that selling at all. At that price it would basically be the same thing as the Wii U but without the pad.

 

[confuziz]

PS Vita

That's bullshit. Sony is not Nintendo.

 

[Bumhead]

That's bullshit. Sony is not Nintendo.

Absolutely.

Nintendo at least has first party output to potentially turn this around somewhat.

 

[confuziz]

Why is Dance Central 2 charting but not 3 when the prices are similar?



I don't see that selling at all. At that price it would basically be the same thing as the Wii U but without the pad.

No, better graphics, more of an entertainment machine. Also, more support from Nintendo and 3rd party would work. 3rd party wouldn't need to bother with the pad.

 

[Carl]

You're absolutely right.

1 week in, lets pack it up guys.

Lol, ok

 

[electroplankton]

My god, UK market is really dying. Funny that some time ago, people were saying it would have been overcome Japan, lol.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Far, far too early to call for any long term failures, but that is poorer than I'd expect with the WiiU for both the time of year and it being a console launch at all.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Why is Dance Central 2 charting but not 3 when the prices are similar?

Mostly bundles, I think.

 

[liger05]

No, better graphics, more of an entertainment machine. Also, more support from Nintendo and 3rd party would work. 3rd party wouldn't need to bother with the pad.

Why do you assume the 3rd party support would be there?

 

[pieatorium]

My god, UK market is really dying. Funny that some time ago, people were saying it would have been overcome Japan, lol.

Number 7 in the all formats is 50k

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Highest WiiU game is at 27

That about does it for the WiiU, then

That about does what for Wii U?

 

[Windom Earle]

Nintendo might start to question some decisions.

 

[Phonomezer]

WiiU..... :/

I expect strong numbers over Christmas, but this doesn't inspire much confidence.

 

[Aquamarine]

Why is Dance Central 2 charting but not 3 when the prices are similar?



I don't see that selling at all. At that price it would basically be the same thing as the Wii U but without the pad.

It would be worse. The GameCube was the last Nintendo console that tried to go neck-and-neck with the PS2 / Xbox...

...and its worldwide sales are currently LOWER than the 3DS.

 

[Kenshin001]

Why is Dance Central 2 charting but not 3 when the prices are similar?

Bundles. It's the same reason Forza is there week after week.

 

[confuziz]

Why do you assume the 3rd party support would be there?

Because then it would be a 'real' next-gen device. Therefore, 3rd party would actually bother putting out new shiny games.

 

[m.i.s.]

UK market is really dying.

It's not that much different to what is happening elsewhere in the Western world. All dedicated gaming hardware and software is taking a hit. It's just that some are declining faster than others whilst yet others are facing near irrelevance.

 

[Windom Earle]

They seem to have some big problems in general in the UK. I assume they have a pretty shitty standing there these days.

I think with this price and no killer app, they automatically have a shitty standing.

 

[Sandfox]

No, better graphics, more of an entertainment machine. Also, more support from Nintendo and 3rd party would work. 3rd party wouldn't need to bother with the pad.

The €100 difference in price covers the tablet so I really wouldn't expect them to do much to improve the hardware at that price.

 

[SmokyDave]

I think with this price and no killer app, they automatically have a shitty standing.

I don't think abandoning the Wii did them any favours either.

 

[pswii60]

My god, UK market is really dying. Funny that some time ago, people were saying it would have been overcome Japan, lol.

So, Wii U stumbles and the UK market is dying?

I know UK sales have been down dramatically this year, but let's be honest, Wii U was never going to be the console to stir up the excitement again.

Anecdotally perhaps, but people are genuinely eagerly anticipating 720/PS4 news here. It's been too long between generations, and we're seeing the results of that in sales slumps across the world.

I'm not saying 720/PS4 will fix everything, but they'll definitely get the ball rolling. That coupled with a Wii U price drop + a likely barrage of must-have Nintendo games late 2013 and the industry will finally start to pick up again.

 

[Bumhead]

They seem to have some big problems in general in the UK. I assume they have a pretty shitty standing there these days.

Yeah, looking at the chart there's more to this than just the Wii U for the Nintendo. The 3DS doesn't look to be shifting much at the moment either. I hear Paper Mario had supply issues but even so, charting at 40 is not good.

The chart has a very familiar look to it for this time of year. Major annual franchises with games receiving huge pre-Christmas price cuts rising above some of the other noise. Other than Far Cry 3 and Hitman Absolution, which both had pretty big marketing, the UK top 10 is the years dance game, Call of Duty, Assassins Creed, FIFA and Halo, all across 360 and PS3, and what's left of the Wii's enourmous install base for Just Dance. All this chart says to me is that if you're not one of those 5 things and if you're not at 50% off, you're generally not charting all that well.

 

[SolarPowered]

I don't think abandoning the Wii did them any favours either.

I think not replacing the Wii quickly enough was the real problem. Microsoft practically tied a cinderblock to the Xbox and tossed it into a river, but they replaced it immediately with the Xbox 360. Nintendo collected profits from a zombie console for 2+ years in comparison and then expected everything to turn up rosy...

 

[walking fiend]

Wii U software sales are 'natural'; the system pre-orders were abysmal [less than Vita], so I guess it should be around a total of 60k or so of the system; it makes sense to have very low software sales.

 

[m.i.s.]

I'm not saying 720/PS4 will fix everything

It won't. Depending on how powerful MS /Sony go, it'll be years before they achieve any kind of market relevance or penetration as well.

If Wii U seriously stumbles, I wouldn't be surprised if MS and Sony wait until 2014 to launch successors. Why rush into a moribund economy and take on greater losses when your competitor is of no threat?

 

[Mpl90]

Yeah, but the 3DS also has been doing pretty shitty over there, NSMB2/Pokemon fell off the charts a lot faster than in other countries (if I remember correctly). I don't think the price is the main issue, 3DS isn't selling like hotcakes either.

Well, yes. In other countries we have NSMB2 in top 10, while in UK it's around 20th weekly. And we'll probably see Paper Mario having a much better debut in other European countries.

But still, this can't be the reason Wii U is doing this bad in UK. This is possibly a Vita-like trend.

 

[liger05]

Because then it would be a 'real' next-gen device. Therefore, 3rd party would actually bother putting out new shiny games.

just like it worked out for the gamecube.

 

[pieatorium]

What do you mean with that if I may ask ?

new releases barely making a dent in the top 10 even in the dry months

 

[Striek]

I think its mostly a result of offering a product thats not compelling for the pricepoint they want.

But doing (probably) ~60k in your first 10 days on the market is emblematic of a severe failure on multiple fronts. Software, hardware, price, marketing, all the U.S launch issues creating a negative image and the mediocre critical response etc.

But we've seen, the PS3 had a lot of these problems, and Sony managed to turn it around. Nintendo is already halfway through that process with the 3DS too. The Wii U launch will be a costly mistake and a squandered opportunity, but long term all bets are still off.

Price drop is coming, better/more exclusives are coming, better marketing? It'll be interesting to see Nintendo kick into high gear in 2013 in response.

 

[Tizoc]

Where did Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed rank this week?

 

[Dabanton]

I think with this price and no killer app, they automatically have a shitty standing.

I'd agree. The Wii was £179 at release plus it had two very important killer apps the Wiimote and Wii Sports.

Wii Sports was the major killer app for the Wii. I hope Nintendo didn't think that Nintendoland was going to do the same thing.

Too many competing devices this Christmas,no must have software, and no stand out feature

Sadly I don't see much sun coming to Nintendo over the next few months.

 

[Mpl90]

Wii U needs marketing full stop. Infomercials aren't working at all, Wii U needs imagination in advertisement. Something like the "U" in the US ads, that's a great imaginative thing to show in an ad.

 

[pieatorium]

Where did Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed rank this week?

16 on all formats chart

 

[m.i.s.]

I think its mostly a result of offering a product thats not compelling for the pricepoint they want.

But doing (probably) ~60k in your first 10 days on the market is emblematic of a severe failure on multiple fronts. Software, hardware, price, marketing, all the U.S launch issues creating a negative image and the mediocre critical response etc.

But we've seen, the PS3 had a lot of these problems, and Sony managed to turn it around. Nintendo is already halfway through that process with the 3DS too. The Wii U launch will be a costly mistake and a squandered opportunity, but long term all bets are still off.

Price drop is coming, better/more exclusives are coming, better marketing? It'll be interesting to see Nintendo kick into high gear in 2013 in response.

Bear in mind what other posters have said regarding Wii U. You can change your marketing, your price, your first party software, you can upgrade your OS and network features and footprint over time. All these things will help. What you can't do is change the hardware and technical specifications of your system to match what your competitors are doing.

 

[Rated-Rsuperstar]

Wii U needs marketing full stop. Infomercials aren't working at all, Wii U needs imagination in advertisement. Something like the "U" in the US ads, that's a great imaginative thing to show in an ad.

Edit - I read your post wrong but I agree with what you say.

 

[Majmun]

Nintendo released the WiiU too late.

The WiiU should've been released somewhere in 2010. By doing that, Nintendo could also think about releasing a new console in 2014/2015 that could actually compete with the competition.