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[simplythebest]

In UK tradition, everyone will try and sell their Wii U a few months later, once they're bored of Mario Kart 8.

So you're saying it's gonna be kinda like this?

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

I hate you all.

Edit: wrong thread, was meant for mario kart one.

 

[elyetis]

But I was told everyone interested enough in mario kart already owned a Wii U.

 

[Currygan]

the actually good news is that MK8 has a monstrous lasting appeal, so hopefully these people keep playing the console insteada selling it after one month

anyway,

 

[Projectjustice]

666%?! So Nintendo has turned to the Dark Prince for help? Lol

It's funny how people just wait for certain Nintendo games to buy their system.

 

[GamerJM]

In UK tradition, everyone will try and sell their Wii U a few months later, once they're bored of Mario Kart 8.

If they sell their Wii Us then someone somewhere will have to buy them.

 

[massoluk]

Need a luigi death stare version.

Seriously. Luigi death stare in there for NPD/Media Create threads and we're good to go.

 

[Terrified]

Tescos £200 bundle probably responsible, right? HUKD was all over it.

John Lewis were selling the basic bundle for £112. I think it sold out in minutes.

 

[Hasney]

It's funny how people just wait for certain Nintendo games to buy their system.

Well it's better than buying it before a game you want is out!

If they sell their Wii Us then someone somewhere will have to buy them.

CEX will buy owt.

 

[emalord]

This is good news in the end.

I loved the GameCube even if it wasn't successfull overall, but it gave me RE4, REbirth, PRIME, Viewtiful Joe and Luigi's Mansion. Some of my most beloved games EVER.

So even if WiiU is "doomed" he already gave me DKCTF (best platform in years and best game of 2014 so far), MK8, W101 while still waiting for Bayo2, SSB and X.

Maybe it will give me a bunch of games in the end, but it seriously risks to became one of my most beloved consoles nonetheless (it's already better than the first Xbox that gave me HALO CE, Panzer Dragoon Orta, JSRF, Riddik and really nothing else as accomplished as WiiU top-titles (maybe I'm forgetting something, but sure not much).

 

[gamergirly]

666%?! So Nintendo has turned to the Dark Prince for help? Lol

It's funny how people just wait for certain Nintendo games to buy their system.

Got a few more hitters coming later this year to complement MK8

 

[herod]

John Lewis were selling the basic bundle for £112. I think it sold out in minutes.

it was a mistake and no sales were honoured

 

[spekkeh]

the actually good news is that MK8 has a monstrous lasting appeal, so hopefully these people keep playing the console insteada selling it after one month

anyway,

They misspelled Ingurland

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

and during the coming years. No third party means you are forever destined to have a patchy release schedule with software droughts.

It's still not sunk in for people yet, has it?

Maybe it'll sink in after all the 'not this year' delays at E3.

patchy software schedule and software droughts isn't going to be the WiiUs problem alone.

 

[Makonero]

You just became a G.

Best Luigi-gloat gif yet.

 

[Neff]

Motivated, feelgood training montage with Iwata now, please.

Spoiler

With him and Reggie running in the surf and hugging.

Spoiler

I know that was from III and not II, but still.

Also, big launch and inevitable strong word of mouth means that if anything has the chance of being the title that breaks the dam and starts the flood, or healthy trickle, it's this one.

 

[Mango The Magician]

I wonder if it'll be the second best selling Mario Kart in the US? If it is it pretty much confirms that at least some of the Wii's expanded userbase is still out there, I think, I'm not sure how this works.

Also, I'm dreading that I can't get MK8 till the fourth, I need it so badly! All I got right now is the extra levels in DKCTF that I never finished, and all they're doing is pissing me off. Who seriously invented Bopopolis?

 

[Raitaro]

Oh shit it was foretold all along

Kudos for bringing this one back! Couldn't be more appropriate ever.

Always glad to hear positive news regarding the Wii U (or any system for that matter), but even more so when it comes paired with such coincedences (or "coincedences") with strange numbers or percentages.

 

[BasilZero]

Devi....Iwata May Cry

 

[Terrified]

it was a mistake and no sales were honoured

Ah, scratch that then. I apparently missed the fallout from this one. Shoulda gone back to the thread and read it...

 

[Currygan]

666%?! So Nintendo has turned to the Dark Prince for help? Lol

It's funny how people just wait for certain Nintendo games to buy their system.

there's people buying a WiiU for a Luigi gif, lol! I guess it's all good for Nintendo

 

[Dehnus]

Iwata

Pact

Devil

That was also my thought after reading that percentage .

But still, the game really deserves it . It's been ages since I had that much fun on line . It's really pick up and play .

 

[Cosmic Ego]

Wii U confirmed as the Anti-Christ of video games.

 

[Majmun]

I hope it holds.

The Wii U is quite a bad system imo, but the game deserves to smash.

 

[big_erk]

You just became a G.

After all Wii is his middle name. Lu-Wii_Gee.

Uh, and U is in his first name.

Yeah, yeah, that fits.

 

[Dehnus]

Nintendo effed up.

they got nothing lined up after this boost. I'm sure it will last for a couple of weeks at the most, but another "AAA" from Nintendo would have helped tremendously in keeping up the demand.

damn shame.

Bayonetta 2? X? Smash Bross?

 

[def sim]

hail luigi

 

[NZNova]

Release games people want, and people will buy your console to play them? Huh!

 

[cyberheater]

the actually good news is that MK8 has a monstrous lasting appeal, so hopefully these people keep playing the console insteada selling it after one month

anyway,

Was that picture taken in Scotland.

 

[KingSnake]

I think the biggest news here is that this is the second best MK launch week ever. For a Nintendo console seen as the worst among Nintendo consoles this is a real achievement. If this is replicated in Japan and US then this might mean that Nintendo can still make it profitable and support it until they are really ready to properly launch new hardware.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Woo! I was holding out hope it would be the system seller it needs

Fecking everyone loves Mario Kart. It has Minecraft like interest from the casual gamer. You'd expect most parents/grandparents would grab NSMB and Mario Kart before anything else. Pretty sure my in-laws are going to grab a MK bundle this Xmas and pack the Wii/Mario Kart combo away finally.

 

[gigantor21]

Plenty of fairly predictable replies already, but:

• A significant hardware boost and a strong debut is a Good Thing.
• Percentage increases can be deceptive, and a massive percentage increase doesn't necessarily translate to a massive boost in unit sales if the baseline was already low.
• The importance of MK8 is in how it improves the wider performance of the system, which won't be apparent for a while. A strong first week is fine, but sustaining HW sales and driving new customers to the platform is better.
• This doesn't "save" the Wii U, but just as with any other struggling platform a strong software release that gets plenty of attention helps.

Well, that's just great. Now I have nothing of value to add. Thanks. :/

Seriously though, great post and I agree. As good as the news is, how much it lifts the system over time is going to be the key issue. And considering how thin the rest of the year's release schedule is, I'm not sure if Nintendo is in a position to even capitalize on this in the short term (i.e. the next few months). But we'll see.

 

[KillerMan91]

Percent increases are pretty useless without knowing what it sold week before. Probably that 95% increase for PS4 was way bigger unit wise than this 666% increase for WiiU. When it comes to purely software MK8 did really well though.

 

[plank]

You just became a G.

Someone post the one gif with him and Toadette.

 

[Baron_Calamity]

Completely anecdotal, I was in a gamestop this weekend (US) and they sad they completely sold out of all new and used WiiUs and most other gamestops in the area had done so as well. It might be a really big month for them.

 

[jts]

Oh shit it was foretold all along

The artwork on this is beautiful.

Though Wario's eyes are out of sync.

 

[evilromero]

Bayonetta 2? X? Smash Bross?

That's your answer? Two of those games are likely 2015 and Smash is end of the year.

 

[Hip Hop]

Bayonetta 2? X? Smash Bross?

Bayonetta and X will do very little (kind of like how Wonderful 101 did) for the console. Only one to cause a big boost again will be Smash, and that's till the end of the year. Basically half a year of the console will be dormant once again.

I really don't see Bayonetta and X as hot sellers at all.

 

[Morfeo]

Second best Mario Kart launch ever while being on a "dead" console.

Everything is going as planned

Haha, great first post!

 

[Bending_Unit_22]

Wow, that "Iwata sold his soul" schtick got old fast.

Best bit about % threads is how people cant do maths

Indeed, always good for a laugh. The best threads are the ones that break down how many gamers play what console and the percentages don't add up to 100%.

I highly doubt Sony is concerned even a little bit. A more accurate gif would have everyone else in the room chit chatting when someone notices Iwata twitched, one goes over for a look and returns to report it was just gas escaping.

If they sell their Wii Us then someone somewhere will have to buy them.

Not necessarily, used game shops had mountains of N64's no one would buy. Either way, Nintendo isn't moving more systems (although it moves more games to whatever extent they aren't purchased used as well).

Was that picture taken in Scotland.

I believe it was taken in Britain.

 

[lensoftruth]

Was that picture taken in Scotland.

eh?

 

[axisofweevils]

Good news. I've been hearing that a lot of stores in the UK have sold out of the game. I always thought that MK would increase sales.

 

[Platy]

|,,|_ _|,,|

Also,

I think the biggest news here is that this is the second best MK launch week ever. For a Nintendo console seen as the worst among Nintendo consoles this is a real achievement. If this is replicated in Japan and US then this might mean that Nintendo can still make it profitable and support it until they are really ready to properly launch new hardware.

This

 

[69wpm]

For what it's worth, MK8 jumped to first place on GAME's most wanted chart, it was on 5 before. Maybe this title can actually spark some interest in the system in the UK.

 

[genbatzu]

so I've 3 WiiU games now (4 with the MK8 promo code) and still now WiiU...

Should I wait for E3, a price cut in the next X months or just go and buy one now? (it's still 299€ here :S)

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Some people in that one thread said Mario Kart is not a system seller.

 

[scitek]

I mentioned on my podcast last night that guys I work with that I didn't even think knew what the Wii U was were playing it this past weekend. Surprised the hell outta me.

 

[drotahorror]

Now Bayonetta 2 needs to come out in July.

 

[Currygan]

also, MK8 is the best seller in

amazon.uk
amazon.it
amazon.ca
amazon.fr
amazon.de
2nd in amazon.jp (after that PersonaQ 3DS game)
amazon.es
amazon.com


these sales...they mean something

 

[Woffls]

If they sell their Wii Us then someone somewhere will have to buy them.

Yeah, GAME, and then they'll go back into administration.