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[schuelma]

Uhh that Wii U number would be very solid, if true.

Wow.

 

[MikeE21286]

270k seems WAY higher than GAF predicted for the WiiU

 

[EloquentM]

I don't relieve it.

 

[darkside31337]

Maybe Gamasutra meants sales as in.. $?

Seems plausible.

 

[ezekial45]

Too bad DmC didn't get a post-launch marketing push. They could've rode on those positive reviews.

What a shame.

 

[Drago]

Well, at least the WiiU seems to be succeeding somewhat in NA if the numbers are true. Probably doesn't make up for Europe and Japans bomba numbers, but still

I want to see 3DS and Vita numbers

 

[pieatorium]

Even then that would be higher than what everyone predicted.

I predicted 165k

 

[slit]

That WIIU number would be much higher than I expected if true.

 

[Nirolak]

Well it's in the OP with the note they may have meant revenue, but until proven otherwise I'm going with this.

 

[BlackJace]

270k seems WAY higher than GAF predicted for the WiiU

Try 2-3x higher lol.

 

[Mileena]

It means that Wi U did quite well, PS3 sold 244k in its first January over 4 weeks.
Also Microsoft is NOT including Wii U in their number.
Current systems must be the usual 360,Wii,PS3.

Holy shit, so MS confirms Wii U is next gen?

 

[The Hermit]

270k, lol my predictions for this month were terrible.

kinda high actually, much better than the rest of the world

 

[keit4]

@gamasutra 7 secs
Correction to previous tweets: CUMULATIVE three-month Wii U sales are down 38% vs. Wii's first three months on the market. Apologies!

 

[Wario64]

@gamasutra 4:00 PM
Correction to previous tweets: CUMULATIVE three-month Wii U sales are down 38% vs. Wii's first three months on the market. Apologies!

 

[Version 3.0]

What makes more sense to me is that the Wii U was outsold by the Wii IN JANUARY 2013 by 38%.
NOT... that the Wii U sold 270,000 units.

Yeah, I was just about to say, what if they meant THIS MONTH. 8^(

 

[Sandfox]

Those Wii U numbers would be amazing and thus not accurate. We must be missing something. There's also no way Gamasutra would construe that as "bad"

They're comparing it to the Wii which had shortages so they could spin that negatively.

 

[DaBoss]

OK, so what are the Wii U numbers then?

 

[DasMarcos]

If those Wii U numbers are true holy mother of balls. Go Nintendo!

 

[SmokyDave]

Doesn't that tweet mean the Jan 13 Wii-U sales are 38% of Jan 13 Wii sales?

Edit: Aaah, cumulative. Most ambiguous tweet of the year award.

 

[dallow_bg]

Can't be right.

EDIT: thought so
EDIT2: what the hell numbers or math is gamasutra doing...

 

[schuelma]

Well it's in the OP with the note they may have meant revenue, but until proven otherwise I'm going with this.

Even if its revenue, I feel like the number would still be higher than the consensus.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

I think Gamasutra must have their wires crossed. There's no combination I can think of that fits with Microsoft's PR.

An actual 13% decline while 360 and WiiU did alright and the PS3 and Wii gained on the 360 does seem pretty implausible.

 

[Seda]

 

[Pachterballs]

NBA 2k13 Wii > Wii U
FIFA 13 Vita > Wii > Wii U


I can't believe third parties are jumping ship oh my

where from?

 

[TheOddOne]

Updated:

 

[javac]

It means that Wi U did quite well, PS3 sold 244k in its first January over 4 weeks.
Also Microsoft is NOT including Wii U in their number.
Current systems must be the usual 360,Wii,PS3.

I had to ask because, it didn't seem right! At least according to all the predictions and muttering that was going on. Thanks for clearing that up! That's impressive!

Edit: heh

 

[Elios83]

@gamasutra 4:00 PM
Correction to previous tweets: CUMULATIVE three-month Wii U sales are down 38% vs. Wii's first three months on the market. Apologies!

LOL.

I had to ask because, it didn't seem right! At least according to all the predictions and muttering that was going on. Thanks for clearing that up! That's impressive!

They made a mistake...

 

[Sanic]

Why did Ni No Kuni bomb in Japan? Isn't everyone in the west loving it?

 

[Calamari41]

Why would Microsoft specify "current gen" unless they were indeed not counting the Wii U? It sounds better to say "all console sales" because that is what it would be.

Edit: posted that before the correction. Journalism at its finest.

 

[Nirolak]

Um Gamasutra, Wii came out in November, not October.

 

[Road]

@gamasutra 7 secs
Correction to previous tweets: CUMULATIVE three-month Wii U sales are down 38% vs. Wii's first three months on the market. Apologies!

Makes even less sense.

That means 50k.

Iwata would have resigned 2 hours ago if that were true.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Too bad DmC didn't get a post-launch marketing push. They could've rode on those positive reviews.

What a shame.

Was there any marketing besides online ADs?

 

[Hero]

Gamasutra, get your shit right before you tweet.

 

[Pie and Beans]

That was one hell of a weird statement to make Gamasutra, christ.

 

[Cheebo]

I am so confused.

 

[MikeE21286]

Try 2-3x higher lol.

Yeah I saw lots of 115-125k estimates

 

[Snowden's Secret]

Upon second review, they have to have meant 38% total of Wii's third month, which takes it from amazing to simply good (I predicted half that at 80K)

 

[schuelma]

Doesn't that tweet mean the Jan 13 Wii-U sales are 38% of Jan 13 Wii sales?

Not how it reads, but even if true would be higher than what we all thought.

 

[Alcibiades]

Wii U sold in January 2013 sold 38% lower than what Wii sold in January 2013 is what I understood from that twitter quote.

 

[WonkyPanda]

lol. If this is true, GAF is going to implode. 270k in a relatively terrible sales month AND no software? Oh, man. popcorn.gif

 

[Drago]

welp, nevermind then

< 100k kenfurmd

 

[Kusagari]

All this tells me is that Gamasutra has no idea what the fuck they're talking about.

 

[javac]

I was about to get the X gifs out!

 

[Nirolak]

LOL

 

[dallow_bg]

where from?

OP system order.

 

[timetokill]

That's it, just ban Gamasutra's twitter, they can't be trusted with simple numbers

 

[Version 3.0]

Cumulative 3-month sales would make January...55k? That sounds pretty far off in the other direction. But...who knows? The Wii U has been doing worse than Gamecube so far, and the Gamecube's 3rd month, 1st January, was 59k.

 

[shinra-bansho]

That means that the cumulative sales are 940K. 50K month.
Wow. Wii U are already dead.

 

[Baconsammy]

But GAF told me the Wii U was dead

GAF isn't a person. But come back in a few minutes when Gama fixes their comment.

 

[Drago]

Cumulative 3-month sales would make January...55k? Is that right?

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

Good bye WiiU, it was nice knowing you