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Mario Kart 8 Boosts Wii U Sales by 4.1x in NOA week over week
- Thread starter vinnygambini
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Aaron Strife
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Hey, does this mean Ubisoft will release their finished Wii U game soon
EdwardTeach
Member
I don't think it could have a ps360 length span. 5yrs will probably make sense.
Not really, but any increase for Wii U at this point is a cause for celebration.
Nazgul_Hunter
Member
Dat. Luigi. Death stare.
Seriously though... the Wii U has a way better lineup at this point in time than the Wii did (IMO). I'm glad people are starting to notice.
Also interesting how Nintendo has negated the power difference in their games. Praise for Nintendo Wii U graphics is pretty universal seems like.
QuantumZebra
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#dead
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Deleted member 125677
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Please make LOTS of DLC for this game, I'll buy that too
Aaron Strife
Banned
I'm gonna hit up Target, Best Buy, and Gamestop later and see what the Wii U stock situation looks like. Purely anecdotal of course, but hey, it's kind of fun.
Elwood Blues
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evilromero
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This is what happens when you put a lot of effort into a game that attracts the core gamer- high-end graphics, fine-tuned gameplay and imaginative levels. Nintendo needs to put this much ambition into the next Star Fox as well. I can clearly see Zelda is about as ambitious a title as we've seen from them so I'm expecting that to get a lot of attention as well.
DeadlyBunny
Member
Wiiu on the up and up. I can feel it. This feels similar to the hype during the 3ds price drop and Mario 3d that helped boost it's sales.
Wii u won't hit the same numbers as 3ds obviously but I don't think it's dead anymore.
Wii u won't hit the same numbers as 3ds obviously but I don't think it's dead anymore.
aronnov reborn
Banned
Same! very excited to get it
EightBitNate
Member
I don't know how to interpret this graph and it gets posted a lot. Is it saying that the MK series has sold a tremendous amount?
Aug 2014 - 32k
Sep 2014 - 91k
Obviously we don't know the breakdown but September rose due to Zelda Remake.
If the August average continued into September (8k a week) that's 32k for the first 4 weeks + a 59k week for Zelda.
Again not an exact science but it looks like MK has done on par with Zelda remake for boosting hardware sales.
Aaron Strife
Banned
If it could hit like 30 million or so I think that would be respectable.
But that would require sustaining the MK8 boost for a good while. Smash and Zelda could do that if they're released close enough together.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
To reach 30m it needs to sustain these sales and not drop at all. I think people overreact to boosts and such, you really need to wait to see the long term effects. Even then 400% boost on how low WiiU was selling before, isn't very impressive. PS4 does that in an average week, or more.
evilromero
Member
lol. This is actually hilarious. I mean, you can't get bent out of shape when they produce stuff like this. It's great.
anotherVegan
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Version 3.0
Member
Good for Nintendo and Mario Kart. Fun game, and I've seen interest among people that was surprising to me. My co-worker flatly said she was getting a Wii U for MK8, and I've never seen her express interest in any game except Call of Duty (which she buys for her husband to play). I was shocked she even knew it existed, and she didn't know it was already out for a few days at the time.
However, this:
isn't really something to brag about. High attach rate is a symptom of poor hardware sales and a narrow demographic.
However, this:
isn't really something to brag about. High attach rate is a symptom of poor hardware sales and a narrow demographic.
ambientmystic
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Either redemption or a final year to shine the brightest before they quietly move on its successor.
Unknown One
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Wii-U is definitely beating the Xbone on May by the look of things.
I think there's no chance they even hit the 30 million market. The trajectory they are on is truly nearly unprecedented in its badness for a major console release.
But, 2015 is absolutely jam packed with content. I mean, I was updating the summary thread with all the Nintendo news, and it's just a shocking amount of 2015 shit. I don't know which will be hits and which won't, but it suggests a non-stop torrent of high quality videogames that could perhaps sustain ~120k months for a while, which would still be a massive improvement.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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With all the Wii U doom and gloom threads, this is a good sign. With Smash on its way, I think that game will bring health to Wii U. Not revive it as a best seller, but at least keep it viable and healthy.
Diddy Kong
Banned
Well deserved. I think MK8 is my favorite Mario Kart. It's that fuckin good
Really at this point that's all that matters. They just need to hang in there a little longer and come MUCH more prepared during holiday 2016. If that's when they launch their next console.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
So XB1 is almost certainly last in May's NPD. Should be a good thread.... :lol
NPD cover 4-31 may right? In this case i'm not sure about this.
No one does. Just used as a joke around here now.
I posted on the last page about it. Even after the initial jokes wore off, I still can't figure out what they intended.
ambientmystic
Member
For the month? Perhaps.
LTD? Not a chance. Theres a ~290k gap to cross between them and the Xbone at the moment for the US.
I am with you man, I have a huge backlog but damn if only some select third party devs, I dont want all, just put out some games for the thing. I am looking at you Ubisoft(ZombiU 2 and that unreleased game)
Version 3.0
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Only time will tell. It's a nice little bump, but I have a hard time seeing anything sustainable without a steady stream of popular/marketable games - at least 1 or 2 per month. And that's flatly impossible.
But at least this should keep it from being dropped from more retailers.
ZSaberLink
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The sales bump in September were mostly because of a pricedrop, not a Zelda remake. Also you're comparing 2 days of Mario Kart 8 sales to 2 weeks or so of the WWHD bundle sales. I'm pretty sure MK8 has done more for Wii U sales in the US so far...
evilromero
Member
I have to wonder how effective one big title like this will be in terms of retroactive purchases. If we're expecting a lot of new owners, then there's over a year and a half of games available. That's at least something.
The problem with games coming in the future is that there aren't that many until October when Hyrule Warriors or Bayo 2 releases (I can't remember which one). And we still don't have a date for Smash Bros.
Also, people are forgetting that Wii U is flopping in Japan as well. Where as Sony and Nintendo kinda had home court advantage last generation, the push for mobile has made the importance of Europe and NA that much more important to the big 3. If you aren't doing well in NA or in EU, well....
KillerMan91
Member
If you mean by saving that with the biggest game of its life it sells about same numbers as Gamecube did during normal months? Sure.
Yes it was. For 0.9 million units or so according to wikipedia.
It's not the biggest advantage when compared with the difference between Mario Kart Wii and Brawl.
Still, I admit, it's more popular than I thought.
Save the Wii U? Probably not.
If it at least keeps the system around long enough to get a few more decent first party games, then it will have done its job.
Aquamarine
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It's already been said....2.35 million.
"#Nintendo said MK8 attach rate in US was 18% versus 7% for MK7. MK8 boosted WiiU sales 4.1x week over week v. MK7 2.4x"
Wii U did 48K in a 4-week period in April.
That's an average of 12K per week.
Assuming the same average constant throughout May NPD:
Week 1 (May 5th - May 11th): 12K (12K total)
Week 2 (May 12th - May 18th): 12K (24K total)
Week 3 (May 19th - May 25th): 12K (36K total)
Week 4 (May 26th - June 1st): 49K (12K * 4.1) (85K total)
Therefore, it would be wise for me to adjust my 98K prediction down to 85K.
Aaron Strife
Banned
That doesn't line up with the game having an 18% attach rate though. Maybe sales in May were higher from the start.