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UK: Ghosts sells more copies on the PS4 than Wii U.

And there's no comment worth making about the mildly smirksome fact that one of those platforms isn't actually out yet?

Not worth just a little giggle?

The surprising bit isn't that it isn't out yet, but that it won't be out for another 3 weeks!

Basically people prefer to stare at a box for 3 weeks that play the game on WiiU today. That's another standard in failure altogether.
 
Lol I remember the hype here before the Wii U got released, almost everyone thought it was going to be the next big thing and destroy the competition just like that. Funny how things turned around...but I really wish all three companies to sell well.
 
Is the rest of the world as apathetic towards the Wii U as we are here in the UK? How about the rest of Europe or Australia? The US? Japan?!
WiiU is struggling in every single market, even those where the Wii cleaned up last gen.

Tracking well under the Gamecube last time I checked.
 
I disagree and think it's the best way of controlling a 3D videogame, but I dig your opinion.

I'm finding a massive difference in the capability of first person games when played with dual analogue vs wii remote pointer. Contrast Metroid Prime with Deus Ex. The latter falls to pieces when any combat is required. It is sluggish on either the gamepad, dual shock or 360 pad, and Ive played them all.

Metroid on the other hand ... similar paced game but I can double jump, spin 180 degrees and keep several targets under control and in my sights with relative ease.

Even Halo 2 never had that level of finesse (for a console game). No doubt Quake online players would be unimpressed, however.
 
I tried the PC version and yes its rubbish. I now own the WiiU version and compaired to what I saw of the 360 version its a good way better in the graphics department.
WiiU version is the best version of the game but lacks massive multiplayer install base and possibly dlc.

I was basing this on it having:

1) Lousy resolution
2) Probably no dlc (cf. BO2)
3) Probably no updates (cf. BO2)
4) No squad feature
5) no eshop version for potential digital buyers
 
It`s no wonder that Call of Duty: Ghosts for the Nintendo Wii U does not perform good, with no support and DLC`s. New Multiplayer Maps are really important for most Call of Duty: Ghosts gamers, and with the knowing that there will be no support and DLC`s for the Nintendo Wii U everyone will choose a platform where future DLC`s will be available!!!
 
Given how badly the Wii U is doing in the UK, I'm not really surprised.

Hmm, here in the States, I noticed Target doesn't even sell the Wii U version in stores.
 
Those are some shocking numbers, but I'm more interested by the abysmal PC sales.

That's because
1) COD is pretty much dead on PC. In a months time there will be less thank 5k people playing I bet.
2) No one buys PC retail. Well sorry something close to like 80% of game purchases is digital so a very small amount of people do still but those are mostly blizzard games I imagine with awesome boxes, not COD.

Nope, Shooter games are more often sold boxed in the UK:

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http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/exclusive-the-uk-pc-download-charts/0123522
 
Can anyone who owns a copy for Wii U tell us the number of player's currently online? I think there was quite a vast difference last year on BO2 compared to current gen. It's also a factor to consider when multiplayer is so important to COD whether there is enough of a player base there for a good experience.
 
Blame Nintendo for shifting public focus AWAY from the greatest FPS control method ever devised by man, in favour of a second screen that no one wanted or asked for. *smh*
 
God damn this is bad for the Wii U. Iwata said new console launch is good for their console but I really doubt it.
 
Nope, Shooter games are more often sold boxed in the UK:

Irrelevant. CoD Ghost's peak multiplayer population for the last 24 hours has already dipped below Counter Strike 1.6's peak multiplayer population for the same 24 hours, and was below Civ V's population the day after release. CoD is pretty dead on PC.
 
Irrelevant. CoD Ghost's peak multiplayer population for the last 24 hours has already dipped below Counter Strike 1.6's peak multiplayer population for the same 24 hours, and was below Civ V's population the day after release. CoD is pretty dead on PC.

Completely relevant, because people were saying that nobody bought PC games retail. So the PC sales are abysmal, and more shocking than the Wii U sales.
 
Didn't the preorders for the PS4 games get shipped this week?

Anyway, not surprised, WiiU is dead in the UK.
Quite why this isn't on the eShop I don't know, the only easy way to pick up a game now really.
 
Why should it die? It's better than the Wii, miles better.
Ahem.

I could argue all day about why the Wii is a good system and why this "hate" for the console will dissipate once people look back and see how many good games got made for the console. The Wii U is quickly heading towards having the worst library for any major home console since the Atari Jaguar (okay, it's not that bad, but still, underwhelming to say the leaslt).
FryHole said:
There would be one bright side in the lack of Wii U threads for certain people to shit up.

COD is never going to succeed on Wii U, the two just don't fit - generalising madly, COD is not why people buy the console. The only way I can see for third parties to (maybe) succeed on the platform is by making mid-tier unique games designed to its strengths. No need to try and push the graphics envelope, just games with a nice art style, solid mechanics and a budget that allows for failure without too much pain.
This is why the Wii turned out to be such a good platform. What it lacked in multi-platform games, it made it up in many solid games that can't be found on other platforms (or at least started on the Wii). I feel as if ports are done of PS4/Xbox One version, they should also be done differently while maintaining the same quality as the PS4/Xbox One version.
 
People who are smart enough to buy a Wii U aren't dumb enough to buy a shitty port of a shitty game series.
Ah yes, the "impossibly high standards" argument that gets tossed out whenever a third party multuplat does poorly on the WiiU. Never mind that there's no evidence suggesting such crazy high product intelligence among non-core gamers, draw a conclusion based on what sounds best instead of what makes the most sense. A reverse Occam's Razor.

Let's call it Iwata's Razor: the more improbable explanation, which refuses to acknowledge the most apparent market truths, and makes the most assumptions about consumer behavior, is the best explanation.
 
Completely relevant, because people were saying that nobody bought PC games retail. So the PC sales are abysmal, and more shocking than the Wii U sales.

The PC sales are in-line with every everything after Modern Warfare 2 going by Steam player numbers (and previous UK charts). It's true that people still buy PC games at retail (I believe PC retail sales outdo 3DS+Wii U combined in the UK, and it's grown 5% since last year looking at your link), CoD just isn't one of those big sellers on the platform and hasn't been for a while.
 
The PC sales are in-line with every everything after Modern Warfare 2 going by Steam player numbers. It's true that people still buy PC games at retail (I believe PC retail sales outdo 3DS+Wii U combined in the UK, and it's grown 5% since last year looking at your link), CoD just isn't one of those big sellers on the platform and hasn't been for a while.

Eh you sure that's true anymore that 2DS alone is highest selling console in the UK currently probably will probably link in closely to Pokémon's sales etc.
 
Watch_Dogs is possibly the last serious 3rd party port on the wii u. If nobody buys it, kiss third parties goodbye.
 
I was basing this on it having:

1) Lousy resolution
2) Probably no dlc (cf. BO2)
3) Probably no updates (cf. BO2)
4) No squad feature
5) no eshop version for potential digital buyers

1- Lousy resolution ... what?
2- Probably no DLC, for sure, and that's probably good since DLC would split the meager userbase even more.
3- There are updates in the works, actually they seem to be on update #2 at the moment:
link
4- Wrong: I have the WiiU version it has the Squad feature. Allows you to play Squad online as well... Extinction too.
5- Eshop version would be nice since it does not charge taxes and you get the DDP points. No deal breaker though; got my disk copy from Newegg for $45.
 
It`s no wonder that Call of Duty: Ghosts for the Nintendo Wii U does not perform good, with no support and DLC`s. New Multiplayer Maps are really important for most Call of Duty: Ghosts gamers, and with the knowing that there will be no support and DLC`s for the Nintendo Wii U everyone will choose a platform where future DLC`s will be available!!!

This right here.
 
People who are smart enough to buy a Wii U aren't dumb enough to buy a shitty port of a shitty game series.

Yes. This must be it. You cracked the code.

I hope you're joking, because otherwise that's the most salty post I have read in a long while.
 
I just cant work out why Nintendo dont just stick to handhelds and be software only for consoles, give it one more try sure but after that surely it just makes so much sense? the handhelds do well so stick with those, then make a ton of money off software
 
If you're a Nintendo fan, the Wii U's library is pretty great already
Not saying a lot. There are some worthwhile Nintendo games on the console, but that is to be expected. Even then, the first/second-party library falls behind in comparison to the previous console, which saw great if not outstanding first/second-party outputs. At best, it keeps the console from being horrible, but it still doesn't save it from being Nintendo's worst home console yet.
 
I find it really hard to believe that almost 100% of puzzle games on PC are sold at retail.

Stuff like JewelQuest I gather. I reckon there's such a large amount of free / f2p online puzzle games that people don't buy them at digital stores; actual copies are only picked up by the moms and dads that go into brick and mortar shops.
 
1- Lousy resolution ... what?
2- Probably no DLC, for sure, and that's probably good since DLC would split the meager userbase even more.
3- There are updates in the works, actually they seem to be on update #2 at the moment:
link
4- Wrong: I have the WiiU version it has the Squad feature. Allows you to play Squad online as well... Extinction too.
5- Eshop version would be nice since it does not charge taxes and you get the DDP points. No deal breaker though; got my disk copy from Newegg for $45.


1) 880 x 720 - to be fair, it's the same as PS360 but I would expect more, since they're from 2005/2006, and the Wii U has better specs.

3/4) I could be wrong, this was just hearsay from fellow gaffers. :(
 
Man, I still can't believe the Wii U crashed and burned how it did.
I remember lurking through the Wii U Speculation threads here and being hyped in some other forums that I used to visit. I hope Nintendo will be able to turn the situation around.
 
Man, I still can't believe the Wii U crashed and burned how it did.
I remember lurking through the Wii U Speculation threads here and being hyped in some other forums that I used to visit. I hope Nintendo will be able to turn the situation around.

I don't.

I don't want Nintendo to put another system like Wii U out again.
 
This is why the Wii turned out to be such a good platform. What it lacked in multi-platform games, it made it up in many solid games that can't be found on other platforms (or at least started on the Wii). I feel as if ports are done of PS4/Xbox One version, they should also be done differently while maintaining the same quality as the PS4/Xbox One version.

Following on from what I've posted earlier, it's probably too much to ask that the major publishers dedicate significant resources to making exclusive, lower specced games for the Wii U, but I do wonder if there's a possibility for smaller studios to resurface on the system after being crushed between AAA and mobile. Pipe dream, perhaps, at this point at least. Nintendo need to do all the heavy lifting first to get the user base to the point that others have someone to sell to.
 
1- Lousy resolution ... what?
2- Probably no DLC, for sure, and that's probably good since DLC would split the meager userbase even more.
3- There are updates in the works, actually they seem to be on update #2 at the moment:
link
4- Wrong: I have the WiiU version it has the Squad feature. Allows you to play Squad online as well... Extinction too.
5- Eshop version would be nice since it does not charge taxes and you get the DDP points. No deal breaker though; got my disk copy from Newegg for $45.

He meant clans. The clan system is not on the Wii U.

This thread is full of snarky comment but what do you expect when Activision was killing off the fan base since COD: MW Reflex. I am not going to post all the issues each release had on Nintendo consoles but we all know they all were crap compared to the other versions.

Even if they release a proper call of duty next year on par with the Xbone and PS4, it wouldn't matter much. They killed what little fanbase they had. Call of Duty is a game that thrives on it playerbase and by shitting up previous versions, player moved on to other consoles. Support in the past was shit too and even BO2 had a lot of issue with it premier feature, the pointer controls, it was crap. Ghost pointer controls are a lot better but what is the point? Still missing features, who wants to play full price for a game with missing features?
 
People who are smart enough to buy a Wii U aren't dumb enough to buy a shitty port of a shitty game series.

Honestly if other games were selling really great on the Wii U you'd have a case, but stuff like TW101 and ZombiU bombed on it as well. I'd love for it to foster cool unique games over more CoD sales, but it's not doing either right now.
 
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