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[Of All Trades]

Marginally. The more intelligent reasoning is a few posts above about being on other systems for months already and at lesser prices. *shrugs* Wii U software still isn't "good" (apparently) by any stretch, but that's a very fair reasoning about the price difference.

On Amazon, Madden and Fifa are cheaper right now on WiiU than X360. There's a lot of "fulfilled by" so the prices will shift but that's the reality of the moment. And by virtue of being out for longer on other systems, the demand on those systems should be reduced, too (as people would have already bought the title).

 

[Pooya]

A rough month for Nintendo: NPD informs us that Wii U's third-month sales are 38% lower than the original Wii's were.

https://twitter.com/gamasutra/status/302203582583808000


Wii U 38% lower than Wii's third month.

Wii - 436,000 Jan 2007
Wii U - 270k Jan 2013

 

[Sandfox]

All versions of Madden were on sale before the super bowl except for the Wii U.


Though Vita FIFA being higher than Wii U FIFA is really the WTF of this whole thing.

If you're going to buy FIFA on a console nobody is going to pick up the Wii U while the Vita one at least has portability. Doesn't really excuse the sales but that's my thought on it.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Go-go Dective GAF.

270K? Does not compute.

 

[TheOddOne]

 

[Elios83]

https://twitter.com/gamasutra/status/302203582583808000


Wii U 38% lower than Wii's third month.

That would mean 270k Wii U.

So Microsoft isn't counting Wii U in their market share number, obviosuly.

 

[Huff]

Hardware Install Base, January 2007 & LTD

Playstation 2 299k, 37.4mm
Xbox --, 14.5mm
Gamecube 34k, 11.7mm
Xbox 360 294k, 4.8mm
Playstation 3 244k, 937k
Wii 436k, 1.5mm
GBA 179k, 35.3mm
Nintendo DS 239k, 9.4mm
PSP 211k, 6.9mm

 

[Drago]

Go-go Dective GAF.

Oh golly

edit: 270K?! I can't believe that

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Go-go Dective GAF.

270k, lol my predictions for this month were terrible.

 

[Nirolak]

From gamasutra tweet

436K * 0.62 = 270K

That seems pretty good honestly.

 

[Seda]

436k x .62 = 270k

 

[Striek]

Thats WAY higher than expectations.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Really happy to see a mention for NiNoKuni. Hopefully the sales are really encouraging for the title. It deserves to sell very well.

 

[Four_Chamber]

25 months in a row for the Xbox as the leading console in the US. This is just pure sales dominance at this point.

Like all those people in that other thread surmised, Microsoft is in PANIC MODE!

 

[DaBoss]

280K? Does not compute.

WTF?! I really doubt this is true. This would also mean everyone pretty much got the Wii U predictions wrong.

EDIT: This means MS wasn't including the Wii U in that percentage.

 

[The Power Of Snap]

I suck at math

 

[javac]

That would mean 270k Wii U.

360 is number one at 281k, no? So what does that mean?

 

[liger05]

If you're going to buy FIFA on a console nobody is going to pick up the Wii U while the Vita one at least has portability. Doesn't really excuse the sales but that's my thought on it.

You def aint getting the 3DS version as that is also gimped massively!!

 

[Sandfox]

That would mean 270k Wii U.

That's like 2-3x what everyone predicted so there's that.

 

[kswiston]

I wonder if they meant that Wii U sales were 38% of Wii's third month sales. Because 270k doesn't really make much sense unless Wii + PS3 sold 100k units combined.

 

[kassatsu]

That can't be right... can it?

 

[Skiesofwonder]

270k.... Is that real? Can't be.... I mean this is good!

 

[Kusagari]

Those Wii U numbers would be amazing if true.

 

[Tucah]

270k would be...surprising, to say the least.

 

[Baconsammy]

I get about 280 for Wii U then, which if true means Microsoft are counting Wii and not Wii U. Or Sony went out of business.

 

[Aquamarine]

270K for the Wii U is...quite frankly...great.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Wherefore art thou, creamsugar?

DecisionKey may be a bit tempermental today.

 

[Graphics Horse]

So 165k for the wii U

Only if they said it wrong. But perhaps they did!

 

[Foshy]

Wii U only 10k lower than 360, but its multiplats sell less the Vita versions? Does that make sense?

 

[Ridley327]

436K * 0.62 = 270K

That seems pretty good honestly.

Yeah, that's a hell of a lot better than I think anyone was anticipating.

 

[metalslimer]

Wiiu number is freaking really good

 

[RamzaIsCool]

Maybe Gamasutra meants sales as in.. $?

 

[Pooya]

if Wii U sold 270k I don't think Microsoft is including Wii U in their market share, don't think PS3+ Wii sold 87k

 

[Cheebo]

Well 270k wouldn't be that bad, at all.

 

[timetokill]

No way that Wii U figure is right.

 

[BlackJace]

270k would be pretty sick.

 

[javac]

I get about 280 for Wii U then, which if true means Microsoft are counting Wii and not Wii U. Or Sony went out of business.

Numbers can't be right 0_o

 

[Hero]

436K * 0.62 = 270K

That seems pretty good honestly.

Yeah, I think with how fucking dry the software releases are for January that 270K would be a pretty good number for the Wii U to have.

Wonder if that's the correct number though. Guess we'll see if/when Nintendo makes their official announcement.

 

[sangreal]

436K * 0.62 = 270K

That seems pretty good honestly.

It does.. I wonder if they mean 38% of the original Wii's sales

 

[Version 3.0]

Wow, -38% is damn good compared to what we thought was coming. Even 38% of the Wii's first January (436k) would be 165k, and that would still be higher than expectations.

 

[allan-bh]

WoW... 270k is very surprising for Wii U

 

[Guevara]

But GAF told me the Wii U was dead

 

[Elios83]

360 is number one at 281k, no? So what does that mean?

It means that Wi U did quite well, PS3 sold 244k in its first January over 4 weeks.
Also Microsoft is NOT including Wii U in their number.
Current systems must be the usual 360,Wii,PS3.

 

[Snowden's Secret]

Those Wii U numbers would be amazing and thus not accurate. We must be missing something. There's also no way Gamasutra would construe that as "bad"

 

[test_account]

Anyone remember that hand drawn thing from last console launch with all the consoles as racecars and the Wii vehicle is over heating, I think the Xbox 360 bros are wearing sunglasses?

We should update that.

Someone did actually update it, including the WiiU, but unfortunately i cant find it now. These drawings were more related to how powerful the hardware was though.

 

[shinra-bansho]

I think Gamasutra must have their wires crossed. There's no combination I can think of that fits with Microsoft's PR.

 

[UberTag]

What makes more sense to me is that the Wii U was outsold by the Wii IN JANUARY 2013 by 38%.
NOT... that the Wii U sold 270,000 units.

 

[MasterSheen]

That's not bad. Almost up there with 360.

 

[Sandfox]

Only if they said it wrong. But perhaps they did!

Even then that would be higher than what everyone predicted.

 

[miksar]

Those Wii U numbers would be amazing if true.

Hard to believe, otherwise NSMBU would definitely chart.