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PC beating WiiU at retail. DAMN
2014 UK Retail Software Sales by Platform
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Werewolf Jones
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After seeing the difference between Vita digital and Vita physical in price it's honestly not surprising at how poor it's doing even if I would prefer to go physical most of the time.
I wonder how that's even possible. I must be one of the very last who still buys PC games at retail because my internet speed is nothing to write home about, it's very stable but relatively slow.
Jimmyfenix
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I believe the retail version of the Sims & Football Manager charted in the UK PAL Charts
gundamkyoukai
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It doesn't, did I claim it did? It only matters when trying to determine the platform with the best lineup of the year
That is subjective to begin with since you can have 100 exclusive games but if the market don't care about them it don't matter .
From a software stand point the market cared more about PS4\ X1\ PC multiplats than nintendo exclusive games .
So saying the Wii U had best line up to you is one thing but saying it had best line up for market is something different all together .
And if I recall correctly, Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls PC did too, Blizzard still manages to get some physical retail sales on PC.
Linkstrikesback
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Even if PC doesn't have a huge retail base, it still gets titles.
Readin gthe wiki page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wii_U_software,
It appears EU wii u got 27 retail titles in the entire year, assuming I counted correctly. And a not insignificant number of those are shovelware junk.
Meanwhile, PC still got retail versions of several of the years big third party titles, and while they probably are small relative to steam sales, they still existed, which is more than you can say for Wii U versions of the games.
theprodigy
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I uh, what
It's obviously DS and Wii just like everywhere else, although obviously 360 passed Wii relatively early (compared to US)
Bruno MB
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Both Nintendo and Super Nintendo shipped 8.6 million units across Europe, Australia and other minor PAL regions. Wii sold 8.4 million units just in the UK.
Game Boy sold 6.63 million units in the UK, whereas Nintendo DS comfortably surpassed the 10 million mark.
makingmusic476
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Roberto Larcos
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Also FIFA and Call of Duty conscious. The Wii U doesn't have the most recent iteration of either.
Roberto Larcos
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Anecdotal evidence only, it does seem to be working.
The reason software sales may be lower on the Xbox One will be because of the lower initial install base. Attach rate is a far better metric, but we don't have that on hand. Also, I think Xbox One owners are more inclined to buy digital. Sony isn't really trusted for online stuff after the PS3 hack (part anecdotal, though I believe there are surveys that back this up), and Microsoft had a big digital sale on through December, which would cut into retail copies sold.
FinalStageBoss
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how the hell is PC ahead of WiiU lol
Roberto Larcos
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I don't know anyone with a Wii U. Also, it's not at all uncommon for PC games to be cheaper on pre-order for the boxed version than the Steam version. Example, GTA V - £39.99 on Steam, £29.97 from Gamestop (with free postage). No-brainer.
theprodigy
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extra dead console (seriously, software only went up 32% YoY compared to 75%+ in the US)
....then there's Vita
ANuclearError
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At first I was surprised at PC beating WiiU, but how did the Vita lose to the DS?
EDIT: Hang on a second. In January, did the DS really outsell the WiiU?
EDIT: Hang on a second. In January, did the DS really outsell the WiiU?
Yes, and the Wii also beat the Wii U. It happens.
Visualante2
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NDS still dominates Nintendo shelf space (which is already small) at my local supermarkets. It's strange. Given the platform's performance and Nintendo's deals with supermarkets you would think this would be a resolved issue.
the Football Manager effect maybe
ANuclearError
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Visualante2
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Skylanders, Just Dance, karaoke games and licensed movie games.
Sammy Samusu
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UK is probably their weakest market in Europe.
They do a lot better in Germany and France.
Mass_Pincup
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Watching the Vita being behind both the Wii and the DS is so fucking sad.
I mean what released on those? Disney tie-in and Just Dance?
Edit: Also how those the 3DS is this close to the PC, Football Manager is that big?
I mean what released on those? Disney tie-in and Just Dance?
Edit: Also how those the 3DS is this close to the PC, Football Manager is that big?
Resistance100
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Suspect Football Manager is responsible for those PC retail sales.
Graphics Horse
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Bring back Ant&Dec
Doctor_Thomas
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I suspect a majority of the Vita owners there are have maybe opted towards digital.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I know I have. I have a shit load of Vita games but only 4 retail versions. Two of which I got for free.
frankie_baby
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Think the DS finished up at about 12 million and is the highest selling system ever in the UK (a record I'd be surprised if ever topped)
The Wii was I believe also (relative to population) stronger in the UK than anywhere else in the world for like it's first 3 or 4 years
theprodigy
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FTFY
A DS Frozen game was knocking about the charts for a long time.
frankie_baby
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There were also DS games being given away in bundles with 3ds systems at some retailers quite often
Aquamarine
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it's so disappointing to see the wii u so weak.
and FIFA
GwyndolinCinder
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I don't even know where vita games go and I've had one for two years
It is but it's not surprising. Nintendo has not courted any of the big retailers eg supermarkets like Asda, Tesco or the only big game seller in the country Game.
The shelf space in these stores is limited if it even exists for any Nintendo title and this is down to the failing of Nintendo's marketing in the country. To get anything Nintendo related you really do need to go online which means you only get well considered purchases, not impulse buys, gifts etc which takes out a large chunk of sales.
Jimmyfenix
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Still crazy how EA has not released a "new" Fifa game for Wii U but i guess Fifa 13 still does ok or them on the wii u since that outsold Watchdogs
Mass_Pincup
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No, Nintendo is doing really well in France. Bayonetta 2 even charted the week of it's release.
frankie_baby
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They did a big promo deal with Tesco for Xmas 2013 but it didn't seem to have been very well organised
frankie_baby
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It did in the UK too
Coulomb_Barrier
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Absolutely they would. Can they maintain it though, with Xbone likely having price advantage?
PS4's better 2015 line-up should help.
Shpeshal Nick
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Funny how so many posters on GAF try to convince themselves exclusives sell consoles.
Kleegamefan
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I think you know the answer to that one
A majority of them will migrate from 360 to PS4
Mass_Pincup
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In the top 5 with Smash as another Nintendo game?
theprodigy
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"really well" for Wii U, lol
also, comparing Bayonetta 2's debut with apples to apples instead of units x value:
UK-6th units, 5th value
France-4th value (+1 from UK)
Germany-6th units (same as UK)
Mass_Pincup
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I just provided an exemple. I could also say that Smash WiiU sold 200k and MK8 272k as of December the 3rd for an install base of about 500k. Pokemon ORAS sold 191K in it's first week.
They're doing good here, better then Ms at least.
Mass_Pincup
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Sorry double post
Phoenician_Viking
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It´s like you have not read the op. So what if it is best on PC people are still buying consoles to play third games on them, and removing third parties from a game list is really sad.
I think people got annoyed by the chart I posted simply to support the argument that Wii U had a good lineup, since it also incidentally included PC. Even though that doesn't really matter in a retail sales thread, PC retail is mostly dead outside of some parts of mainland Europe.
It doesn't, did I claim it did? It only matters when trying to determine the platform with the best lineup of the year
No, people are annoyed because your list is bullshit, since it excludes huge amount of games on PS4/Xbone because they are not exclusives, even though as seen in the op, people don´t give a shit about that.
And FYI metacrictic does not mean anything.
Delusibeta
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The WiiU had the best lineup if you only looked at the exclusives. Counting the multiplatform games, however, the WiiU's lineup was mediocre.
Yeah there was no promotional stuff visible in any of the stores I went into. In fact at the same time they announced this so called promo one of my local Tescos ditched Nintendo shelf space altogether. Nintendo hasnt got their shit together in informing the UK that a new console even exists. I feel like I put more effort into marketing their console than they do.
There are more countries in Europe than those three, the UK isn't the weakest market for Nintendo in Europe by a long way. However, the UK is probably the weakest for Nintendo out of those countries that comprise the three strongest markets for computer games in Europe.