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[Karsticles]

May 2014: 60K (up 85% from 32.6K)
May 2013: 32.6K (our estimate off pixel counting the Nintendo graph was 34K, but apparent it was a tad lower)

Ah, thank you for clarifying.

 

[postcyberpunk]

I had no idea. No. Idea.

I know, right. And yet it makes perfect sense.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Wii U without the tablet for 149.99, tablet sold for 79.99?

1. It's not a tablet
2. They're doubling down on software that uses the Gamepad

 

[Michael Armbrust]

I do like everyone here roclaiming Wii U as dead even though the analyst who reported the numbers started out by stating the console being up 90% YTD. Only in GAF hyperbole does a console that sees stronger sales YoY equate to the console being even more dead.

Agreed. It's numbers might be disappointing relative to MK8's potential, but they're definitely not bad in the grand scheme of things for Wii U.

 

[N.Domixis]

So depressing to see the WiiU doing so bad.

 

[-MB-]

Why are people so quick to jump to the "Wii U is dead" conclusion?

June is the moment of truth. 2 days of Mario Kart 8 on the market is hardly enough time to be conclusive.

Because most of them actually hope for this to be a reality, so they will shout if from the rooftops in an attempt to shape the narrative.

 

[BananaSprinkles]

Do we ever get the PS4 numbers nowadays? We didn't get last month's did we?

Not from Sony, no.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Apparently, if it doesn't go from 33K to a million in 2 days, it's all a flop.

I think 6-digits is guaranteed for Wii U next month.

There's nothing really preventing two hundred thousand extra sales from bundles in two days, except that two hundred thousand people still didn't want to buy a Wii U. Mario Kart does have great legs but like all video games there is still a very significant percentage of total sales on launch day. Wii U sales will still be up for June over earlier months and possibly even May but it won't be anywhere near a healthy number, at all.

 

[FZZ]

I was lowballing with my 80k prediction for Wii U. It managed to do even worse than that. I'm still curious to see if MK8 outperformed Watch_Dogs PS4. Need those creamsugar numbers.

 

[Aquamarine]

Do we ever get the PS4 numbers nowadays? We didn't get last month's did we?

Yes we do....from leakers.

PS4 sold 200K last month.

 

[rokkerkory]

Great job PS4

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Waiting for Xbox* PR.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Sorry I wrote that unclearly. It's 60K for this May and 32K for last May.

Stop correcting yourself! MY PREDICITONS :'(

 

[VICI0US]

wow, MK8 did fairly well for only 1-2 days of sales

wonder how it'll carry over in june NPD

 

[Exile20]

28 days of tracking for Wii U, 2 days of tracking for MK8.

Ye, I am sure most people were waiting for MK8 for the bundle. I am not saying it will skyrocket but people were waiting for the Wii U MK8 Bundle.

 

[TomShoe]

Mario Kart has long legs since the series is one entry per gen/system. Pretty sure the game will chart next month too. We'll see though.

Mario Kart Wii is #64 in the Amazon best sellers list and it's a 6 year old game. MK8 will have legs, no problem.

 

[phanphare]

Time to add E3 Hype to the board?

well it worked for the PS4 last year

Spoiler

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

The PS4 Show

 

[KingSnake]

Wii U April was 48k, right? 2 days of MK8 bundle brought +14k. .

Was April 4 or 5 weeks?

 

[1st Course]

Wii U is deader than dead.

 

[Nyoro SF]

So depressing to see the WiiU doing so bad.

It's Nintendo's fault so I don't feel bad. Can't care much if they so willingly dig their own grave with that giant cavalcade of obvious mistakes they made pre and post launch.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Wii U only had 2 days to get that MK8 bump, I'm guessing they'll have a much better June.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Just because Smash gets delayed, that doesn't mean they can move Hyrule Warriors up. Maybe they thought late May for Mario Kart, July for Smash, and then September for Hyrule Warriors. Miyamoto seems to have a clear philosophy of "make the game right, not on time", and I think that's all we're seeing.

You're seemingly misunderstanding what I am saying.

Hyrule Warriors comes out in early August in Japan.

It comes out in late September in America.

They need to prioritize worldwide releases. This is probably not a situation where localization is holding this game up and, even if it were, that needed to be fixed ages ago. Worldwide releases are how all the major players in the industry do it or at very least they prioritize the US. Nintendo had an opportunity for games to come out as closely as they could to Mario Kart and they have failed on an extremely fundamental level.

Smash Bros. 3DS is also a game that is coming out several weeks first in Japan and then in America. That's not related to the Wii U situation, it's just really dumb.

 

[maquiladora]

MK8 bump was only counted for 2days. Better tell would be June.

Surely the majority of people buying it would have bought it day 1 though? The is one game most Wii U owners have been waiting a long time for. I wouldn't be counting on huge sales in June...

 

[Michael Armbrust]

Hold up, is the order of platforms inside the brackets indicative of distribution?! Mind blown if true.

Woah this is my first time learning this too.

That makes so much more sense.

 

[Canis lupus]

So Wii U numbers are 60k-ish, that's bad, no?

nope it's up by a staggering 85% YoY

 

[Scotch]

64k is damn good for Wii U all things considering. Also MK8 at number 2 the same month as a huge multiplat on everything but the Wii U is damn good I would say.

It doesn't look like it's dead after all.

It really isn't.

 

[Aquamarine]

Wii U April was 48k, right? 2 days of MK8 bundle brought +14k. .

Was April 4 or 5 weeks?

April = 4 weeks (28 days)
May = 4 weeks (28 days)
June = 5 weeks (35 days)

 

[Pain]

Mario Kart has long legs since the series is one entry per gen/system. Pretty sure the game will chart next month too. We'll see though.

Yeah I'm sure it will. It will probably raise the baseline sales for Wii U for the rest of the year too. Don't expect it to outsell PS4 any month this year even with a price drop. Speaking of price cuts, why didn't Nintendo announce one at E3?

 

[Coolwhip]

There's nothing really preventing two hundred thousand extra sales from bundles in two days, except that two hundred thousand people still didn't want to buy a Wii U. Mario Kart does have great legs but like all video games there is still a very significant percentage of total sales on launch day. Wii U sales will still be up for June over earlier months and possibly even May but it won't be anywhere near a healthy number, at all.

Time will tell right?

 

[SDCowboy]

Isn't TF selling better on 360 than the bone a pretty big deal? Like, really big?

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Waiting for Xbox* PR.

I don't think we will see it

 

[Carl]

Wow, WiiU had a good bump but numbers still not great. RIP WiiU

 

[Guevara]

Did anyone predict the Wii U would do that bad?

 

[Htown]

It really isn't.

"for WiiU", meaning compared to other WiiU numbers.

 

[AppleMIX]

I'm really glad for Wolfenstein. I hope we get some numbers soon.

 

[Hidden One]

Obligatory June NDP will be interesting.

 

[Rolf NB]

Splatoon = 6 digits for Wii U in June ( ≖‿&#8790

Fit Music U helped me gain 45 pounds in 6 days and double my daily alcohol intake.

 

[shwimpy]

Okay sorry I finally got the full numbers written correctly. Sorry my brain is fried today.

Wii U: 32,600 * 1.85 = 60,130 - Up 85% for May versus May 2013. May Numbers were 34K, though Aqua clarified to 32.6K.

Keeps going lower every time you post. Stop posting!... for Nintendo's sake.

 

[Usobuko]

Creamsugar, bestow thy mortal MLB, Drakengard, Kirby, MK8 numbers.

 

[DarthWalden]

It might be time to drop the tablet from the WiiU bundles and make it optional. It offers as much to games as kinect offeres to the XB1.

A 200$ "pro bundle" with Mario kart and a pro controller would sell pretty well I think.

 

[postcyberpunk]

Isn't TF selling better on 360 than the bone a pretty big deal? Like, really big?

Gonna ask the same, thing-- but it seems logical that it would happen.

 

[Shaanyboi]

MK8 at #2 on a single platform and with only acouple days of tracking. Damn, son.

 

[Welfare]

Wait, Wii U is less than 70k?! Poor Xbox One

 

[BananaSprinkles]

Isn't TF selling better on 360 than the bone a pretty big deal? Like, really big?

Not really. Microsoft is still pushing the kinect version of the xbone and that comes with titanfall for free which doesn't get counted by NPD.

 

[John Harker]

Retail, Software, and Hardware all up double digits!

Rejoice.

 

[Zalman]

Why is no one talking about the fact that Kirby charted? Because damn, Kirby charted!

 

[Ahmad_742009]

still no official numbers for PS4 and Xbone hardware ?

 

[freefornow]

Isn't TF selling better on 360 than the bone a pretty big deal? Like, really big?

No. 80M install base vs 5M

 

[Michael Armbrust]

Wii U April was 48k, right? 2 days of MK8 bundle brought +14k. .

Was April 4 or 5 weeks?

Four weeks.