DarkLordMalik
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That is a terrible bump. Seems like Mario Kart 8 did well in the West though.
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Media Create Sales: Week 22, 2014 (May 26 - Jun 01)
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Sho_Nuff82
Member
That's a pretty bad week all around, Christ. MK did almost nothing.
Exterminieren
Banned
It's transparently obvious that, in Japan at the very least, nothing will.
They've played their biggest software card and it's done nothing that can be built on. Horrible.
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Deleted member 125677
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The only positive thing about this week must be the opening numbers of MK8!
Well deserved too, we're having one hell of a time with it in the GAF tournament!
All hardware is meeeeeeeeh. Wii U should be way higher with MK8. PS4 at 6.5K is shocking
Well deserved too, we're having one hell of a time with it in the GAF tournament!
All hardware is meeeeeeeeh. Wii U should be way higher with MK8. PS4 at 6.5K is shocking
Came here to see the Wii U Mario Kart bump... I leave disappointed. It sold well, but didn't help the hardware as much as expected. I at least thought it'd take first place for at least one week. Now I wonder about Smash bros. The 3DS version might put a damper in Wii U sales of that version doesn't have enough new content.
We just have to wait for Sony to announce all of them new Japanese PS4 games. Hopefully soon...
HECK YEAH!
BassForever
Member
Console gaming confirmed deader then dead in Japan, guess we need to start tracking smart phone sales
Probably, but the WiiU sold like hotcakes in december last year hitting 100k one week and 400k in an NPD. I could imagine something similar with Smash and MK8.
Earthpainting
Member
WiiU numbers are around what I expected, which sadly enough was already a low-balled number. Its true test is to see if it can keep hovering around this for the next couple of weeks. If it dips back to sub-10k within two weeks, we'll have a good glimpse at pretty much all other WiiU's "big" releases. If Mario Kart can't sell a WiiU to the mainstream audience, I'm not sure what would.
Cygnus X-1
Member
Ah, this explain something. That's quite stupid from Nintendo. The rest of the world gets a bundle.
Maybe Nintendo counts on the excellent word of mouth.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Are they going to do a MK bundle in Japan like the other territories?
opticalmace
Member
Huh, >300k software but only a small bump in HW? That surprises me.
I promise plenty of game journalists are gonna spin it like the bump is enormous. "Wii-U sales 215% over last week Thanks to Mario Kart" or something.
SyaraSystem
Neo Member
Solid start for MK
PS platforms, Vita especially, putting a lot of software out there.
But yeah, this is a pretty terrible week numbers-wise.
That MK couldn't even push WiiU over 20k units is a bad precedent.
PS platforms, Vita especially, putting a lot of software out there.
But yeah, this is a pretty terrible week numbers-wise.
That MK couldn't even push WiiU over 20k units is a bad precedent.
At this point, it's going to take the collective efforts of everyone in the console/handheld industry in Japan to kick start it all again.
There's a DualShock controller laying in a pool of blood in the image. The joke is that Wii U killed PS4 behind the window.
Smiles and Cries
Member
PS4 down another 1k and nothing to give it a push
you guys should be happy with that little WiiU bump Japan is looking sad
you guys should be happy with that little WiiU bump Japan is looking sad
Well 1.75 million people own the system and they're probably the type interested in playing something on it given enthusiasts have to be a pretty significant chunk of that.
Devilgunman
Member
If MK8 can only bump 10k WiiU, nothing else can save it now.
PS4 continues to suffer cuz no gamezzz.
PS4 continues to suffer cuz no gamezzz.
prag16
Banned
As I said in the other topic, MK8 software is solid. WiiU hardware not so much. But I won't call it disastrous until we see the tail on the bump. If a new baseline establishes above 12k or so for awhile, that wouldn't be too bad. If it ends up back in the PS3/4 shit 6000 club in 3 weeks...
EDIT: No MK8 sell through percentages?
EDIT: No MK8 sell through percentages?
Interfectum
Member
I even asked Nibel to make a nice picture, but Wii U sales are so "ugh" that I don't even find it funny anymore.
I think the transparencies in fact suggest that the Wii U is angry that the rain means he can't go out stabbing as the PS4 lounges in the background (or is it a still-warm corpse?)
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Excellent MK8 sales but mediocre hardware bump, Japan wants WiiU games but are not fond of the hardware.
Well it has Wolfenstein this week...but so does PS3 and, lol, 360.
ab.aeterno
Member
That WiiU bump was smaller than I expected. I figured it would at least be a bit above 20k. I think it's safe to say the game is selling well on the platform, but only to existing owners.
The home console market definitely sucks though. Crazy to see the PS4 so low. Guess it's not a surprise they held it back from the global November launch.
The home console market definitely sucks though. Crazy to see the PS4 so low. Guess it's not a surprise they held it back from the global November launch.
Vita ;-;
Well, at least MK8 sales were good.
Vita is one of the few actually up YoY. I don't get your comment. Should be aimed at the 3DS with its 50% hardware plunge.
Dragonborn
Member
Even FF won't save the PS4. Sony needs to do something, maybe a price cut and get a lot more Japanese devs on board. Something tells me they aren't in much of a rush, the western market is far more important and Japan is a shell of what it once was.
maquiladora
Member
Wow, I thought the Wii U bump would be bigger.....
PS4 needs games badly....
Japan.... :-(
PS4 needs games badly....
Japan.... :-(