A new bundle and a new game help the system get back on its feet.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/35903
Last week in Japan, the Wii U managed to sell 38,802 units, placing it at no. 2 on the sales charts.
While the best selling system in Japan remains the Nintendo 3DS and its various models, with 88,376 units sold, the bump in Wii U sales was an increase of about 1393%. This dramatic rise is due to the release of Wii Party U, and a system bundle with the game. Wii Party U was the 6th best selling game at around 37 thousand units sold.
They're too generous! What do us early adopters get?! Screwed over, that's what.
And the worst part is, I fell for it again! No one to blame but myself.
Where are Broodwars and Ian Sane?
Where are Broodwars and Ian Sane?
Last time [Ian Sane] was around, he was talking about his experiences with Pokémon X/Y and I like to imagine he's still happily playing them somewhere and re-embracing his love of Nintendo.Would you say that his heart grew three sizes that day?
It's not terribly surprising that sales would increase when Nintendo actually releases new software. We all knew that was the solution to their problem. "Sales increased by X%" doesn't say as much as Nintendo wants it to. If Nintendo just had a steady stream of decent titles, these would just be "the sales" instead of an obscene-but-not-really sales increase.
you know that MGS V is being developed primarily for the PS4/Xbone, right? It'd be like putting MGS4 on the Wii.
you know that MGS V is being developed primarily for the PS4/Xbone, right? It'd be like putting MGS4 on the Wii.
you know that MGS V is being developed primarily for the PS4/Xbone, right? It'd be like putting MGS4 on the Wii.
Except MGSV is coming out to PS3/XBox 360 as well. So that doesn't really count. But unlike broodwars, I don't think it's too late for third party support to come back to WiiU. Especially if XBox One and PS4 suffer a similarly slow start. There actually WAS a leak, interestingly, for METAL GEAR SOLID when Miiverse was first leaked, and Konami WAS approached by Nintendo to create a MGS for WiiU, so.... there's still time.
It's also important to remember, too, that neither PS4 nor XBox One will be launching in Japan this year, and aside from the two SE titles (one of which still has a chance of coming to WiiU, as it hasn't been ruled out yet), I honestly don't see much compelling software to attract Japanese gamers for PS4. If anything, that console may sell less than PS3 and for all we know, WiiU could very well be miles above it. Of course this is speculation, but honestly, I see WiiU recovering and PS4 having trouble in Japan, even with FFXV and KH3.
Yeah, I'm still holding out hope that 3rd parties will come around on the Wii too since it's the #1 selling system of the previous generation. Keep that candle lit, they will find their way home eventually.
Yeah, I'm still holding out hope that 3rd parties will come around on the Wii too since it's the #1 selling system of the previous generation. Keep that candle lit, they will find their way home eventually.
You mean WiiU.
Yeah, I'm still holding out hope that 3rd parties will come around on the Wii too since it's the #1 selling system of the previous generation. Keep that candle lit, they will find their way home eventually.
You mean WiiU....
[So like I said, keep that candle lit for the Wii U, they'll come home eventually.
