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[cool breeze]

that guy is saying <$15M software sales for Wii U. 

Vita is mid ~30k hardware.

yikes

[fistfulofmetal]

So how long until I'll be playing Mario on my Xbox 720 or PS4?

[pilonv1]

Good thing this will be cheap by the time I want to play Lego City Undercover.

[Flannel Boy]

Consumers who, for whatever reason, embraced the wiimote have rejected the tablet. And this gimmick controller is going to keep the system's price too high.

[headwalk]

So how long until I'll be playing Mario on my Xbox 720 or PS4?

quick, read multiple thousand word posts from kajima rationalising why this will never happen and it's for the best that nintendo go the route of tiger electronics, making irrelevant pieces of plastic to fill the shelf space between glenn10 and genuine infantry john figures - before nintendo actually go third party and kajima makes multiple thousand word posts rationalising why it was the right decision all along.

[Flannel Boy]

Tiger Electronics?

[Stoney Mason]

Wow after looking at that gaf thread it seems that number is close enough to be right.

Holy Fuck. 

To go from the Wii to that, is like a fuck-up for the books.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

How long until Iwata and Reggie steps down?

[Steve Youngblood]

Man, two days ago the discussion out there was about how bad those 110k-125k Wedbush/EEDAR projections looked. 55K is crazy low. Not that I'm a sales expert or anything, but I never dreamed that it'd come in this low already.

[fistfulofmetal]

i will be OK when the video game industry crashes again and the history books site the Wii as the point where it all started.

[Damian79]

How long until Iwata and Reggie steps down?

Iwata will step down if they dont make over 100 million in operating income by the next nintendo annual report.  Reggie prolly never. 

[Purple Filth]

what DmC's range?

and Vita

[Steve Youngblood]

If Iwata resigns, Reggie probably won't be long after him.

Reg doesn't need this kind of loser stink on his rep.  The man invented the fucking Bigfoot Pizza.

And the New Yorker!

[Great Rumbler]

Reg doesn't need this kind of loser stink on his rep.  The man invented the fucking Bigfoot Pizza.

[Father_Brain]

Oscar, what are your worldwide LTD projections for Wii U?  GC-level?  Or if lower, how far below?

EDIT: I originally typed Vita when I meant Wii U.  Considering last month's sales, that's pretty amusing.

[Purple Filth]

what DmC's range?

and Vita

DmC is under 200k.

ouch

how much was DMC 4s first month again

[tiesto]

If Iwata resigns, Reggie probably won't be long after him.

Reg doesn't need this kind of loser stink on his rep.  The man invented the fucking Bigfoot Pizza.

You'd think someone who grew up on the Island would know a thing or two about good pizza. Pizza Hut 

[pilonv1]

Man, two days ago the discussion out there was about how bad those 110k-125k Wedbush/EEDAR projections looked. 55K is crazy low. Not that I'm a sales expert or anything, but I never dreamed that it'd come in this low already.

Reading the GAF predictions is always hilarious in hindsight.

[Purple Filth]

what DmC's range?

and Vita

DmC is under 200k.

ouch

how much was DMC 4s first month again

530k.

yikes.


Will still wait for it to get cheaper.

[Stoney Mason]

Man, two days ago the discussion out there was about how bad those 110k-125k Wedbush/EEDAR projections looked. 55K is crazy low. Not that I'm a sales expert or anything, but I never dreamed that it'd come in this low already.

Reading the GAF predictions is always hilarious in hindsight.

Reading gaf anything is often hilarious in hindsight. I remember reading so many posts saying how the Wii U had the best collection of launch games ever for any launch!

[Purple Filth]

Well, I think DmC's number is a good bit lower than anyone was expecting, so there's a good chance stores over-ordered, which means you'll get your cheap dirtperson version pretty soon.  Or you can wait til Capcom does a decent Steam sale for the proper version.

there we go

though i worry if Capcom will bite since they seem to be uninvolved at times with steam sales.

[Liquid_Bike]

Does anyone know a ball park number for Ni No Kuni?

[AdmiralViscen]

Man, two days ago the discussion out there was about how bad those 110k-125k Wedbush/EEDAR projections looked. 55K is crazy low. Not that I'm a sales expert or anything, but I never dreamed that it'd come in this low already.

Reading the GAF predictions is always hilarious in hindsight.

Reading gaf anything is often hilarious in hindsight. I remember reading so many posts saying how the Wii U had the best collection of launch games ever for any launch!

I don't know how they ever said that shit with a straight face

[AdmiralViscen]

Oscar, what are your worldwide LTD projections for Wii U?  GC-level?  Or if lower, how far below?

EDIT: I originally typed Vita when I meant Wii U.  Considering last month's sales, that's pretty amusing.

I'd originally considered that it would probably do somewhere between the GC and the N64, so around 25-27 million.  I'm definitely revising that down.  Considerably.  We could be looking at SEGA Saturn-ville here.

Are there monthly NPDs for the Dreamcast?

[Flannel Boy]

Reading gaf anything is often hilarious in hindsight. I remember reading so many posts saying how the Wii U had the best collection of launch games ever for any launch!

Low bar, but the GameCube had  better exclusive in its launch period--Super Smash Bros. Melee, Rogue Squadron II, Super Monkey Ball, Pikmin, Wave Race: BS, Luigi's Mansion. Next year, it had REmake Metroid Prime, Sunshine, Animal Crossing, Eternal Crappiness, and Wind Waker. Well, the Wii U is getting Wind Waker.

[AdmiralViscen]

I think it had a decent 6-8 month start.

Wii U sucks balls LOL

[Father_Brain]

Oscar, what are your worldwide LTD projections for Wii U?  GC-level?  Or if lower, how far below?

EDIT: I originally typed Vita when I meant Wii U.  Considering last month's sales, that's pretty amusing.

I'd originally considered that it would probably do somewhere between the GC and the N64, so around 25-27 million.  I'm definitely revising that down.  Considerably.  We could be looking at SEGA Saturn-ville here.

Fair enough. I'd still put my own current LTD expectation at 25-45m WWm, now leaning to the lower end of that, but we'll see how much the first-party lineup this year moves the needle.

[cool breeze]

I don't think I would care if nintendo bowed out of the console race to double down in the handheld space.

[Human Snorenado]

My gloating at the apparent imminent demise of Nofriendo is tempered by the alarming notion that this might be it for home consoles in general.

[Snuflupagulus]

What's with all the WiiU talk? Old news. The new hotness is the 3DS Extra Husky. YEAH!!!

Nintendo


 

[Purple Filth]

The numbers aren't great but the WiiU is still the top selling next gen console on the market. And by the time the PS4 hits the market at $400-500, the WiiU will have a nice price cut and a host of top selling franchises ready to launch. This isn't over. We don't know what Retro has been working on, I have a feeling they'll provide the killer app gamers are looking for.

Just a couple moves can fix this, I really don't see a point in jumping to conclusions. Nintendo is potentially going to purchase Valve, given their financial problems. Also given the ridiculous modern day slavery situation at Ubisoft, I think master talents like Ancel could flock to Nintendo. Those two moves alone would shore up the US and UK markets, and Japan will fall in line for Animal Crossing WiiU.

[Phoenix Dark]

wow

So...price cut I guess, and some quick Wii ports for the holidays.

[pilonv1]

Nintendo buying Valve is right up there with those old Microsoft buying Nintendo rumours

[Human Snorenado]

Nintendo buying Valve is right up there with those old Microsoft buying Nintendo rumours

Well, one of those might be likely to happen if things keep going this way

[pilonv1]

Microsoft buying Nintendo and having them work solely on Kinect games would be hilarious

[Phoenix Dark]

the next few months will be glorious. This is just like the first sip

[Purple Filth]

 

naughty naughty, father brain

now nobody gets any cake

pack it up this party is over 

[Huff]

But we were just about to get a bunch of new members

Lulz

[pilonv1]

what happened?

[Steve Youngblood]

what happened?

I'm not really sure what the follow through would have been, but Father_Brain passed along the hint about DmC's sales and said he probably shouldn't link to the forum in question. In and of itself, I don't know if that would have been particularly egregious (I'm legitimately ignorant here), but I don't know if there was an influx of curiosity about what that forum may be or who the source was.

[Purple Filth]

what happened?

Father brain blabbed the DmC numbers to GAF and people were asking for a PM to the site

[Don Flamenco]

brilliant stuff

go eat some poo pudding, father_brain

[Steve Youngblood]

either way, shop's closed up for the time being.

I'll never get those Funky Barn numbers.

[Human Snorenado]

lulz

NO FUN ALLOWED ON THE GAFS

[pilonv1]

what happened?

Father brain blabbed the DmC numbers to GAF and people where asking for a PM to the site

Demi ban this filth

[benjipwns]

@gamasutra 4:00 PM
Correction to previous tweets: CUMULATIVE three-month Wii U sales are down 38% vs. Wii's first three months on the market. Apologies!

[Huff]

either way, shop's closed up for the time being.

I'll never get those Funky Barn numbers.

Actually really curious if you really got funky barn

[Steve Youngblood]

either way, shop's closed up for the time being.

I'll never get those Funky Barn numbers.

Actually really curious if you really got funky barn

I wish I could say yes, but no, I don't own it and have never played the game. I can say that -- though I spend very little time on the Miiverse -- Funky Barn did have the best community!

[Purple Filth]

either way, shop's closed up for the time being.

I'll never get those Funky Barn numbers.

Actually really curious if you really got funky barn

I wish I could say yes, but no, I don't own it and have never played the game. I can say that -- though I spend very little time on the Miiverse -- Funky Barn did have the best community!

 

Jeff from GB knows about this first hand

[Father_Brain]

I am a bad person and have a micropenis

[Shaka Khan]

Father_Brain is good people, but that was a lapse of good judgement.

[DCharlieJP]

Nintendo buying Valve is right up there with those old Microsoft buying Nintendo rumours

Wait though - Microsoft did at least start the process of trying to buy Nintendo twice. That -actually- happened.

Or are you saying.... 

[maxy]

Naughty FB

Has Nintendo said anything?

[Raban]

that's not arv

[benjipwns]

Everyone calm down:

NPD November 2006: PS3 - 197K
NPD December 2006: PS3 - 491K
NPD January 2007: PS3 - 244K - LTD 932K

NPD November 2012: Wii U - 425K
NPD December 2012: Wii U - 460K
NPD January 2013: Wii U - ~55K - LTD 940K

[Fifstar]

Reading gaf anything is often hilarious in hindsight. I remember reading so many posts saying how the Wii U had the best collection of launch games ever for any launch!

Low bar, but the GameCube had  better exclusive in its launch period--Super Smash Bros. Melee, Rogue Squadron II, Super Monkey Ball, Pikmin, Wave Race: BS, Luigi's Mansion. Next year, it had REmake Metroid Prime, Sunshine, Animal Crossing, Eternal Crappiness, and Wind Waker. Well, the Wii U is getting Wind Waker.

Apparently the GC had sales of 59k in it's third month, also a january. Launch lineup could be called a draw, better exclusives vs. wider 3rd party lineup. Considering how nobody cares for the gimmick, shitty tech and the higher pricepoint 55k now for the WiiU actually seem reasonable. Personally I thought Nintendo could exploit some of the Wii brand recognition but seems like this is not the case at all.

[benjipwns]

Personally I thought Nintendo could exploit some of the Wii brand recognition but seems like this is not the case at all.

I think this is part of the problem. You say Wii and people think waggle wands, I doubt they want a tablet add-on for their Wii.

[mjemirzian]

How are they losing money on a $350 console considering the hardware?

Why did so many people here buy one?

[Cerveza mas fina]

I love the smell of meltdowns in the morning 

[Vertigo]

It will be a horrible and very slow death but the Wii U is done. And unlike something like the Dreamcast they won't even go out firing on all fronts and leave some gaming classics behind. Just reheated Mario and Zelda games. The only Jewel I can see on the horizon is Bayonetta 2 but that's going to mega flop on release even worst than the first game. As I don't see the 'Nintendo games only' Nintards even buying it. Hopefully by then the Wii U will be about £120.

As for the Vita,what can you say? The thing was dead on its first reveal.

But like Nintendo, Sony has to keep up appearances.