Acquiescence
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That single ray of light just prior to the looming storm clouds of this fall's next-gen consoles.
You use percentages when actual sales are not all that impressive, its PR 101.
I hope this is start of something for them though.
Congrats to the 157 new Wii U owners
But they didn't sell 0 before this...685% of zero is still zero, Nintendo.
It sold at least 685 units, its better than nothing!
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?
And for Majora's Mask Remake
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.I'm certain the hard number is far less impressive though.
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?
So, with only 6 months for development, we are closer to a majora's mask remake? Fap fap fap
Oh so you have a 3DS too?
Shuddup, Nintendo will give a proper remake to the best 3D Zelda, and not a sub-par one like OoT 3DS.
That actually suggests the situation is very dire for Nintendo...
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.
it's just that none of the games people buy Nintendo systems for are available on the console.
Wii U wasn't even selling 1k a week in the UK. The sales are still shit.
Right now, Math must be crying on a corner in its room.
Very eager to see the 3D World numbers. Think those will seal the consoles fate either way.
Clearing out that launch stock.
Also, Zelda is better than Wonderful QTE.
Clearing out that launch stock.
Also, Zelda is better than Wonderful QTE.
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. 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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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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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
So 6.85 times more than last week (Maths.gif)
Last week was probably ~1000 right?
Ahh ok thanks for the information. I was unaware the basic pack was still available in the UK.