ElderKnight77

In 2012, Wii U was a new system. I agree 1M isn't very good for december sales, but it isn't completely horrible either, and the sales during most of 2013 were completely horrible, mostly around 100k-150k/month worldwide. As for 2014... my guess is better than 2013, but not great. 

 

If you look at all the comments and estimates about how horrible the Wii U is going to do this December; then you can see 1.0 mil  in sales for the month is an amazing feat.  You have to take a look at the fact the Wii U is selling against TWO launch holiday consoles and still holding their own.  This is a great sign that the console still has hope of being revived if it was able to put out very good numbers in spite of all the cards dealt against it!!! I see 2014 being a do or die year for the Wii U as Nintendo is set to release a few system sellers. If Wii U manages to attain a 16-17mil userbase by March2015 then the Wii U's demise should be considered to be exaggerated.  Mario Kart 8 should bump up the systems sales to a million or more worldwide.  Then you have Super Smash, X, Bayo2 and other "surprises" like Hylian Warriors to move systems this fiscal year ending March 2015. (I don't consider DC:TF a system mover this fiscal year as it counts towards last year's fiscal ending March 2014)

Really 

 

I like your optimism, but i cannot see the WiiU selling double what it already has, the WiiU hasn't sold 750,000 a month since release & thats what it's going to have to average to reach 9,000,000 in 2014 !

 

My answer is similar. Mario Kart 8 should bump up the systems sales to a million or more worldwide.  Then you have Super Smash, X, Bayo2 and other "surprises" like Hylian Warriors to move systems this fiscal year ending March 2015. (I don't consider DC:TF a system mover this fiscal year as it counts towards last year's fiscal ending March 2014) In addition, I expect the Wii U's price to go down again this September-October to $249.99 (a mainstream friendly price for next-gen system) and a holiday bundle that includes MK8 and NintendoLand for $249.99.  I also see retailers like TRU, Target, BB, etc doing a $25-$50 GC bundle on BlackFriday thru the holiday until the end of Dec2014.  If all of these are correct (it seems like the most common sense way to do it) the Wii U should easily sell 8-9mil more units if not more by March 2015!!!

I hope not. But either way,, brand confusion is definitely not the problem since it has been "plaguing" Apple's products (iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc.) for years and that surely hasn't affected sales.

 

While I do agree about brand confusion; (a problem that Nintendo hopes to solve by having the Wii sold as the mini instead of the original Wii U looking model) I don't think Apple has the same problem as Nintendo.  Everyone knows the diffrences between an iPod, iPad, or iPhone unless you are living under a rock the last 4 years or so; not so with the Wii U and Wii.  I still find people picking up Wii U software to play on their Wii and asking where they can buy the Gampad for their Wii.  It's a huge mistake for Nintendo in making the console look so similar to the original and the fact that Wii U doesn't sound like a succesor to the Wii as much as Wii II or Wii 2 would have been!!! It's a huge blunder on Iwata's part and I blame him Reggie and Miyamoto for not having the insight to do so.  In addition, they should market the Wii U's strength against their competitors through demo videos like: true backward compatibility, totally free multi-player online, upconversion of old Wii games, their multimedia capablities (Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, TVii, and Amazon Prime) and their AAA Nintendo franchises which will only be found on the Wii U.

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If nintendo offers more bundles with more games i suppose it will sell well even if nintendo didn't  i would estimate about 19-23 m Wii U consoles sold

 

19 mil by March2015 would be on the low side seeing the quality software Wii U has in store for 2014.  It is very possible that they reach 22-23mil by that date; but it might be wise for Iwata to expect 19-20mil for that fiscal year in order to exceed expectations! It's all about playing the game of numbers.  I wouldn't be surprised if Iwata and Co. sets a low goal for the next fiscal year (19-20mil units LTD) while really expecting a higher gross of hardware sold (22-23mil).

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They need to also emphasize how all Wii accessories and games are backward compatible!!!  That it upscales Wii games and improves the picture on HD sets (I know it's marginal but the Wii U does clean up the bluriness of Wii games.) breathing new life to old software. All this means that you can keep your current library of games and accessories and extend/preserve your investment.  Wii U is the best gaming console for people looking to upgrade their Wii gaming experience to HD!!!

No, it wasn`t me! Someone else made it.

I just saw it on these forums - i think - some time ago and i remembered to put it here again.

 

Oh thanks for sharing it anyways. I really like how the console and box looks.

    Let's not kid here Bayonetta is a niche franchise. Which in turn surprised me when there was such a backlash for the exclusive announcement for the Wii U.  The franchise had an extremely low attachment rate from last gen consoles that one would think that PS360 fans really didn't care about the franchise.  Well hopefully it will find it's fanbase on the Wii U, just as long as Nintendo markets the game upon release. 

    First thing Nintendo could do is to provide an incentive for potential Bayo fans to pick up the game. They could do this by bundling a cleaned up (glitches fixed) version of Bayo1 as an eShop download for the first printing of the game(first 60-100K)!  This would provide an extra value preposition for people to pick up the game at launch costing Platinum or Nintendo next to nothing. This also could provide additional revenue for Nintendo/Platinum if they sold the game for $15-$20 on the eShop to those who are not willing to pick-up Bayo 2 at launch.

   Second, Nintendo must increase awareness for the title. Nintendo, could provide downloadable demo's on eShop and make the game playable on retail kiosks.  They could also provide some print ads next to said kiosks to show them there is a new demo available for this EXCLUSIVE GAME!!!   Nintendo's marketing team also should utilize social networks like FB, twitter, Mii-Verse etc to reach out to more gamers that may be interested in this franchise.  Finally they should do a Nintendo direct which provides adequate time for gamers to get excited over the game.

    In all, the game has potential to be a successful core franchise on the Wii U as long as Nintendo provides decent marketing for the game.  They could do this by bundling the game with the original Bayo to provide extra-value to potential buyers on the fence of picking the game up on launch.  Nintendo needs to use ND, Mii-verse, demo's, and social networks which provide low cost marketing yet provides a diverse reach to many potential consumers.  Maybe one should bring this to the attention of Kamiya via twitter and see if Nintendo responds like they should?

No disrespect but your posts are always negative and even when someone posts something positive like in this thread you turn it into a negative. If you're that disappointed in the Wii U why don't you just sell it and why are you posting here especially all your negative comments.

 

It's called trolling.  Some people get off by putting down Nintendo consoles. They spend more time on Nintendo sites than Sony/MS sites as they can't stand to have anybody like Nintendo systems.  Maybe it's all the butt-hurt on how Nintendo has kicked Sony's ass on the handheld front 2 generations in a row!!!

Really? I think you need to go and look at them in HD and think about what you just said, they look like PS3/360 games.

 

LOL...then PS4/XB1 games look like slightly better PS360 games then

It begins, it looks like the UNITY partnership is paying dividends for Nintendo. Two potentially great games using UNITY might be coming to the Wii U: http://nintendoenthu...f-icarus-wii-u/

 

guns of icarus:

 

 

 

Battle Worlds: Kronos

the indie games are pretty good for the wii u. i ddnt care for the gameplay for the cave much but the naration was good and chasing auroa is a coplete wase of money. if it was only a few dollars then it would be better but its 15 normally and i got if for 8 and it sucks bc there isnt anything to do besides fly around in circles. waiting for mighty switch force 2 to be ported to wii u. these games are much better than the indie games for the 360.

wait. what barriers? i hope it isnt the ones that seem to be making them good games like having to have a studio dedicated to the game or having to be able to have at least one game out. i really dont want games that the 360 had to infect the wiiu.

• MSF is already on eShop.
• eShop is miles ahead of WiiWare, but the content is still not as robust as XBLA which has great games such as Braid, Outland, Dust, ShadowComplex, Limbo, and Bastion.  But it's getting there and has the potential to be better seeing how competitve the price Nintendo is charging for the eShop  in comparison to XBLA, PSN, iOS, and even Android.
• I really believe that Nintendo should either partner with Unity to make their engine the preferred engine for Wii U developers (1/4-1/8 the cost of UE4 from what I heard) and purchase the company and gain access to a wider market by having indies develop games using the engine.  Unity is going to be really big!!!

 

your fighting for no prics cut?
i work hard for my money and i save every dollar i can and ur trying to find ways for them not to price cut??? you sir are an idiot!!

First of all..please don't call me an idiot.  You know nothing about me to even imply that. You could call my post dumb...even idiotic; but personal remarks are unwarranted.  Second, the post says alternative ways because Iwata stated that the Wii U was not going to get a price cut.  I merely presented an 'ALTERNATIVE' to a price cut that would/could appease both early adopters and incite new buyers to the console (no need to get personal; we all work hard for our money).

This Nintendo Direct was better than their E3 2012; just sums up my reaction.  The games are really showcasing what the system can really do (I love how they made their hybrid CPU play nice with AMD's e6760 to get those visuals).  I'm really excited over the future of the console!

Great software almost always makes up for hardware.  A great example is the 3DS, which despite having lower specs (Dual-Core 300MHz-1GHz ARM11 CPU, PICA200 GPU, 128MB FCRAM) than the PS Vita (>1GHz ARM Cortex-9 Quad-core CPU, SGX543MP4 GPU, and 512MB RAM) has more compelling software.  It is also a great example of how system specs don't necessary translate in superior software.(since the 3DS still pumps visuals nearly as well as the Vita IMHO)