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[Riki]

My sarcasm meter seems to be broken.

Enjoy!

 

[Manmademan]

What were Wii U hardware sales in November 2012? I'm curious how much of an improvement this was over last year's Black Friday month

It's down about 50%.

Last year wiiU was about 425K, but it was launch month.

 

[Replicant]

Go ly dow Iwata.

Fixed.

 

[The Hermit]

and people though 300k was the worst possible scenario...

 

[Steel]

Is 220 K bad for Wii U?

220k in November is pretty much no pulse. Dead.

 

[pretty done]

~220K each for Wii U and SM3D World.

That's a lot of people not playing the GOTY.

What the fuck do Wii U owners do with their consoles? If I still had one I'd be playing Mario way more than any of my PS4 games.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

250k Mario doesn't sound great...

But Nintendo is happy, so what do I know.

haha... what?

 

[SykoTech]

Better than Pachter's guess for Wii U by quite a bit. That's good.

And well, that's the only positive thing I can say.

 

[beril]

He should be holding a skull while the monologue from Hamlet scrolls slowly down the image--to U or not to U, that is the question; Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of another NPD, etc.

That's not the scene with the skull. You mean, Alas poor Wii U!

 

[Immaculate]

First month sales:

[WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) {November 12, 2007} - 1,120,000
[WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {November 22, 2013} - 215,000

holy shit

 

[Pain]

ACIV was a common forced buy with tossed together bundles.

Hardware bundles not counted here so....

 

[mstevens]

Really bummed about the Wii U. I love this system!

Glad the other systems are doing well, at least.

 

[Aquamarine]

Thats dreamcast level right?

Yep.

245K (Dreamcast, November 1999)
192K (Dreamcast, November 2000)
259K (Dreamcast, November 2001)

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

So, less than a million for 2DS, 3DS and Wii U combined.

Huh.

 

[Phades]

So Wii U 220K.

Terrible.

On the plus side my 190K prediction was close.

Still better than the 150k prediction floating around.

.. maybe

It would be nice to see Vita and the playstation family numbers released as well.

 

[metalslimer]

Those Wii U numbers are pretty bad. Hope they find a way to turn it around in the future.

Nah, barring a price drop to like 99 dollars which didn't even save the gamecube it's game over.

245K (Dreamcast, November 1999)
192K (Dreamcast, November 2000)
259K (Dreamcast, November 2001)

holy shit...

 

[Foshy]

220k is what the Vita did last November too.

Uh, yeah.

I don't think there's any more to be said here.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Wow @ Wii U. That's awful.

 

[Zombie James]

So, less than a million for 2DS, 3DS and Wii U combined.

Huh.

 

[RibbedHero]

~220K each for Wii U and SM3D World.

That's a lot of people not playing the GOTY.

GTAV sold extremely well I believe. Record breaking, even.

 

[UNCMark]

That top ten is horrible

Nah, it's just fine.

 

[Silky]

The Nintendo brand is finally over. Maybe next decade!

It's over, period. Nintendo lost the casuals, and that's the end of their Wii U hopes and dreams.

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for Wii U. Nintendo has nothing left, nothing they have can fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for anyone, hardcore or casual, to substantially invest in a Wii U. Except if they want to play Bayonetta 2. Which will also come to PS4 at some point.

Microsoft and Sony took the last reason away that anyone would NEED to own a WiiU over a PS4 or Xbox one(except Miiverse LOL GAMING), and the cavalcade of tiny titles that will be nice but won't stir up any sales is not going to salvage the underpowered non-entity that was Wii U.

There may be some hardcore gamers that stick around. Some did it for PS3 too. But the last bell tolled. Maybe next decade.

The age of Nintendo is done.

too good

 

[DaBoss]

First month sales:

[WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) {November 12, 2007} - 1,120,000
[WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {November 22, 2013} - 215,000

Got Sunshine numbers?

 

[teiresias]

I guess you missed Sony's monthly spin in 2007 and the years after.

That's funny. I'm living in the year 2013. You may want to catch up.

 

[Frillen]

That's a massive decrease for Pokemon.

 

[Chobel]

How can the Xbox move 1 Million units in the US in one day if they don't even have that many on the shelves?

But Xbox One didn't move 1 Million units in the US in one day.

 

[Mpl90]

So, 2DS was included then.
Eeeeeeeeh, it's a good number, but it should have sold 1 million this month.
At least, December has Pokémon 2DS bundles, so it's certainly going to be a good December.

 

[Tallshortman]

To be fair, XB1 was out for only 8 days in November compared to Sony's 15 days (Sony sold over a million units before Xbone even launched). December numbers are going to be much more interesting considering both consoles being out the entire month making it a much more even and fair comparison.

.

Not really, Sony has been supply constrained quickly, so has the xbone though it seems it has more accessible availability right now. If both had excess supply everywhere then you could make that argument, otherwise it doesn't make much of a difference.

 

[Sakura]

No I was hoping for at least 300k from Wii U. Oh well.
Now I just need Vita numbers.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

The Nintendo brand is finally over. Maybe next decade!

It's over, period. Nintendo lost the casuals, and that's the end of their Wii U hopes and dreams.

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for Wii U. Nintendo has nothing left, nothing they have can fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for anyone, hardcore or casual, to substantially invest in a Wii U. Except if they want to play Bayonetta 2. Which will also come to PS4 at some point.

Microsoft and Sony took the last reason away that anyone would NEED to own a WiiU over a PS4 or Xbox one(except Miiverse LOL GAMING), and the cavalcade of tiny titles that will be nice but won't stir up any sales is not going to salvage the underpowered non-entity that was Wii U.

There may be some hardcore gamers that stick around. Some did it for PS3 too. But the last bell tolled. Maybe next decade.

The age of Nintendo is done.

Is this 1997 again?

 

[Mrbob]

Yeah, WiiU is pretty much done. Time for Nintendo to prep a new console while they watch this slow death occur month after month.

Lol. Was waiting for the reverse gif.

 

[Owzers]

Going back to the consensus that Nintendo bundled the wrong damn game. Who bundles TWO mario games when you are trying to sell a Mario game?

 

[BlackJace]

On the bright side

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

The Nintendo brand is finally over. Maybe next decade!

It's over, period. Nintendo lost the casuals, and that's the end of their Wii U hopes and dreams.

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for Wii U. Nintendo has nothing left, nothing they have can fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for anyone, hardcore or casual, to substantially invest in a Wii U. Except if they want to play Bayonetta 2. Which will also come to PS4 at some point.

Microsoft and Sony took the last reason away that anyone would NEED to own a WiiU over a PS4 or Xbox one(except Miiverse LOL GAMING), and the cavalcade of tiny titles that will be nice but won't stir up any sales is not going to salvage the underpowered non-entity that was Wii U.

There may be some hardcore gamers that stick around. Some did it for PS3 too. But the last bell tolled. Maybe next decade.

The age of Nintendo is done.

Unlike the original one, this dosn't feel hyperbole right now. lol

 

[bananas]

Thats dreamcast level right?

Slightly better than Dreamcast. 30k better.

 

[KingSnake]

The Nintendo brand is finally over. Maybe next decade!

It's over, period. Nintendo lost the casuals, and that's the end of their Wii U hopes and dreams.

It's not hyperbole, it's not fanboy drivel. It is LITERALLY it for Wii U. Nintendo has nothing left, nothing they have can fix the hole now created. There is no reason left for anyone, hardcore or casual, to substantially invest in a Wii U. Except if they want to play Bayonetta 2. Which will also come to PS4 at some point.

Microsoft and Sony took the last reason away that anyone would NEED to own a WiiU over a PS4 or Xbox one(except Miiverse LOL GAMING), and the cavalcade of tiny titles that will be nice but won't stir up any sales is not going to salvage the underpowered non-entity that was Wii U.

There may be some hardcore gamers that stick around. Some did it for PS3 too. But the last bell tolled. Maybe next decade.

The age of Nintendo is done.

This is a keeper.

 

[Nirolak]

Okay I think the OP is up to date.

 

[ffdgh]

Well that's not good at all Nintendo...

 

[smokeandmirrors]

LOL

 

[Morfeo]

A Link between Worlds = 405.000 (digital + physical + bundle)
Pokemon X / Y = 225.000 (digital + physical)

3DS 770.000 (10.500.000 LTD)
Wii U ~222.000

Super Mario 3D World = 215.000 (digital + physical)

This is incredibly sad

 

[DukeBobby]

Dear God, those Wii U numbers are terrible.

Hmm, I wonder how it did in the UK in November...

...

 

[vinnygambini]

I need to lie down *Nintendo investor*

 

[Mikey Jr.]

They definitely aren't.

Ohh, well, sounded like it in the PR.

But yeah, 220k in NOVEMBER is terribad. I would understand June or some shit. But peak fucking season and only 220k.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

damn mario bombed so hard

 

[chubigans]

That 220k is assuming that Nintendo correctly used the phrase "increased by 340 percent" (IE sales are 4.4 * October) as opposed to incorrectly using the phrase (IE sales are 3.4 * October)

Hmm, I wonder how they've used the phrase before?

 

[Kandrick]

So, less than a million for 2DS, 3DS and Wii U combined.

Huh.

Huh.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

Welp, it was good while it lasted for Wii U I guess. Hopefully Nintendo can salvage some money through firesales of the consoles that they've already made. They probably haven't had to produce/manufacture any Wii U consoles since launch, and a big sale next holidays with Smash/Zelda could salvage some money through loads of software purchases I suppose..

 

[Exokell]

hey guys so if wiiu is doing worse than dreamcast, does the dream of nintendo 3rd party will become reality? T_T im crying tears of joy

 

[plutoknight]

425K.

If Wii U really did sell somewhere around 220,000, that's utterly abysmal. Horrid, horrid numbers. GameCube managed twice that.

I think the only hope for the Wii U is December, as Nintendo seems to have increased their marketing a LOT for this month (intelligently avoiding the next-gen initial rush).

..........220k is bad though.

 

[Cygnus X-1]

That's a really shitty number for Mario as well... :s

Incredible, but yeah....the same year Yamauchi died could be the same year Mario died. Incredible. Somehow I feel really old now having been raised playing NES and Mario Bros.

It was fucking 30 years ago. Maybe the time really is over and people now see games differently.....

Ok I'll stop saying bullshit sorry. Just feeling a bit nostalgic.