plank
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It would have been a horrible December sales wise.
December 2013 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes January 13
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It would have been a horrible December sales wise.
Haha, the exact thing went through my mind when I read that scenario. RIP GAF.
bigboss370
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A little more than 24 hours remain until the NPD season is among us!
damn, I'm gonna miss the party lol
SwiftDeath
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lol probably. Curious on 3ds numbers too as I'm expecting it to be down YOY although maybe that's related to the new systems???
Aquamarine
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The news that everybody's anticipating is how the Wii U fared this month.
To be clear:
Wii U sold 223K last month. It managed 463K last December, but that was because it was a launch month.
Nintendo's past Decembers with the Wii:
2006 - 604K
2007 - 1350K
2008 - 2150K
2009 - 3810K
2010 - 2355K
2011 - 1060K
2012 - 472K
Nintendo's past Decembers with the GameCube:
2001 - 573K
2002 - 590K
2003 - 1158K
2004 - 796K
2005 - 606K
Anything below 500K would be bad for the console.
Anything below 400K would be horrible for the console.
Anything below 300K...I don't want to even go there.
SwiftDeath
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The thirst for waggle was real!
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Dreamcast sold just shy of 450k in its December, so I guess thats the figure to beat!
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Deleted member 17706
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Wii U isn't going to do better than its launch month. Let's not get crazy here.
Captain Smoker
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We already know that the 3DS sold around 1.000.000 units: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=749243
(which is down YOY)
Delusibeta
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I am entirely unconvinced that's the case, I'm actually suspecting that Microsoft has satisfied early adopter demand for the Xbone during the month and that the PS4 will beat it this month due to sky-high demand for Sony's machine.
We shall see in the forthcoming hours who is right.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
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The fact that it's not selling means it should dominate a console constantly sold out?
I don't see your logic.
SwiftDeath
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Ah I thought it wasn't that specific yet, my mistake
Yes, that's a big news . 2013 holiday sales is very important to determine the future of the system.
Vita should be another disaster, sold between 70-75k in november right?
3rdamention
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Well I'm curious to see the numbers, there are so many dynamics at play it will be very interesting.
ultratruman
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Lack of supply vs lack of demand. Total carnage. I love it!
Aquamarine
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223K to be more precise.
For Nintendo's sake, I sure hope we don't see a phenomenon similar to Vita's 2012 performance (218K November -> 245K December), or Wii's 2012 performance (420K November -> 472K December).
A slight rise from 223K would be devastatingly awful.
I will. I'm going for 224k.
Apophis2036
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Almost 4 million in a single month... :O How was that even possible, I take it that is the record for one consoles hardware sales in a single NPD ?.
TheRealTalker
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I wouldn't be surprised if it were just that, or even worse, around the same ball park.
Version 3.0
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There's nothing crazy about that. Its launch month, and 2nd month (Dec) were nothing special at 425k and 460k respectively. Quite frankly, if it does less than that, it's officially dead (and of course, it may well be).
Even the "revived" DS and 3DS never had a dead December.
So best case is bad bordering on horrible. Seems pretty accurate to me. :lol
And if it was less?
I say 350k for wii u.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
This is the chart to keep track of regards WiiU disaster level:
I'm sure the guy that does them, thanks Terry Travis!, is ready and raring for the December update.
If it was suddenly a straight line flat across to another 250k like number, that would be historically appalling. Like... no. I don't think it can get that bad with the Christmas effect in play.
I'm sure the guy that does them, thanks Terry Travis!, is ready and raring for the December update.
If it was suddenly a straight line flat across to another 250k like number, that would be historically appalling. Like... no. I don't think it can get that bad with the Christmas effect in play.
pharmboy044
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I've got a feeling that WiiU did well maybe around 500K.
Dominate? I expect it to barely win by 100-200k units max.
Uh... You do know that 425k and 460k in a month in one country for a Console Launch is actually quite good right?
The PS4 and Xbox One sales are Unprecedented due to supply, they are not the rule for Console Gaming Launches.
SwiftDeath
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Pretty much what I predicted. Might be a bit low though
Captain Smoker
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The Wii U sold 55.750 units per week in November (November is 4 weeks).
December includes 5 weeks, so if we take the same pace the Wii U should be around 278.750 units.
http://www.google.de/trends/explore#q=wii+u&geo=US
Googles search interest index for the Wii U in December was at 62 compared to 46 in November (factor 1,35).
Going by this calculation, Wii U could've sold 376.313 units. (278.750 × 1,35)
December includes 5 weeks, so if we take the same pace the Wii U should be around 278.750 units.
http://www.google.de/trends/explore#q=wii+u&geo=US
Googles search interest index for the Wii U in December was at 62 compared to 46 in November (factor 1,35).
Going by this calculation, Wii U could've sold 376.313 units. (278.750 × 1,35)
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Deleted member 17706
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Do we typically get NPD number holding leakers in these threads?
theprodigy
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I searched the term "Wii U" several thousand times.
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THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Woah on here folks we got someone using math
SwiftDeath
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Big Money! Big Prizes!!
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
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Deleted member 17706
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It's gonna be funny if he turns out to be pretty close on the mark :/