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NPD Sales Results for November 2013 [Up3: Zelda, Pokemon, Mario, 3DS, Wii U]
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Wow, this is really bad.. but who did not see this coming from 220 miles away?
At least, we have 3DS..
Graphics Horse
Member
Hey there's another 4 months yet, it's not over yet. They just need to sell to 2 million a month.
Immaculate
Banned
tons?
Hopefully not enough to drop this system immediately.
Mauricio_Magus
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HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Jesus Christ, the stuff of nightmares, especially the second one.
literally. He killed the lil guy.
I experimented with my Wii U the past week. I never once used the Gamepad. Simply used the Pro controller for everything (obviously I couldnt use the eshop since that requires the pad). It was wonderful. With some firmware tweaking, Nintendo could easily remove the gamepad from the equation and lower the price of the console a good deal. Not saying they will, but just saying that the console experience without the gamepad was really good. The Pro controller in many ways is better than either new next gen controller. But they're Nintendo, which means they'll ride the gamepad into the grave.
if only wii u was made of tacos
Desperate Nintendo will just lead to rushed games like Sonic.
symmetrical
Member
Killing the WiiU to start over would be billions in sunk cost on the WiiU and billions more on a new system while killing any brand loyalty you have (even if it is low) to release a new console that may or may not do well.
That's a horrible way to go.
opticalmace
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Where is that Wii U / Dreamcast / GC chart?
The One and Done
Member
So I surmise The One is in fact selling faster than the PS4. It will be in the lead come end of month.
I'm in tears
Well the Zelda bundle seems like it was a good idea percentage wise.
EmCeeGramr
Member
i feel sad and old when like half the people reading poetic.injustice's post don't get what he's referencing
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
The thing is, though, is that Nintendo could withstand another major console failure AFTER this one. All it would take is another Wii situation to bring them back again. I worry that they'll try pulling the same thing next gen, too.
Agreed. It has been a near-perfect launch for Sony. The games ahead of time thing was brilliant.
equippedwithtowel
Member
Except their won't be third party support, they'd have to redo all their production pipeline and games just aren't gonna lack that much better in an incremental upgrade.
Xbox and Playstation numbers are just... so impressive. Never before a single console manage to sell that much at launch, and here we are with 2 monsters. Wow
Well, second november for the Gamecube didn't compete with 2 millions HW sales competitors. The Wii U sales have been bad since the beginning of 2013, the perception among gamers and masses is negative, so there really no point for GAF to expect NPD after NPD some miracle that will never come. Even IF things turns good in the long run, the momentum will come slowly.
Castef
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DragonSworne
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Wii oUt
H_Prestige
Banned
Sony has reclaimed the throne.
Thunder Monkey
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3DS also much lower than my most conservative estimate.
I was certain $99 2DS BF sales would have put the system over 1 million.
I was certain $99 2DS BF sales would have put the system over 1 million.
90TilInfinity
Member
I can't breathe.
Cygnus X-1
Member
People are overlooking that; yet this is probably the most horrendous figure here.
FinalStageBoss
Banned
can't believe mario bombed this hard. the wii u is done
Megadragon15
Member
Sony won the month and they are still stingy with the numbers.
Gintoki313
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Wow XD
I just felt the need to applaud a rational post. We'll see if this will happen.
Baron_Calamity
Member
Thats the funniest thing I've seen in ages but I am a sick bastard.
You mean the Wii brand right?
ultratruman
Banned
I've been reading this sentiment a lot lately on GAF, and no.
8 months of bad press do not even begin to wipe away the 8 years of utter dominance in the US console market that Microsoft has enjoyed over Sony. Painting the Xbone as any kind of underdog in the US is downright ludicrous.
Microsoft failed to sell a million units in the first week, a figure the PS4 reached in a single day. They cannot afford to consider this launch as a 'win'.
Be careful what you wish for, Nintendo could end up going the way of sega, pretty much gone. Maybe the odd software showing. I do hope they release another console, one on reasonable parity.