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post #21 of 98
2/15/13 at 6:05pm
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Well the source appears to claim that those figures are cumulative for the three month period, so either you are very wrong or they are!

If they are very wrong then surely we can write off their guess as to how many Wii Us sold in January rendering the whole thread pointless?!

I have no idea where Gamasutra is getting those numbers, but my figures were from Microsoft's and Sony's Q4 sales statements (from 2005 and 2006, respectively). The 360 launched around November 20th (worldwide), and the PS3 launched around November 10th (worldwide).
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post #22 of 98
2/15/13 at 6:10pm
Wii U needs more games, lots more games, good games... plus what's up with the advertisement of this thing?, i haven't seen a single commercial for the Wii U.
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2/15/13 at 6:15pm
this is what they get for using last last-gen hardware, cheaping out on CPU, and then calling it next-gen.
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2/15/13 at 6:30pm
Nintendo not doing as well as it previously did? Bring out the Nintendo haters and Microsoft/Sony/PC/Mac/etc fanboys.
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post #25 of 98
2/15/13 at 6:53pm
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Nintendo not doing as well as it previously did? Bring out the Nintendo haters and Microsoft/Sony/PC/Mac/etc fanboys.

Oh please. You hardly have to be a hater of Nintendo to recognize that they have had some spectacular flops in the past, and the signs are pointing towards Wii U being another added to the list, unless they change some things up QUICK.

No one is saying that Sony and Microsoft haven't also had their fair share of failed ventures.
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2/15/13 at 6:53pm
Most people don't care about the specs rolleyes.gif, they only care about the games as they should.
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post #27 of 98
2/15/13 at 7:02pm
I'm waiting for Zelda WW HD, and Zelda HD....

and I'm buying because I skipped the Wii. Lot's of Zeldas to catch up on.

Other than that it wont be very played though.

PS4 on the other hand....
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post #28 of 98
2/15/13 at 7:03pm
Oh snap, another Nintendoomed thread!

I'll be buying one for the exclusives alone once the price inevitably drops. Once ps4/720 prices are noted, Nintendo will counter it. By then, the bigger titles will be rolling out on a more mature platform meanwhile the other two will be in their infancy and lacking AAA games like most launches.

For those stating the hardware/specs are what causes the low sales, you just don't get it, do you? rolleyes.gif Can't wait to see the dissapointed faces when people realize even 720/ps4 are not going to be the jump from xbox to 360 was, let alone something like n64 to gamecube kind of jump. Developers can't afford it people. thumb.gif

People said the samething about the 3ds.... and now look at it. Price was lowered, games were released and now it sells like hotcakes, especially in Japan wink.gif

The Wii U doesn't have the games right now, bottom line. Once the gang rolls up (zelda, mario, metroid, super smash bros, mario kart, etc) it will do very well I predict.

Besides, oddly enough I rather enjoy browsing the web on the tablet controller, for some reason it just feels natural compared to a standard tablet.
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2/15/13 at 7:08pm
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Oh snap, another Nintendoomed thread!

I'll be buying one for the exclusives alone once the price inevitably drops. Once ps4/720 prices are noted, Nintendo will counter it. By then, the bigger titles will be rolling out on a more mature platform meanwhile the other two will be in their infancy and lacking AAA games like most launches.

For those stating the hardware/specs are what causes the low sales, you just don't get it, do you? rolleyes.gif Can't wait to see the dissapointed faces when people realize even 720/ps4 are not going to be the jump from xbox to 360 was, let alone something like n64 to gamecube kind of jump. Developers can't afford it people. thumb.gif

People said the samething about the 3ds.... and now look at it. Price was lowered, games were released and now it sells like hotcakes, especially in Japan wink.gif

While I agree that the next generation of hardware isn't going to be worlds better than what the Wii U offers, it's still a fact that the Wii U doesn't offer any significant upgrade to the graphics that the 7 year old systems offer. Plus, the fact that many people see the tablet controller as a gimmick, regardless of whether it is actually implemented well into gameplay or not.

So essentially, I could spend $300 on a system with barely any games at all, and (given Nintendo's history) little potential 3rd-party support, OR I could pay $250 for a system with years and years of reliability testing and improvements, as well as years and years of a game back catalog.

I would pick the 360/PS3 over the Wii U 10 times out of 10.
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2/15/13 at 7:15pm
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I doubt it. The Dreamcast was just the latest in a string of commercial failures that left Sega with no other option, who now faced not only Nintendo, but new competition from Sony as well. Nintendo didn't fare well with the N64 or GameCube, but were backed by highly successful handheld lines until the Wii turned things around on the home console front. The Wii U could be another GameCube and they'd still probably be in a better position than Sega was.

That's not even taking into account how much stronger Nintendo's brands are than Sega's as they transformed into a third-party publisher.
When I said could it be their dreamcast, I meant if they find there's more money to be had in being a 3rd party than a console maker. I definitely don't expect them to drop out of handheld.
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Oh snap, another Nintendoomed thread!

I'll be buying one for the exclusives alone once the price inevitably drops. Once ps4/720 prices are noted, Nintendo will counter it. By then, the bigger titles will be rolling out on a more mature platform meanwhile the other two will be in their infancy and lacking AAA games like most launches.
720 looks to likely have Gears and Forza titles to launch with and the PS4 will have Killzone, God of War, and Gran Turismo... They learned that your launch lineup can't be led by Perfect Dark.
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For those stating the hardware/specs are what causes the low sales, you just don't get it, do you? rolleyes.gif Can't wait to see the dissapointed faces when people realize even 720/ps4 are not going to be the jump from xbox to 360 was, let alone something like n64 to gamecube kind of jump. Developers can't afford it people. thumb.gif
They absolutely can afford it if Sony/Microsoft back them. Remember that consoles spend 1-2 years selling at a loss, and they're going to want to run this next generation even longer than the last.
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People said the samething about the 3ds.... and now look at it. Price was lowered, games were released and now it sells like hotcakes, especially in Japan wink.gif

The Wii U doesn't have the games right now, bottom line. Once the gang rolls up (zelda, mario, metroid, super smash bros, mario kart, etc) it will do very well I predict.

Besides, oddly enough I rather enjoy browsing the web on the tablet controller, for some reason it just feels natural compared to a standard tablet.
Problem with the 3DS was it was launched as a gimmick, once 3ds games focused on being games before having a touch screen it changed.
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