James Sawyer Ford
Member
And not a single Wii U was given that day.
Going to quickly approach Vita status in Japan.
Going to quickly approach Vita status in Japan.
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Media Create Sales: Week 2, 2013 (Jan 07 - Jan 13)
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Why didn´t they take action month/years ago? It was totally obvious that this would happen.
I actually lol'd, I really wish this was the first post
No more long ND videos about already announced titles please..
Open that fucking war chest and get some heavy hitters out there; make people care about Wii U and not just 3DS
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
Is yakuza 5 on it's way to become the best performing yakuza game on the PS3?
Tee hee.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Panic Mode Nintendo Imminent!
Captain Smoker
Member
Yes, everything is so obvious.
But the thing is Nintendo announced games last year that were supposed to be out by this March that are decent to large selling titles, and there is absolute radio silence from Nintendo. It's like they decided what is the absolute worst job we can do to launch a console and said sounds great!
SolarPowered
Member
Whatever Nintendo does to try and fix this can't really fix Nintendo Land or NSMBU's situations, right? What was the LTD for NSMB Wii in Japan? I can't see the U version coming close to that at all.
I follow you now.
It's kind of ironic that so much went into the system for the sake of Japan specifically and they still aren't biting. Oh well, I'm sure some Smash, MKU and 3D Mario will alleviate this issue a bit.
BishopLamont
Banned
Handheld/Console comparison charts are wrong.
Exterminieren
Banned
You seriously don't think games on the distant horizon like 3D Mario or even a 3DS Zelda have enough to show even a vertical slice of gameplay to build hype? Nintendo has quite clearly changed its policy since 3DS and Wii launches; I believe Iwata's said as much.
Pokémon doesn't count in this discussion, BTW. The Pokémon Company has always handled the franchise differently to everything else in Nintendo's stable.
chertipros
Member
To be fair, It's not like they couldn't predict what would happen during a one month software drought after a dissapointing launch lineup
The record so far is Yakuza2's 570-580K according to Famitsu, so I'm sure it would be.
Kudos to SEGA
Oh, come on. Weren't any of you guys around for the N64? All we had was like Mario 64 for the first YEAR. In hindsight, nobody is calling that console a failure. It ended up having some of the best games in the history of the medium.
Wasn't obvious to anyone. Hindsights 20/20.
Yeah, a part inside me died that day - couldn't even think clear in university because of my meltdown
But you know what they say: HYPE or die
Panic Mode Nintendo Imminent!
Forget panic mode, this is crisis mode lol.
MikeE21286
Member
Pacman gotta eat
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Since they are having a premium deluxe plan, I don't think there will be an ambassador program.
But Crytek said no to Crysis on WiiU
Yeah Japanese gamemakers have really steered themselves towards handheld dominance. I'm kind of hoping things continue this way for Nintendo and they will have to take some radical action and shake up the industry once again. Maybe going handheld only is that action with the 3ds' successor being something completely new, not just another twist on 2 screens with some new features added.
I was very bullish on Wii U in Japan, but I also assumed that titles that were supposed to come by March would actually come by March.
*slowclap*
That's pretty surprising indeed.
It seems they really weren't ready for that launch and forced the thing to keep that early start... It may hurt them more than it benefits them.
I also wonder, sometimes, if they just didn't pull a reverse sony, by actually dropping the ball on their console resources cause of the portable money they do.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
bigtroyjon
Member
Handhelds sell more than consoles in Japan so the relative performance isn't quite as bad but the absolute numbers definitely don't look good right now.
Moz La Punk
Member
I just don't get that Nintendo doesn't SEEM to invest in more games. Not just first party, they are pretty good at making enough first party games (especially since they have both Wii U and 3DS to support), but I don't know, buy a few more second party studios, and invest in partnerships with 3rd parties. Hell, even buy some exclusive third party games here and there.
Point is, they should've done this last year and the year before, to ensure Wii U had a solid first year of software. To get the ball rolling.
I'm a HUGE Nintendo fan and proud owner of a Wii U but to be honest I can understand the lack of enthousiasm 3rd parties have. I mean, what's the point? Your game is going to sell tons more on X360 and PS3 anyway, and if you make a next gen game it's probably too expensive and too much of a gamble to make a Wii U downport.
I love Nintendo not just because of the awesome games they make but also because they have balls like a motherfucker. They make gambles. Wii U is another gamble but I think there's a fair chance this gamble will be a miss. I hope not, cause I want all game platforms to be succesful, but I honestly think the Wii U is in a far worse spot than the Wii. More like GameCube-levels, or worse, considering the Cube got a fair amount of decent ports.
Point is, they should've done this last year and the year before, to ensure Wii U had a solid first year of software. To get the ball rolling.
I'm a HUGE Nintendo fan and proud owner of a Wii U but to be honest I can understand the lack of enthousiasm 3rd parties have. I mean, what's the point? Your game is going to sell tons more on X360 and PS3 anyway, and if you make a next gen game it's probably too expensive and too much of a gamble to make a Wii U downport.
I love Nintendo not just because of the awesome games they make but also because they have balls like a motherfucker. They make gambles. Wii U is another gamble but I think there's a fair chance this gamble will be a miss. I hope not, cause I want all game platforms to be succesful, but I honestly think the Wii U is in a far worse spot than the Wii. More like GameCube-levels, or worse, considering the Cube got a fair amount of decent ports.
SolarPowered
Member
It was a good Mario game. You don't need much else after that.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Guys the hardware is obviously supply constrained. The Wii U is pulling a PS2 on us.
I'm starting to think that having a Mario didn't really help. It's not a system seller, but a game that keeps people around. They needed that killer game that people simply had to have. Since they recently released a Mario for the 3DS did anyone really need the Wii U version right now?
Takamura-San
Member
I wonder what free games are coming with the price cut.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Is there a list of upcoming games for wiiu/vita with dates for the games?
Not everything, but this definitely. I called it month ago.
Seems that way....although if it would take around 20 weeks of selling 0 units to match the badness of Vita last year.
...but they certainly need to get Pikmin, Wario and Wii Fit U out pretty fast...especially as Vita will have a strong March.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
I can see the black version being supply constrained, no one wants the white,
pfft racism
Aquamarine
Member
It's pretty much the same strategy as the N64:
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Nintendo 64 Super Mario 64 06/23/96 Japan
Nintendo 64 Pilotwings 64 06/23/96 Japan
(6 months later)
Nintendo 64 Mario Kart 64 12/14/96 Japan
(3 months later)
Nintendo 64 Blast Dozer 03/21/97 Japan
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Wii U Nintendo Land 12/08/12 Japan
Wii U Nintendo x Joysound Wii Karaoke U 12/08/12 Japan
Wii U New Super Mario Bros. U 12/08/12 Japan
(6 months later)
Wii U Pikmin 3 Q2 2013 Japan
Wii U Wii Fit U Q2 2013 Japan
Wii U Game & Wario TBA 2013 Japan
Right, but WiiU had Mario and Monster Hunter...