Acquiescence
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MCV: Wii U UK sales spike 685% on Zelda launch
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they're probably hoping it's more than something
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Thanks for these amazing contributions.
Though sure, the percentage suggests that the situation is pretty shit for Wii U.
But they didn't sell 0 before this...
Well, at least that's at least 685 sold! Games sells systems, who'da thought it!?
That isn't what 685% means. If you sell 1 unit one week and 7 units the next week, your sales have gone up by 600%.
I'm curious how this breaks down.
Is Zelda selling to people that have never played Wind Waker, and somehow a 10 year old remake is selling them on a new console, or is this selling to Nintendo fans? If the latter, wouldn't they have already bought in from Pikmin 3, or Nintendoland?
or is this just hitting the point of critical mass? Enough quality Nintendo games for reasonable people to consider it worthwhile jumping onboard?
Is Zelda selling to people that have never played Wind Waker, and somehow a 10 year old remake is selling them on a new console, or is this selling to Nintendo fans? If the latter, wouldn't they have already bought in from Pikmin 3, or Nintendoland?
or is this just hitting the point of critical mass? Enough quality Nintendo games for reasonable people to consider it worthwhile jumping onboard?
acm2000
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but seriously, I bet it's something like 7000, 8000 at best
peanutbutterlatte
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Very eager to see the 3D World numbers. Think those will seal the consoles fate either way.
Like a lot of other folks have been saying, this doesn't really mean much without sales prior to wind waker's launch. As far as we know Wii U sales in the UK have been pretty terrible thus far, however an increase is still an increase so Nintendo must at least be somewhat happy about that.
MrChocolate
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peanutbutterlatte
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Oh so you have a 3DS too?
Davey Cakes
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An increase is an increase. If a remake can spike sales a bit, maybe Nintendo's other first party titles can collectively spike the console to mildly respectable numbers over the next year.
The Wii U will never replicate the Wii and it may barely hit Gamecube levels. No problem admitting that (for now). But, as long as it's able to survive then all of us Nintendo fans can continue to enjoy quality Nintendo console games and that's why we can afford to enjoy the good news.
andthebeatgoeson
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So, with only 6 months for development, we are closer to a majora's mask remake? Fap fap fap
I never played WW. I have the GC game for, the Wii but I didn't want to play it in SD after seeing those Dolphin screenshots and I couldn't get Dolphin to run WW without the sound breaking up. So yes, WW HD was for me a system seller. And I'm actually pleased with the Wii because it's a fun experience and WW HD looks stunning. (I'm not a traditional Nintendo fan BTW. My preferred systems are PS3 and PC)
peanutbutterlatte
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You'd have to ask Grezzo what they're doing, 3DS lineup in 2014 pretty bare atm...
metalslimer
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Wii U wasn't even selling 1k a week in the UK. The sales are still shit.
MrChocolate
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Shuddup, Nintendo will give a proper remake to the best 3D Zelda, and not a sub-par one like OoT 3DS.
peanutbutterlatte
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Nope they'll do the easiest option with the most profit. And that be MM3D. I'll be playing it by the end of 2015, mark my words
And dude, they already remade the best Zelda. Wind Waker HD is now available in all good retailers.
Senor Kami
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Not that dire imo. The sales spike shows that the system at it's core isn't a failure or a concept consumers are rejecting, it's just that none of the games people buy Nintendo systems for are available on the console. When one of them does come out, even if it's just an HD remake, people come out of the woodwork to pick it up.
Not saying Ninty is going to go back to Wii numbers, but they'll do respectable once they actually bother to put out the games and series that they know people actually want.
metalslimer
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Out of the woodwork? These numbers are still bad.
pieatorium
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nsmbu
Have a source on this? I'd really like some solid numbers to work with.
Percentages are hard. Apparently.
To find some kind of base number couldn't we take last weeks UK sales of the top 40. If I am not mistaken the chart counts every Nintendo Land sold in a WiiU (which is outside the top 40). So if we can find the lowest hard number in the top 40 it could atleast give us some idea? Sorry if I am wrong based on this idea.
Well it's certainly their key title for this holday ...
...but unless "Cat Mario" is something that really makes female consumers "squee".....then I don't see it having the required impact.
Mario Kart 8 is the key going forward..and may well hit at a time when PS4/Xbone hype has started to diminish. If that doesn't sell hardware then nothing will. It's a massive franchise, it has a great gimmick for marketing with the anti grav, it's visually stunning..and hopefully they might shave off another $50 from the hardware when it launches so the Wii U will be at a more mass market price.
They have the game to sell the system...it all comes down to how badly Nintendo messes up the marketing.
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clearing out them launch zelda bundles
frankie_baby
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so one incredible game is better than another incredible game, ok and good of you to point out the QTEs in w101 not normally the biggest fan of them but they are fantastic and insane in it aren't they, you must agree
mash to protect earth was hilarious
sixteen-bit
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Wii U hitting its stride.
frankie_baby
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nintendoland is available separately and not every wii u includes nintendoland, there's the basic pack and also probably some zombie u packs and monster hunter packs floating around still
peanutbutterlatte
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The 3DS was in a very rough patch before a price cut and 3D Land came along. It's exactly the sort of game that made Nintendo what they are in the first place.
Ahh ok thanks for the information. I was unaware the basic pack was still available in the UK.
I think that would be generous but itnt a bad number to use.
frankie_baby
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there's even 2 shiny new basic bundles that were announced yesterday (though both those do include nintendoland, just to be confusing)
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