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ASDA no longer stocking/selling the Wii U in stores, won't restock this year
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Megaton of a bad kind.
Ofocurse it is, I never said not. People love their shooters.
I just found it funny he was hating on Nintendo because of "reharsh" Zelda especially when they said this new Zelda will be different from any other one released before and yet cheering for next gen which has so many shooters.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the sales drop and then
Hear the fans cry again
For this is the end
I've seen and gif'd this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen
Let Wii U fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face next-gen together
Let Wii U fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face next-gen together
At Wii U's fall
~~~
Terrible re-written lyrics aside, I honestly expected this fate for the Wii, not Wii U.
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the sales drop and then
Hear the fans cry again
For this is the end
I've seen and gif'd this moment
So overdue I owe them
Swept away, I'm stolen
Let Wii U fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face next-gen together
Let Wii U fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face next-gen together
At Wii U's fall
~~~
Terrible re-written lyrics aside, I honestly expected this fate for the Wii, not Wii U.
3D is probably a bigger pull with more 'casual' gamers. It's like an obvious upgrade over the DS for them. Not the power etc, the 3D effect.
The next logical step was evolution.
Nintendo decided it would have another go at revolution instead.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Next time maybe Nintendo will wait until more of their first party IP is ready for release before they try and push new hardware.
The majority of consumers won't buy hardware when little good software exists to utilize said hardware.
The majority of consumers won't buy hardware when little good software exists to utilize said hardware.
metalslimer
Member
No one cares about 3d. I actually rhink it has hurt more than helped
DragonSworne
Banned
If he spent less time worry about fruit and more time worry about his job performance maybe Wii U would be doing better.
He should have been starring at a new IP in his hand.
But something must of went majorly wrong between Nintendo and those retailers when even @ launch they didnt give a damn.
Maybe the way Nintendo let the Wii die a slow death for 2 years didnt sit too well with those retailers.
CassiusLonginus
Banned
At this point, seeing Nintendo's preference for not targeting top graphics and such, I am thinking that maybe their future might lie in a home/handheld hybrid console.
Like several current tablets/phones that can connect to a TV but with a better design to support both forms of play.
So like the handheld could just connect to a 'cradle' that is already connected to the to power and TV and with a controller/pad automatically pairing with it.
It just seems that handling 2 consoles (home and handheld) has spread Nintendo a bit thin over the generations. I don't know why.
In all honesty, if consoles are to keep going, this is pretty much the future for all of them, but it seems to me that this paradigm fits Nintendo more than Sony or MS.
It is especially funny when you look at the line up of the 2 systems lol. Vita has no games now and has no games in the future. At least the Wii U has a great line up for the next year or so
BrokenEchelon
Banned
3DS with Chromecast support.
Fruit is healthy though! Maybe we should start to worry more about life than about video games
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
I was skeptic about the 3D effect too (I have a weird eye issue that prevents me from enjoying most types of 3D).
I recently bought a 3DS and have been extremely impressed with the 3D aspect of the system. I especially like it in RPG settings like Fire Emblem. Something about the sprites and the text bubbles actually being on a different layer is very appealing to me.
Well yes, that much is clear.
We don't know what happened, but something has.
Hell, there are reports of Asda removing 3DS stuff as well, so it's not just "Oh, the Wii U is doing awful". Something has snapped
Come on now. Killzone, Tearaway, Rayman, Batman this year. And then there is the PS4 which will give it some legs
Skull Leader
Banned
It was such an obvious upgrade that the thing stumbled badly for its entire launch window and didn't experience its turn around until it got games that people cared about alongside a price drop that hurt the company's financials for that year.
Come on. I like the 3DS as much as anybody else who owns one and regularly uses it, but have SOME perspective here. The 3D was not the draw, having the games the people wanted to play IS what is making it a success RIGHT NOW.
CassiusLonginus
Banned
Basically, but not dependent on wireless mirroring and graphics that won't suck on an HD screen hehe.
cyberheater
PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 Xbone PS4 PS4
Once the new HD twins turn up. I would imagine that any shelf space currently occupied by WiiU will all but disappear.
metalslimer
Member
That lineup is awful and much worse tg an wiiu sales wise
Good for whom exactly? You? Sony? "Consumers"? The industry?
Sony have the options of increasing the Vita's brand awareness and marketing on the back of the launch of the much high profile PlayStation 4, as well as a seperate strategy for the console itself through price drops, bundles or other value adds.
I'm not saying the Vita is a guaranteed success this Christmas but Sony have options on the table to reshuffle and re-evaluate the market for the Vita. And retailers seem to be giving Sony the breathing room to do that.
I bet Nintendo wish they had the same options.
I love how after 9 months the Wii U is already being dropped by retailers and having it's retail space and point of sale reduced to store scaps, and Vita for well over 16 months is still on the market and arguably has a stronger retail presence than the Wii U.
It's alright getting pissy with people about the whole "Nintendoomed" thing you guys always refer to, but retailers deciding this thing IS beyond repair after only 9 months speaks volumes more about the situation than you, I or anyone else on this forum.
Law Abiding Stranger
Banned
I am pretty sure that's one of the main reasons because what's the point of meeting demand when the demand is close to zero?
Vita is doing awful, WiiU is doing Gizmondo numbers.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Better luck next time I guess? I mean whats left to say about the situation that hasnt already been said a thousand times?
H_Prestige
Banned
Don't know why this is shocking. I've been saying this for awhile. With sales that bad no retailer is going to waste money carrying this crap. Wii U very well could become a Nintendo online shop exclusive.
DragonSworne
Banned
I have a feeling that Nintendo's Marketing team failed to provide adequte marketing material (good demo kiosk, good physical ads, good incentives, good training) and tried to rely on the holiday season to sell through their units.
Their plan backfired once it became evident that the consumers had absolutely no interest or knowledge of the Wii U.
Now retailers don't give a damn and are repaying Nintendo the favor for getting screwed over for the last 7 years because Nintendo never provided price protection on the stock they buy.
I did and I still have it. I haven't turned it on in months, but the idea of replaying Zombi-U stops me from selling it. I can't overstate how fucking great Zombi-U is.
I care about 3D and thought it was awesome on the 3DS
Rabid-Coot
Member
They did for a while in my local but recently the vita section has vanished.
Isn't Europe controlled by Satoru Shibata?
Aquamarine
Member
What?
I know the Wii U is failing in the worldwide sales market, but the Gizmondo managed <25,000 units in total.
Wii U is at 1.19 million in the USA alone.
Delusibeta
Banned
Yes, which is the most damning thing about this whole affair.
glaringradio
Member
Whilst it may just be one big store not stocking it, the shelf space allocated to the Wii U in general in UK retail is absolutely laughable. It's a really bad situation, considering how much weight the large supermarkets have when it comes to game sales.
metalslimer
Member
If it wasnt region locked Id try to buy it from you on the cheap
Chû Totoro
Member
Do they sell anything at all? Maybe it's them who are struggling? (I'm just asking I don't know how is the retail gaming business in UK).
Or if not struggling they may not make a lot of money with video games.
1 okay..ish exclusive
1 great exclusive
2 third party games
Vita sounds great. Why would i want to play pikmin 3, W101 and Mario 3d world when i can play a mediocre console franchise on a handheld?
Trogdor1123
Member
Nintendo is one of those odd companies that seems incapable of learning from its past...
AngelsDontBurn
Banned
God Nintendo, what are you doing?
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Nintendo would have had to have given ASDA a reason to give it a sizeable section and to push it. This isn't some vacuum where the WiiU isn't selling terribly in every single retail location on the Planet Earth where you can point fingers at ASDA and go "bad form chaps, the miracle turnaround is just months are, all hail Iwata!".
Even when they were selling the thing at cutthroat £100 off price bomb people weren't battering down store doors or it making much a dent at all on the charts.
The writing is on the wall.
The_Intruder
Member
So no 3ds either(and it sell well in uk now)? Dat logic...
Law Abiding Stranger
Banned
I was talking more about Europe and UK market than overall.
No doubt WiiU is doing better in the USA due to the strong Nintendo roots, in Europe Nintendo isn't as much beloved.
Exterminieren
Banned
People holding out for a price drop; Asda already did fire sales. Barely moved the needle.
Good Lord, you really are a fucking joke.
You joke, but I'm still anxioously waiting on the one-console future.
I bring my handheld to my buddy's house, we can play console-level games there using his handheld as controller 2. Grandma's house? No problem! Plug in the dongle. iPhone app for offscreen control? Why not?
Laugh at me if you will, but it's gonna be awesome. Nvidia Sheild goes and gets itself Chromecast support and we're having a different conversation overnight...
well, Chomrecast and a Dreamcast emulator. And a probably a price drop. I already own too many game systems... and I'm cheap
picklecannon
Member
Once I found out HD WW didn't add back any of the cut content I lost all interest. I've always been team Nintendo but thus far they haven't convinced me to buy either a wiiu or 3ds, although the 3ds is nearly there and I'll probably get one on boxing day. I hope Nintendo can hold out and start pumping out games. No third party support makes me weary of the wiiu.