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[Ahasverus]

With the PS4 and Xbone on the horizon, there's simply not incentive to the general audience to buy a WiiU, seeing how third parties abandoned it I doubt anyone would prefer the new zelda rehash over tens of third party games. Sorry Nintendo, please try again. And how about not treating us like fucking children. Thank you.

 

[Nevasleep]

Not sure how you could have missed it? Are the smaller stores not Walmart branded then?

That's just the "super-centres".

Majority just have the Asda Logo.

 

[Law Abiding Stranger]

Wii U game-pad was such a wrong gamble.

The wrong gamble was overflowing confidence and arrogance that the "Wii" name itself will repeat the runaway success of the Wii.

At this point I have zero doubts that Nintendo thought this system would sell just because Wii sold.

 

[Ishan]

So one more console generation away from megaton e3 announcement of Sony/ms buying Nintendo ? I would like that hehe cause otherwise it's going to an iOS Fest

 

[Dunkers92]

Yeah, if the PS4 and the XB1 are even moderately successful this holiday season while Wii U continues to "hold steady", it'll be an easy decision for stores to take shelf space away from it to give to the newer consoles.

If there is no Wii U price cut by the time the One and PS4 are out, I can't even comprehend how low the sales will be in the UK

 

[Exile20]

For the Wii U in the USA:

Average weekly sales for April were ~9,250 units
Average weekly sales for May were ~8,250 units
Average weekly sales for June were ~8,400 units

The Wii U hasn't turned around at all.

August is the first month we should look at when talking about a turn around with:

Pikmin 3
NSLU(retail)
TW101 etc.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I'd feel bad for Nintendo but they stole $250 from me for that paper weight called the Wii that I'll never get back. Fuck um'.

I can think of 15 absolute gems of games off the top of my head.

 

[stryke]

Must the be heat wave.

 

[Father_Brain]

With less and less orders being made and stores stocking the system, it's only a matter of time before Nintendo is forced to stop production of the Wii U.


Nintendo had to stop production Gamecube systems for a while after 2-3 years on the market. Wii U seems like it will reach
production halt even sooner.

Likely that they already have. They wouldn't have to publicly announce it as they did in 2003.

 

[cyberheater]

The 3D on the 3DS was not the selling factor for the 3DS lmao.

Go on.

 

[Riky]

The 3DS had a slow start due to lack of decent software, can't believe they have made the same mistake again. I think the Wii U will be a lot harder to put right as well.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

August is the first month we should look at when talking about a turn around with:

Pikmin 3
TW101 etc.

Pikmin 3 - Won't move consoles
TW101 etc. - Bomb of spectacular proportions

 

[DragonSworne]

August is the first month we should look at when talking about a turn around with:

Pikmin 3
NSLU(retail)
TW101 etc.

I'll be shocked if Wii U does more than 100K in August.

 

[Patryn]

So one more console generation away from megaton e3 announcement of Sony/ms buying Nintendo ? I would like that hehe cause otherwise it's going to an iOS Fest

No. The likely future course is Nintendo converts solely to being a handheld company and gets out of the home console business.

August is the first month we should look at when talking about a turn around with:

Pikmin 3
NSLU(retail)
TW101 etc.

TW101 is being sent to die. It won't make a blip on the radar.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Must the be heat wave.

LOL Damn.

 

[fabricated backlash]

Go on.

It really wasn't. Maybe for the first wave of buyers, but sales have shown that the 3D was completely irrelevant as a sales factor. It was games and a good pricecut with aggressive marketing that started to sell the 3DS, not 3D. Notice how Nintendo themselves have completely dropped pushing the 3D front and centre themselves in their marketing.

 

[StoopKid]

Must the be heat wave.

lol

 

[Exile20]

With the PS4 and Xbone on the horizon, there's simply not incentive to the general audience to buy a WiiU, seeing how third parties abandoned it I doubt anyone would prefer the new zelda rehash over tens of FPS/TPS third party games. Sorry Nintendo, please try again. And how about not treating us like fucking children. Thank you.

Fixed it for you.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Pikmin 3 - Won't move consoles
TW101 etc. - Bomb of spectacular proportions

That reminds me, i need to get my Wonderful 101 pre-order or something sorted soon.
Actually, It's payday tomorrow, excellent timing!

 

[DragonSworne]

Likely that they already have. They wouldn't have to publicly announce it as they did in 2003.

Why wouldn't they have to publicly announce it? Did something change in the last decade letting them keep quiet?

 

[$h@d0w]

Not surprising, most are there (Including myself) to buy food to put in their face. Not games/consoles.

When the other half is looking at which tampons to get, it's a welcome break to go into the electronics section of the supermarket.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

Why do the British hate the wiiU so much? Its picking up in Japan and starting to turn around in the US.

Wait, what? I'd like to know your definition of 'picking up and starting to turn around' because it doesn't seem to be doing that in either of those regions.

 

[Bumhead]

PS4 meanwhile is probably going to be a major centerpiece of game retailers holiday season so Sony has room to use it to force Vita stock down their throats.

Vita will be fine this year. Sony will probably incorporate it into the PS4 POS at at least some level. I notice the Vita is listed as an accessory to the PS4 on GAME.co.uk's PS4 pages.

I think the system has just enough about it to justify its market position anyway, to be honest. It's not unrealistic to expect a combination of price cut, bundles and software out of Gamescom and that could put the Vita in an OK position for Christmas.

The Vita is in a better place than the Wii U is right now in almost every single metric.

 

[Ahasverus]

Fixed it for you.

Why? If anything next gen is lacking on those genres (thank god)

So much salt compacted into such a small post.

lol pretty much

 

[Skull Leader]

Fixed it for you.

So much salt compacted into such a small post.

 

[Ishan]

No. The likely future course is Nintendo converts solely to being a handheld company and gets out of the home console business.

I'm wondering If the handheld business will still be around then . For all the talk of smartphones and tablets making consoles irrelevant . Handhelds falling first seems more likely . Far more attempts already by eg Nokia to merge phones an handhelds ..

 

[fabricated backlash]

August is the first month we should look at when talking about a turn around with:

Pikmin 3
NSLU(retail)
TW101 etc.

Pikmin 3 will be lucky to sell 1 Million
NSLU likewise
TW101 will probably sell around 300k

All those are worldwide sales. All of them good games, but none of them will sell.

 

[EatinOlives]

August is the first month we should look at when talking about a turn around with:

Pikmin 3
NSLU(retail)
TW101 etc.

Neither Pikmin 3 nor TW101 are poised to be system sellers at launch. Pikmin 1/2 certainly weren't in the GC days and not even Nintendo seems to have faith in TW101 doing well.

I can't see NSLU Retail doing better as a system seller since the base game (NSMBU) wasn't a system seller either.

 

[MercuryLS]

 

[Feorax]

There really should have been a price drop way before this. By the time October comes around, no-one will remember this thing with GTA V fresh in the mind, and the next gen consoles round the corner.

It's like 2007 era PS3, but without the motivation to try and fix it.

 

[KNT-Zero]

Well, they have been pricing Wii U stuff really low recently. Last time I went to the videogame section they had the WiiU Pro Controller at £20 (whereas GAME has it priced by £30) so yeah...

 

[Oersted]

With the PS4 and Xbone on the horizon, there's simply not incentive to the general audience to buy a WiiU, seeing how third parties abandoned it I doubt anyone would prefer the new zelda rehash over tens of third party games. Sorry Nintendo, please try again. And how about not treating us like fucking children. Thank you.

Zelda and rehashes? The queen of delays? Are you even trying to know what you are talking about?

Vita will be fine this year. Sony will probably incorporate it into the PS4 POS at at least some level. I notice the Vita is listed as an accessory to the PS4 on GAME.co.uk's PS4 pages.

I think the system has just enough about it to justify its market position anyway, to be honest. It's not unrealistic to expect a combination of price cut, bundles and software out of Gamescom and that could put the Vita in an OK position for Christmas.

The Vita is in a better place than the Wii U is right now in almost every single metric.

Basically, the Vita is in a better position because things could happen. One hell of reasoning.

 

[liger05]

Only if the heat wave was also at Christmas.

They haven't stocked the Wii U at all. At most it has been on their online store. However, even at launch they didn't have it. Same with Sainsburys and Tesco. They didn't want to support Nintendo before or during launch for whatever reason.

This should come as no big shock to anyone

Given how slow the demand has been for the console couldnt you argue they were correct in not buying wii u stock?

 

[scitek]

Their future consoles are probably fucked as well. With the U's performance, I'd say their image as a console maker has taken a huge hit. Microsoft and Sony are the "go to" guys now, while Nintendo is becoming the next Sega.

The console market is a pretty small one. I know there are a combined 200+ million of them out there from this generation, but that took 8 years to achieve. Meanwhile, Apple sold 31 million iPhones last quarter.

The "go to" guys are too similar, so regardless of how poorly Nintendo's machine may be selling right now, it's still guaranteed to have a line-up of games that you won't be able to find anywhere else. That alone means it stands a chance at turning things around enough to do decently well this generation. It could take a couple of years, but if there's eventually an amazing line-up of first-party software, I could see that being enough of a reason for people to start seeking one out.

 

[BlackJace]

Go on.

You're not seriously suggesting that the deluge of software wasn't the reason for it picking up right?

 

[MattXIII]

Oh damn...
I just got a Wii U a month ago(for a bargain) but I hope it wasnt a mistake now...
Reminding me of the days when the Gamecube went from $350 in my country to $100... Begining of the end? , Soon after, they stopped selling it entirely.

I know how you feel...
A few weeks ago online retailers in my country slashed the WiiU price to about $200, picked one up on a whim, still haven't unboxed the thing yet

 

[$h@d0w]

That's just the "super-centres".

Majority just have the Asda Logo.

This photo is of the same location before Asda was bought by Walmart, but you're right I think the big superstores are the only locations to be Walmart branded.

 

[dc89]

I have stopped!

The damage is done and now I can just sit back and watch. I'll be ready and waiting next time they launch their Fisher Price hardware, however.

I thought you bought one from HMV?!

I take it you didn't keep it for long?

 

[-MB-]

Vita will be fine this year. Sony will probably incorporate it into the PS4 POS at at least some level. I notice the Vita is listed as an accessory to the PS4 on GAME.co.uk's PS4 pages.

I think the system has just enough about it to justify its market position anyway, to be honest. It's not unrealistic to expect a combination of price cut, bundles and software out of Gamescom and that could put the Vita in an OK position for Christmas.

The Vita is in a better place than the Wii U is right now in almost every single metric.

I love how Wiiu after 9 months is already doomed beyond repair, and Vita for well over 16 months is still salvagable.

 

[DragonSworne]

Fixed it for you.

You have to admit the PS4/XB1 is going to be far more attractive to the holiday shopper this season than the Wii U.

Relying on a sequel to a 3DS game and a remake of a Gamecube Zelda game is not best strategy to go up against two of the biggest gaming hardware manufactors in the industry.

 

[Skyzard]

Asda stores are massive and they have so much shit, they can't stock 2-3 wii u consoles in each store lol? Making a company wide decision like that...

Trying to pressure Nintendo into an early regional price drop?

Or are Wii U boxes surprisingly big or something?

 

[Daedardus]

The Vita is in a better place than the Wii U is right now in almost every single metric.

Nintendo is desperate for the Wii U to (partially) succeed. Sony can just kill of the Vita without giving a fuck.

 

[metalslimer]

Well if the us bump is like japan wiiu wont even sell 80k in na and god knows how low elsewhere

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

ASDA no longer stocking/selling the Wii U, because the weather is too hot to stock/sell WiiU.

 

[cyberheater]

You're not seriously suggesting that the deluge of software wasn't the reason for it picking up right?

Of course that helped but I believe the 3D is still a big and more importantly understandable draw to the public rather then a bolted on tablet.

 

[JoeM86]

Given how slow the demand has been for the console couldnt you argue they were correct in not buying wii u stock?

Surely if they actually gave it a presence (this is going for all retailers) then it may have helped.

I know it's not their place and Nintendo needs to sort their marketing out, but if they had a significant section in stores, then people would realise the Wii U exists and check it out. Without it, of course it's not going to sell if you don't sell it.

 

[DragonSworne]

This gif is the perfect representation of Iwata's incompetence.

 

[Yawnier]

You know, I was one who never saw the Wii U taking off like the Wii did, I thought it would end up doing a modest 40 - 50 million hardware units sold, which is well above the N64 and is around SNES numbers roughly. Those numbers are like a pipedream now though, when the thing is tracking on par or below the Gamecube. However man, I never thought it would end up doing as bad as this, its almost like the console itself is a bad omen or something.

If stores like this here in NA stop carrying the console altogether (the stores that carry it anyways have such small shelf space devoted to it), then that is even more trouble for the machine.

 

[BlackJace]

Of course that helped but I believe the 3D is still a big and more importantly understandable draw to the public rather then a bolted on tablet.

If you really want to believe that...

 

[Daedardus]

This gif is the perfect representation of Iwata's incompetence.

Can't see how those are related. Care to elaborate?