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Cut a commercial showing Mario, Sonic Racing, ZombiU, Assassin's Creed, Blops, Tekken, etc. Show the pad features in action on ZombiU. Show a kid playing Sonic, then their sister takes over the tv and he hits a button and starts playing on the pad. Show someone downloading a game and playing it immediately. All of this in one commercial. They should have been running it since October but it's not too late. There are solid games available for this system. Show people that they exist.

Yes, all that and something to make it clear it's not a Wii controller. Like "The all-new Wii U system can also play all your old Wii games! Controller with 6.2 inch screen included!".

 

[Rajack]

 

[EagleBurnn]

Patcher should just write for Kotaku and be done with it. We all know that's what he wants.

 

[djyella]

Better than I expected, still kind of sluggish. If true. How did PS3/360/Wii/etc. do their first January?

360=249,000
PS3=244,000
Wii=436,000

 

[Glass Joe]

If those U numbers are true, that's actually significantly higher than I expected. Face it, until the Nintendo games get released, it's basically a more expensive PS3 with much less content (and in many cases, inferior ports). Pulling almost PS3 numbers at this point in time ain't the end of the world by any means.

February will be terrible, but maybe March will see some improvement. Monster Hunter and Lego on the same day, no less.

 

[RiccochetJ]

Patcher should just write for Kotaku and be done with it. We all know that's what he wants.

I think he's quite content making plenty of money at Wedbush.

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

If Pachter is right, those numbers are disastrous; January was a 5 week month, which puts it at about 25k weekly.

Having said that, he highballed December sales, and I think he's lowballing January.

EDIT:
Although I haven't seen a console with so much unrelenting negativity and desire for it to fail, so I dunno.

 

[Steve Youngblood]

If those U numbers are true, that's actually significantly higher than I expected. Face it, until the Nintendo games get released, it's basically a more expensive PS3 with much less content (and in many cases, inferior ports). Pulling almost PS3 numbers at this point in time ain't the end of the world by any means.

February will be terrible, but maybe March will see some improvement. Monster Hunter and Lego on the same day, no less.

So, if these numbers are higher than you expected, just how terrible are you expecting the February numbers to be?

 

[kinggroin]

If Pachter is right, those numbers are disastrous; January was a 5 week month, which puts it at about 25k weekly.

Having said that, he highballed December sales, and I think he's lowballing January.

EDIT:
Although I haven't seen a console with so much unrelenting negativity and desire for it to fail, so I dunno.

I hate to see a videogame console hated on by gamers, but lets face it meng, Nintendo hasn't exactly made it easy NOT to.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

So, the Wii U sold several million units in January?

 

[oneils]

No, it's atrocious no matter how one tries to spin it.

People also aren't factoring in this was an unusual 5-week January for NPD when doing comparisons with past systems.

Huh, so that's why I got three paychecks this month. Nice catch.

 

[FreedomFighter]

We need to save this post for the top of the NPD thread on Thursday.

Do it.

 

[Pachterballs]

there really has to be a forum policy about the same poster spamming the same gif repeatedly. Its just annoying.

everything is selling sub 200k in that prediction and I can see wiiU doing 80k.

I was even high on this number!!! lol

 

[Smellycat]

truly the anti-nostradamus.

 

[Pachterballs]

truly the anti-nostradomus.

actually he was "closer". Every here was saying he was low balling nintendo.

 

[Opiate]

If Pachter is right, those numbers are disastrous; January was a 5 week month, which puts it at about 25k weekly.

Having said that, he highballed December sales, and I think he's lowballing January.

EDIT:
Although I haven't seen a console with so much unrelenting negativity and desire for it to fail, so I dunno.

This post should indicate to people how bad January was for Nintendo. His prediction of bad sales was actually double the final actual total.

 

[tci]

A system with no games not selling? That's not really a surprise.

Dropping the price will not help in the long run. Nintendo need content badly.

 

[Kazerei]

So, the Wii U sold several million units in January?

Hahaha :'(

 

[Pachterballs]

This post should indicate to people how bad January was for Nintendo. His prediction of bad sales was actually double the final actual total.

huahahahua.

 

[Mr.Squirrel]

A system with no games not selling? That's not really a surprise.

Dropping the price will not help in the long run. Nintendo need content badly.

Im guessing by e3 they'll drop some bombs about what will be released this year. I'm hoping for a price cut personally, but who knows. Hopefully they're misfortune means a $50 cheaper Wii U by Q4 2013.

 

[tci]

Im guessing by e3 they'll drop some bombs about what will be released this year. I'm hoping for a price cut personally, but who knows. Hopefully they're misfortune means a $50 cheaper Wii U by Q4 2013.

I think they need to show something before E3 even. Games shown at E3 is mostly months away. Consumers need to know the money they use at least gets them something sooner rather than later.

 

[Eteric Rice]

A system with no games not selling? That's not really a surprise.

Dropping the price will not help in the long run. Nintendo need content badly.

Basically this. Content is needed badly right now.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Nintendo should just pull a Sony. Price drop, console revision, and back it up with tons of first party support, and start rebranding/all new marketing.

Alright the revision isn't necessary. But it isn't impossible stuff.

 

[madmaxx350]

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[Pachterballs]

I think they need to show something before E3 even. Games shown at E3 is mostly months away. Consumers need to know the money they use at least gets them something sooner rather than later.

um, what do you think the Nintendo Direct was.

X.gif.

 

[qko]

360=249,000
PS3=244,000
Wii=436,000

Wii U is selling very poorly, but also consider the economy is very different from those times as well.

 

[Concept17]

Nintendo should just pull a Sony. Price drop, console revision, and back it up with tons of first party support, and start rebranding/all new marketing.

Alright the revision isn't necessary. But it isn't impossible stuff.

They should give the actual console box itself a look of some sort and bring it to the consumer's eye. People still think this system is just a controller for the Wii.

Wii U is selling very poorly, but also consider the economy is very different from those times as well.

Yeah, economy isn't that bad. More expensive entertainment devices are selling more.

 

[Beermeister]

Nintendo should just pull a Sony. Price drop, console revision, and back it up with tons of first party support, and start rebranding/all new marketing.

Wii U Slim 64GB for $299.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I guess the problem is that when Sony did it they weren't facing dwindling 3rd party support, and they weren't facing 2 upcoming console launches they'd have to compete with.

 

[Takuya]

A system with no games not selling? That's not really a surprise.

Dropping the price will not help in the long run. Nintendo need content badly.

In the long run I don't think anything will help this underpowered machine. It needed its big games to hit at or near launch, not one year later when the two next-gen consoles arrive.

 

[cpp_is_king]

In the long run I don't think anything will help this underpowered machine. It needed its big games to hit at or near launch, not one year later when the two next-gen consoles arrive.

Or in 2015, as is the case with Zelda. Whole thing is just a massive failure in every possible respect.

 

[tci]

um, what do you think the Nintendo Direct was.

X.gif.

Nintendo will not reveal something major at ND. I think GDC is the right time to show something more.

I've been using my Wii U only for Netflix since December. I have very little interest of anything I've seen so far. Since 3rd parties still doesn't get the Nintendo system, Nintendo better deliver soon.