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[Dysun]

270K would be amazing

55K would be terrible

Theres no middle ground here!

 

[shinra-bansho]

The only way that 38% is over 3 months is if NPD adjusted Wii hardware sales for January 2007 dramatically.

Could it be revenue rather than unit?

Please tell me I'm doing my math wrong:

476 + 604 + 436 = 1516

1516 * 0.62 = 940

940 - 425 - 460 = 55K Wii Us

Correct, but seems too low to be true. :s

 

[BY2K]

55k in January?

Time for another Wii U Nintendo Direct?

Spoiler

Jesus Christ.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Pachter wrong again. He said 100k.

Its in big trouble and there is no games on the horizon to help.

Doesn't Pachter always overshoot by like %100?

 

[Pachterballs]

And its 5 weeks.

so 55/5 = 11k/week.

nobody wants a wiiU.

 

[CosmicQueso]

55K.. WHAT?

That is indeed the ballpark... now just wait for that other handheld to get brought up...

 

[Raist]

Please tell me I'm doing my math wrong:

476 + 604 + 436 = 1516

1516 * 0.62 = 940

940 - 425 - 460 = 55K Wii Us

Looks right.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

If WiiU seriously sold 55k.... I don't believe it. That would be INSANELY bad.

 

[The Hermit]

55K?!

 

[javac]

This seems relevant

La bomba

 

[BlackJace]

I would laugh so hard if 55k is true.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Wow

 

[Spiegel]

Could it be revenue rather than unit?
Correct, but seems too low to be true. :s

That would be even worse (impossible?) because the WiiU is 50/100$ more expensive.

 

[stktt]

But GAF told me the Wii U was dead

About that . . .

 

[dallow_bg]

From the Penthouse to the Outhouse.

Hilarious reactions to both extreme numbers!
I still can't believe 55k though, that's nuts.

 

[Dysun]

Doesn't Pachter always overshoot by like %100?

He said Fuse would sell 5 million copies. In that case he might have had a 1000% overshoot

 

[Miles X]

LOL

From "Wow, super solid numbers"

to "OMG Dead!"

I agree both sets of numbers are crazy, surely around 130k area?

 

[RoKKeR]

That is indeed the ballpark... now just wait for that other handheld to get brought up...

If Vita beats out the WiiU this month...

...lets just wait.

 

[Calamari41]

Nintendo proves that the general public had to know that a product exists in order for demand to exist.

 

[Ridley327]

I'm pretty sure that this is the most confusing sales thread ever.

 

[nickcv]

436K * 0.62 = 270K

That seems pretty good honestly.

agree, honestly with not note worthy releases for january i expected much less

 

[UberTag]

And here I was being kind to the WiiU when I predicted them to only bring in 79K for January.
Pachter set us up once again. Nicely done, Michael!

 

[GavinGT]

I believe 55k before I ever believe 270k. I couldn't imagine it being over 100k, even with the 5 week period.

 

[Snowden's Secret]

Please tell me I'm doing my math wrong:

476 + 604 + 436 = 1516

1516 * 0.62 = 940

940 - 425 - 460 = 55K Wii Us

Those numbers don't even make sense. What would cause such a massive drop? (roughly 80%)?

 

[Pachterballs]

But GAF told me the Wii U was dead

its is.

 

[Drago]

So what does Nintendo do now.

WiiU is a gigantic bomba worldwide.

 

[darkside31337]

I really wonder how much worse the Vita could have possibly done.

 

[Kusagari]

This is shaping up to be the best NPD thread in recent memory.

 

[Alcibiades]

55k while sad doesn't seem far fetched. There doesn't seem to be a vast paid TV marketing campaign like usually accompanies a console launch.

 

[sphagnum]

Drop that price and I'll jump on the Wii U bandwagon, Nintendo.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Reggie: "I've got a problem here."
Everyone else: "Eject."
Reggie: "I can hold it."
Everyone else: "Pull up!"
Reggie: "NO, I'm all ri-- Aah!"

 

[Road]

Could it be revenue rather than unit?

That hypothesis has already been brought up, yeah.

I'm just theorizing on the assumption it's units.

 

[shinra-bansho]

That would be even worse (impossible?) because the WiiU is 50/100$ more expensive.

Then I have no idea what's going on. Because 55K is beyond ridiculously low.

 

[Megadragon15]

If that 55k number is true, Nintendo will probably keep silent. Sad.

 

[pieatorium]

and this is why only giving data in percentages of weird metrics is fucking stupid

 

[BearPawB]

agree, honestly with not note worthy releases for january i expected much less

people should really catch up with the thread before they post...

 

[Westlo]

Bu-bu-but dat Nintendo direct!

Sony's ball to drop now.

 

[metalslimer]

Reggie is getting fired if that number is true. Its that unbelievably bad

 

[Dahbomb]

Just gimme my god damn DmC numbers.

 

[Sandfox]

So what does Nintendo do now.

WiiU is a gigantic bomba worldwide.

They are obviously going to wait and see how it does when they release big games.

Reggie is getting fired if that number is true. Its that unbelievably bad

I would honestly blame NOJ more than NOA.

 

[jkanownik]

Note that NPD sales are net of returns. *If* there were significant returns of consoles from resellers in January it would depress the sales number.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Wii:

Nov 06/Dec 06/Jan 07 = 1,516k

Wii U:

Nov 12/Dec 12 = 885k

1516 x .62 = 940k

940k-885k = 55k

Wow.

 

[Miles X]

For comparison, Vita did 73k in its third month, which was April.

 

[Reiko]

Wii U... Oh shit.

 

[MrDaravon]

Hold the fuck on, we're seriously looking at 55k in a 5-week month? 11k a week January after launch?

I mean, we all kind of laugh about the Wii U or whatever, but holy goddamn fucking shit. I can't believe that's actually true.

Just gimme my god damn DmC numbers.

Don't we already know it's a million shipped worldwide? Given that's not a super high bar and we know it can't possibly past that, do the specifics matter?

 

[Guevara]

GAF was right, the Wii U is dead.

 

[Foshy]

If Vita somehow outsells Wii U I bet we'll see Sony confirm the numbers just to rub it in.

 

[Baconsammy]

55k WiiUs in a period that is counting an extra week is fucking horrible. That can't be right.

 

[BadAss2961]

Japan had a TV ad, but that was it. The west didn't have any TV ads, they just stuck with the online marketing.

No excuses though. It's not like the series is known to be advertised well.

 

[Gravijah]

its is.

It's far from dead, as it's going to receive new games for another 4-5 years. But its status as a failure relative to the Wii is cemented.