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[Jigorath]

Q: Will the Wii U ever outsell the Xbox One or PlayStation 4?

A: The dirty little secret is if you look at life-to-date numbers, between Sony and Nintendo they’d be pretty close in terms of PS4 vs. Wii U, with Xbox coming in third place. I think it’s going to be a three-horse race for the balance of this cycle.

Full interview here

Spin me if old.

 

[BY2K]

Oof, good luck with that, Reggie.

 

[Riki]

This won't end well.

 

[Ein Bear]

The year's head start is an even bigger secret, apparently.

 

[Silky]

Shoulda said "IM GONNA KICK THEIR ASS"

 

[CoffeeExpress]

give it a year

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

The big secret is: 'Not my problem.'

Play.The.Game.

 

[rokkerkory]

Full interview here

Spin me if old.

Uhhh sure Reggie. How about keep making great games and let the sales take care of itself?

 

[DNAbro]

Unless the wii u starts selling like crazy, that ain't happening Reggie.

 

[Phazon]

The year's head start is an even bigger secret, apparently.

lol

I think we all know that already yeah, Reggie .

 

[RurouniZel]

Dat spin.

Had a great E3 Reggie but it still ain't happenin'.

Not worldwide anyway.

 

[Cipherr]

 

[DemurOnion]

This is hilarious. Good luck.

 

[axisofweevils]

More importantly, in the same interview, he mentions Metroid as an IP phones won't have, once again indicating a new Metroid is in the works.

 

[prwxv3]

I don't think so bro

 

[Carl]

World class spin right there.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Reggie, what have you done

 

[Kurdel]

What else would he say?

 

[Thorakai]

He isn't going to make their brand look bad.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

A delusional mess.

But honestly, Wii U deserves to sell a lot more than what it's selling right now.

Even if it' still #3, it deserves more.

 

[Jonboy]

...between Sony and Nintendo they’d be pretty close in terms of PS4 vs. Wii U...

Umm....what? That doesn't make any sense at all.

 

[Gamerloid]

Well, he sure as heck wasn't going to say "we're dead when it comes to sales."

 

[Uncle Rupee]

Dude just admitted that the Wii U has been overtaken despite a year's head start

 

[Shadow Hog]

I'd love the Wii U to take off, but what I'm seeing is the Wii U not even catching up to the Xbone. Having most of your third-parties outright abandon you is kind of a big deal.

 

[Platinum_D]

His body was not Ready lol

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Wii U is presently on pace to be the #1 selling Nintendo home console platform in this generation.

 

[Radec]

Q: When I talked to a Sony executive yesterday, he said they feel your pain; they’ve been there with the PS3 launch. It’s hard to get rolling with an entirely new platform.

A: The thing that is so wonderful about this industry is every time new systems launch it’s a reset — it’s pushing that reset button.

So for Nintendo, by far we had the largest installed base during the Wii generation, but you hit that reset button and you have to start all over again. In the end we think what’s going to drive a successful life for a platform is having a great, regular pace of content. We feel good about that now.

great answer.

 

[And_Gignac]

Don't lie to yourself Reggie.

Wii U won't outsell ps4.

Maaaaybe x1 if Microsoft doesn't recover from the mess. Still, Wii U software quality stomps all over the other two as of 2015.

 

[bigkrev]

Oh Reggie. You should learn when to keep your mouth shut

 

[Vandiger]

 

[-Horizon-]

Ehhh, I don't expect it to, sorry Reggie.

I'll throw in a gif though.

 

[frankie_baby]

If they can cut the price this year I'd say second place worldwide Is still a very good possibility, outside of us/uk the x bone ain't gonna do much

 

[enzo_gt]

Obligatory:

 

[King_Moc]

Dude just admitted that the Wii U has been overtaken despite a year's head start

Would it have been less funny if he'd have denied it?

What would you have said?

 

[MilesTeg]

Reggie confirms in the interview that Smash Bros Wii U will launch before Toad's Treasure Tracker. Good sign.

 

[Jomjom]

Huh are the Wii U and PS4 really close? I thought PS4 is pretty comfortably ahead now?

 

[Rhaknar]

no matter how good of a E3 nintendo had (and they did) third parties still dont give 2 fucks about the Wii U, and will give even less fucks as we get into proper current gen shit (ps4/xbone) with no remote chance of Wii U versions

 

[borghe]

his current analysis is not wrong. his future analysis is recklessly optimistic.

Huh are the Wii U and PS4 really close? I thought PS4 is pretty comfortably ahead now?

worldwide PS4 and Wii U are close*

*closer** than PS4 and XBONE.

**by a little***.

***for now.

 

[NewVegasDog]

Well, now this is embarrassing.

 

[Aquamarine]

The spin levels are off the charts, my god.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Sony's going to start walking away from the wii u at a rapid pace off the western sales, but I can see it outselling the xbone.

 

[Kriken]

Well that's one way to say "Despite a year's head start, we're tracking behind the PS4"

 

[Mortemis]

Wii U is presently on pace to be the #1 selling Nintendo home console platform in this generation.

Yep, Wii U is absolutely murdering the competition in that regard.

 

[WickedLaharl]

Sure there are 3 horses in this race but one has stepped on a landmine and is now missing its back legs.

 

[I-hate-u]

I hope its a truly 3 leg race so we keep getting great games from them. But I don't think that will happen.

 

[Uncle Rupee]

Would it have been less funny if he'd have denied it?

What would you have said?

I would have admitted that the Wii U has had a rough start but that they're doing everything they can to change the tide.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Someone flip that line graph gif around.

 

[AkimbO_Arcana]

It's laughable. But I prefer this to cloud bullshit any day of the week.

 

[dc89]

I love Reggie

 

[vinnygambini]

The spin levels are off the charts, my god.

Let him dream.