Aquamarine
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No he's not.
He runs the day-to-day operations of Nintendo of America.
On the side he acts as a PR representative.
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E3: Reggie on Wii U beating Xbox and PlayStation
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No he's not.
He runs the day-to-day operations of Nintendo of America.
On the side he acts as a PR representative.
This:
Amazeballs
Member
That's what I got from all of this. I'm not sure why people are basing their arguments on the premise that the Wii U will beat the PS4. Console wars insecurities, maybe? *shrug*
Isn't it also actually correct that Wii U is tracking behind Dreamcast sales?
You guys are funny.
Tidus_Great
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wii u aint gonna outsell ps4 or xbone but with xenoblade X, zelda U , mario maker and other titles it will still have some decent sales eventually when the price is cut.
To be honest ps4 + wii u are the best combo this gen.
To be honest ps4 + wii u are the best combo this gen.
Ninja Scooter
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Then use the GC numbers, not the inflated Wii ones. I'm not denying that mk8 and smash bros will sell well. Even NSMBu has also sold really well. The effect that will have on console sales outside if a temporary bump is another story. Throwing out the Wii Mario kart 30 million figure as if there are 30 million hardcore mk fans just waiting to buy a Wii u is disingenuous.
Woo-Fu
Banned
He did say they're going to lose the race by not saying they would win it. Would you see a PR not saying they're going to win when they think they're going to win? No.
What I would have said is something about "...our pipeline of great games insuring that we'll remain competitive throughout the generation and a great platform of choice for any gamer."
Plenty will double dip mk7 didn't stop mk8 from buying MK8 in huge numbers. Local multi in smash is gigantic and there is incentive to own both of them.
Why couldn't he have said this?? Getting caught up in console war BS is the fastest way to have the media zoom in and amplify on all the areas your company comes up short in comparison to the competition.
Not sure what he means by "dirty little secret". Anyone can take a look at sales reports. And if they do, they'll see that the PS4 has been comfortable ahead of the Wii U for at least 2 months now.
Also, he might want to lower his NPD expectations a bit. MK8 will give it a solid boost, but Watch_Dogs says no deal.
Also, he might want to lower his NPD expectations a bit. MK8 will give it a solid boost, but Watch_Dogs says no deal.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Xbox One's last NPD was dreadful.
last reported numbers were
7M PS4s SOLD (Sony PR)
6.1M Wii Us SHIPPED (Nintendo financials)
5M XBONEs SHIPPED (MS PR)
Officerrob
Banned
I'm pretty sure it still outsold the Wii U by quite a bit though
BananaSprinkles
Banned
Yeah. But then the announcement of the cheaper version of the Xbone with Mario Kart 8 being released for the Wii U might have bumped it past the Xbone for May.
vagabondarts
Member
Dear Reggie, Miyamoto is watching you.
Miyamoto laying down the law. wow.
Those third party games are the biggest sellers of the year.
Brainiac 8
Member
PR spokesman for a company spins information to paint company in a positive light, more at 11!
dude... the statement you quoted is what a lawyer says when his client just chopped up his family. Not what an executive of a large electronics manufacturer says when trying to make his product appealing to sell.
rokkerkory
Member
I expect X1 to be 3rd vs PS4 and Wii U in May.
Aaron Strife
Banned
I wonder if Reggie was talking about the NPD that will be released for June (which would cover this month) or the one that will be released on Monday (which would cover May 2014).
If he's talking about June 2014, he might be seeing some great Wii U sales to make a statement like that.
Michael Armbrust
Member
It shipped 6.17 million at the end of last quarter. Being past 6 million sold through is all but guaranteed. If MK has been a miracle worker, then it could have just reached 6.5 million.
Aquamarine
Member
wait...what?
Neff
Member
We don't know right now.
Some factors of Dreamcast's performance you can attribute to Wii U's, some you can't. Today's games industry is also a very different place to the one it was 15 years ago. Sega's console is never a good comparison for assessing Wii U's future success or lack of.
holy crap! I never thought about it, but Wii U could actually beat XBONE in the May NPD. Doesn't mean much long term but still. damn.
the response you quoted said to either say "no comment", which is NEVER acceptable (or even done) by a commercial company.. or "we're not going to answer your question but instead are going to feed you the company mission statement" which again is extremely disrespectful and pretty distancing for a company ultimately trying to sell a product.
edit - ultimately it's exactly like sports.. "why did you lose?" Does anyone ever answer "because we are the worst team in the league!" No it's "we tried some things out there, we had some good plays, but it just wasn't enough to pull the game out" on scores of 27-3. Is it spin? Sure. Is it also good for morale, shows dedication and desire, appreciates the fans/consumers, etc? Again, this isn't the white house trying to shut down a scandal. Ultimately this is a company trying to get you to buy their stuff. It always ends up being about selling that idea.
eddfromtheriver
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YOSP says... Let him dream.
Portugeezer
Member
That's some good spin.
Sure. If by comfortably you mean dog shit
Officerrob
Banned
Sure, very plausible, but that looks much more like a one month abnormality than a trend
eddfromtheriver
Banned
This i agree with.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
The WiiU has ben out for 18 months and has shipped 6.17 million
The PS4 being out for 5 months has sold 7 million
The XB1 being out for 5 months has shipped 5 million.
The WiiU isn't going to keep up with either of them.
thecouncil
Banned
That's a really good point. Now you've got me wondering why he didn't add in the part about tracking behind Dreamcast.
Aquamarine
Member
What? Yes we do...at least in USA and Japanese markets.
Wii U LTD as of April 2014 (NPD USA sales to consumers): 2.35 million
Dreamcast LTD as of April 2001 (NPD USA sales to consumers): 3.29 million
Wii U LTD as of June 8th, 2014 (Famitsu Japanese sales to consumers): 1,782,283
Dreamcast LTD as of June 11th, 2000 (Famitsu Japanese sales to consumers): 1,497,832
Imperfected
Member
"I couldn't tell you how much the PS4 and XB1 are going to sell, but I'm confident that Wii-U sales will be up for the year off the back of the great upcoming games we have scheduled for release."
Reggie's actually a very competent PR guy, he usually knows the competent PR guy answer.
Catchpenny
Member
Not gonna lie, I kinda love Reggie for having the balls to try THAT spin.
Not a fair assessment imo... The Xbox was heavily front loaded, and has not been lighting up the sales charts. The Wii U lineup looks great, and I don't think the Xbox is going catch up to the Wii U in sales till the end of next year at the earliest, a lot can happen in that time.
Co-signed.
Neff
Member
This is great, but install base and market share is more relevant financially speaking than performance from launch, and rarely reflects it.
I'm not talking about Wii U 'catching' the other platforms either. I'd be surprised if it did. But thanks to a guy with a beanie avatar doing some spin of his own for the purposes of a Wii U shit thread, it seems like many are.
Assuming that Mario Kart hasn't changed things considerably, that's fair enough then.
Riposte
Member
It can theoretically be pulled off, but I certainly don't think Nintendo could pull it off. Their approach is extremely limited. The Wii U made too many small, but damning mistakes in its fundamental design (not being able to share game development between 3DS/Wii U for one example), although that's in hindsight.
(Reggie is just keeping up face, so cut him some slack.)
(Reggie is just keeping up face, so cut him some slack.)
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
As he's the company COO he needs to be competitive and optimistic
Plus since this industry is unpredictable no body knows what might happen The Wii had failure written all over it yet it became successful. The PS3 was declared the killer of Sony but Sony managed to turn it around.
Plus since this industry is unpredictable no body knows what might happen The Wii had failure written all over it yet it became successful. The PS3 was declared the killer of Sony but Sony managed to turn it around.
AstroNut325
Member
lol
I think we all know that already yeah, Reggie.
WTF... is this real? IF yes... can you provide source?
Aquamarine
Member
It's pure fun and great fan service.
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