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[LudwigB]

Mario and Wii U numbers makes me sad

 

[areal]

Somehow I doubt that.

I've seen it with my own eyes.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

So now can people say this will be the worst selling 3D Mario without other people getting ants in their pants?

 

[Foshy]

I got over my Nintendo sadness for a second to look at Sony.

I wonder where Vita TV will stabilize. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was around 2000.

The problem with Vita TV is the ridiculously limited selection of games. They should've just made it compatible with everything, even if it uses touch controls. There IS in fact touch emulation in place for the DS3 controller (L3/R3 to bring up cursors to control touchscreen/rear touch), why not allow it for every game?

 

[1st Course]

Wii U is dead. dead.

 

[Toth]

Still think the Japanese market is healthy huh. LR is just another example. Still, I am sure SE knew in advance of this and has already made a profit from the title.

 

[Hydrargyrus]

Famitsu: http://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

SM3DW: 107k
Wii U: 20k

Media-Create: http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20131127061/

SM3DW: 100k
Wii U: 21k

Wow, that was unexpected

 

[Asd202]

Which is about what the sane people were expecting from it.

Yeah people obviously didn't want sequels. Each one has over 50% drop in sales in Japan...

 

[pieatorium]

dat nintendo first party strength

 

[nampad]

As expected, nobody cares about a 3D Mario, except the core gamers.

 

[onken]

Wasn't Mario heavily advertised as well?

Yeah it had a lot of TV spots right in the middle of mainstream shows, ItteQ, Miracle9 etc. Terrible numbers, really.

 

[Kyon]

As expected. 3D World is not a system seller. Shocking news

Still think the Japanese market is healthy huh. LR is just another example. Still, I am sure SE knew in advance of this and has already made a profit from the title.

LOL

They most likely Overshipped that mess yet again. This game is a flop. No way around it

 

[crinale]

I never imagined I'd see this at Famitsu chart

 

[LuuKyK]

Expected sales for Lightning, even if she deserved more. ;-;

Ouch @ Wii U though. Where is that list of things to save it so that we can cross a new Maria game?

 

[JoeM86]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad, especially in a country where 3D Mario isn't exactly loved.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

 

[Shinriji]

Taiko biggest bomba ever? Feeling sad for our friend Kid Ying.

 

[maxiell]

Couldn't even imagine it would be this bad.

As for FF, Kagari was this in line with your expectations?

 

[Yoshi]

Wii U is dead. dead.

I read that as a decimal. Dead,dead, like 0,0.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

It's a flagship Mario game dude.

Basically THE game that's supposed to boost the Wii U this holiday.

 

[shinra-bansho]

lol, people actually doubted this would be the case?

Has this ever been up for discussion? The only 3D Mario it even had a chance to beat was Sunshine, or what am I missing here?

I vaguely recall it was the topic of discussion in the MC thread a few weeks back, but my recollection could be failing me.

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

Like a record, baby, right round. Round round.

 

[SmokyDave]

I've seen it with my own eyes.

Then I can only assume Wii U owners are slinging their consoles into landfill sites.

I can't fathom what else they're doing with them if they aren't even buying a new 3D Mario.

 

[Foshy]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

come the fuck on.

 

[Owwari]

Happy to see my Japanese brothers starting to get bored of the Mario formula Nintendo wants to live off from.
If only our side of the world had more responsible consumers ...

 

[Asd202]

Still think the Japanese market is healthy huh. LR is just another example. Still, I am sure SE knew in advance of this and has already made a profit from the title.

For franchises like FF it should be healthy. Pokemon and other big franchises had no problem selling well, FF droped like a rock this gen.SE fucked up, there's no denying it.

 

[Toth]

As expected. 3D World is not a system seller. Shocking news



LOL

They most likely Overshipped that mess yet again. This game is a flop. No way around it

Not this time.

For franchises like FF it should be healthy. Pokemon and other big franchises had no problem selling well FF droped like a rock this gen.SE fucked up, there's no denying it.

Pray tell me what big franchise not on a portable system is doing well?

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

As expected, nobody cares about a 3D Mario, except the core gamers.

Core gamers like Lightningu 3 times as much as 3D Mario confirmed! SE making another sequel.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

That's so sad for Mario and Wii U. Wow.If the worldwide numbers are not good, what does this mean for Wii U?

 

[Kyon]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

Your delusion never ceases to amaze me. This is a Mario game.

 

[pieatorium]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

I was honestly expecting half that.

seriosly?lol

btw there is a 300k bomb above mario in the charts

 

[sense]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

Not sure if serious with 100k not being a bomb for a Mario game

 

[michaelius]

That's almost as if Wii U userbase was shrinking not growing if it barely outperformed Pikmin 3.

 

[Hellraider]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

Man, do you have to twist anything and everything?

 

[Y2Kev]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

It's a huge bomb. What is this "only on Gaf" crap.

 

[Bruno MB]

 

[test_account]

I never imagined I'd see this at Famitsu chart

What is that? I guess it has something to do with sellthrough? That if that cup/bucket is full, it means that there are a lot of stock left?

 

[djplaeskool]

seriosly?lol

btw there is a 300k bomb above mario in the charts

Funny thing is, I bet the game is already profitable.
LR isn't exactly a high-production venture.

Edit: *Looks above*
Oh man, worse than Mario 64 DS?!

 

[Mpl90]

Holy shit. What a bomb. And WiiU hardware sales in the dumps too. Damn.

One Piece also bombed. Sell through is pathetic.

Bombas everywhere.

By reading this, I thought it was around 40k. Then, I read Famitsu result...80k! It's the same debut Unlimited Cruise SP had, and far, far better than how the original Unlimited Cruise games debuted back on Wii. Sellthrough should be more around 40% than 20%, since first day sell-through was at 20%. So, it's possibly decent.

*looks at Mario, Wii U*

OH GOD

*looks at Vita*

Uh oh.

 

[areal]

Then I can only assume Wii U owners are slinging their consoles into landfill sites.

That's more likely. I actually found a pristine, boxed, fully working Xbox 360 in the rubbish room in my apartment a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Fisico]

I said wow.

 

[Lexxism]

What a great week. Bomba everywhere :lol

What is that? I guess it has something to do with sellthrough?

Yeah, 20% sell-through.

 

[NotLiquid]

Honestly at this point I just hope Wii U has a decent enough holiday period so it can sell regularly on a weekly basis.

 

[Road]

Look at SM64DS, 120k, barely above, and ended up with 1.2 million.

SM3DW will easily clear 1 million.

 

[crinale]

What is that? I guess it has something to do with sellthrough? That if that cup/bucket is full, it means that there are a lot of stock left?

Estimated percentage of stock left in the market

What a great week. Bomba everywhere :lol
Yeah, 20% sell-through.

More like 5%

Spoiler

or less

 

[Kenka]

This Mario figure is apocalyptic.

 

[Into]

Only on GAF is 100k a bomb. It's not a fantastic result, but it's not tragically bad, especially in a country where 3D Mario isn't exactly loved.

I was honestly expecting half that.

Though I am somewhat dismayed that it didn't boost Wii U sales. I honestly don't get why people are so reluctant. It's a great console.

Are you trying to surpass the heatwave moment now?

You seriously expected 50k for a Mario game at this point in the season?

Just let it go, stop blaming "GAF" and stop twisting these numbers

 

[Kyon]

Funny thing is, I bet the game is already profitable.
LR isn't exactly a high-production venture.

So this is the excuse lightning fans are gonna stick to for these abysmal numbers

 

[Kid Ying]

Taiko did almost 20k? Yes! Was expecting much lower. Yeah, baby. That's not much of a drop compared to some of the taikos from the wii. Not the best number it could be, but not the worst too. It will do great with time.

 

[Malvingt2]

So what this is telling is that Mario games have legs?

 

[JoeM86]

Thank you. Was just hunting around for that.

Wii U is a flailing console...this should hopefully help somewhat, but it was NEVER going to be a massive instant turnaround.

 

[StreetsAhead]

Well, taiko is 17K which is a little better than I was expecting and NSMBU rose. Wii Party U nearly at 150K.

Can only hope for some interest over the holidays now.

Somebody hold me.