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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 13, 2013 0:11:39 GMT -5
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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Jan 13, 2013 0:12:30 GMT -5
How does that compare to the Wii? It seemed like there was a lot less buzz.
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 13, 2013 0:14:37 GMT -5
it's less what the Wii was doing
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Post by emoney3265 on Jan 13, 2013 1:43:21 GMT -5
Damn... I haven't heard anything about the Wii U really... kinda hard to believe it's doing better than the original Wii was at this point.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 13, 2013 3:09:42 GMT -5
Damn... I haven't heard anything about the Wii U really... kinda hard to believe it's doing better than the original Wii was at this point. I dunno if it has done better. It has only raked in $30 million more yet it costs at least $50 more than the Wii, $100 more for the deluxe model. |
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Post by King Ghidorah on Jan 13, 2013 5:14:57 GMT -5
Damn... I haven't heard anything about the Wii U really... kinda hard to believe it's doing better than the original Wii was at this point. I dunno if it has done better. It has only raked in $30 million more yet it costs at least $50 more than the Wii, $100 more for the deluxe model. If it takes in more money, its doing better. They make a profit off Hardware + 1 game with the Wii U, it'll bring in cash for a bit. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 13, 2013 5:19:41 GMT -5
I dunno if it has done better. It has only raked in $30 million more yet it costs at least $50 more than the Wii, $100 more for the deluxe model. If it takes in more money, its doing better. They make a profit off Hardware + 1 game with the Wii U, it'll bring in cash for a bit. But they'll make more money off of software from there being more hardware sold. So really selling more units is more important. And again it has only brought in a marginally better profit while having a vastly higher price point. That means unit wise it is more than likely behind the Wii. |
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Post by King Ghidorah on Jan 13, 2013 7:44:12 GMT -5
If it takes in more money, its doing better. They make a profit off Hardware + 1 game with the Wii U, it'll bring in cash for a bit. But they'll make more money off of software from there being more hardware sold. So really selling more units is more important. And again it has only brought in a marginally better profit while having a vastly higher price point. That means unit wise it is more than likely behind the Wii. Profit is profit. And being behind the Wii in units sold is nothing to be ashamed of, everything is behind the Wii, and everything has a higher price point than the Wii. Comparing any hardware to the Wii is odd, because the Wii had an abysmal software attachment rate. I mean, he Wii U right now has made more money than the Wii has in the same amount of time, and the Wii was constantly sold out. I think Nintendo will be ok. |
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Post by Jiren on Jan 13, 2013 10:55:43 GMT -5
And it's still a s*** console
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Post by smgalia on Jan 13, 2013 12:49:32 GMT -5
And it's still a s*** console May I ask why it is....crap?? My wife is very intrested in getting this. |
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Post by kolani on Jan 13, 2013 14:05:40 GMT -5
More like 200k fewer units than the Wii in that same period.
As for the quality of the console, it's barely up to par with the 360 and PS3, and the upcoming releases from any company not named Nintendo don't look promising.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2013 15:16:56 GMT -5
The console's still young. Games shouldn't be a problem, considering it should have the power to handle PS3/360 games.
I would hardly call it a shitty console.
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Post by Dub H on Jan 13, 2013 15:21:09 GMT -5
And it's still a s*** console May I ask why it is....crap?? My wife is very intrested in getting this. Because it is not crpa,and actually very fun  it can appeal to casual and hardcore i think.So your wife will probably make good use of it. |
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Post by trollrogue on Jan 13, 2013 15:24:44 GMT -5
Interesting that Nintendo is trying to frame the story by only reporting revenue earned, and not units sold/shipped in North America. They're pulling a "Sony" in many ways by doing this selective reporting but IMO it's an impressive feat to get that many unit sold with only a handful of decent launch games available. People seem to know that Nintendo 1st party titles will deliver and that's enough incentive to buy a Wii U.
But they're probably going to 'fail' like Sony did with the PS3-- in that the success of the PS2 farrrrrrr outpaced the success of the PS3. Just like the Wii will farrrrr outpace anything Wii U will do in the end.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Jan 13, 2013 15:37:35 GMT -5
I got one for Christmas and I've played it (maybe) an hour or less. It's neat in certain areas, but I'll be happier when more games are released. I just have Super Mario Bros. WiiU and Nintendoland (which I hate).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2013 15:47:11 GMT -5
I got one for Christmas and I've played it (maybe) an hour or less. It's neat in certain areas, but I'll be happier when more games are released. I just have Super Mario Bros. WiiU and Nintendoland (which I hate). You should look into getting Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed if you like racing games. It's really fun, but beware that hard mode is insane. |
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 13, 2013 17:56:39 GMT -5
The console's still young. Games shouldn't be a problem, considering it should have the power to handle PS3/360 games. I would hardly call it a s***ty console. Except right now games ARE a problem. Namely a lack of announced games for 2013 being a huge problem. Of the so far announced third party games for 2013 only a very small amount, less than that you can count on both hands, have a Wii U version. Hell some developers even dropped their Wii U version, like Metro: Last Light. Pretty much the only thing giving the Wii U's 2013 line up any hope at the moment is Nintendo's offerings. If most of the games shown at E3 this year don't have a Wii U version announced, the Wii U is in big trouble, especially if the next Xbox and PlayStation come out this year. |
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Post by keezy on Jan 13, 2013 18:12:18 GMT -5
They need some real attention grabbing games and not just Mario games with new gimmicks.
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Post by StuntGranny® on Jan 13, 2013 18:21:09 GMT -5
I got one for Christmas and I've played it (maybe) an hour or less. It's neat in certain areas, but I'll be happier when more games are released. I just have Super Mario Bros. WiiU and Nintendoland (which I hate). You should look into getting Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed if you like racing games. It's really fun, but beware that hard mode is insane. Awesome, I'll look into it. |
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Post by Hurbster on Jan 13, 2013 18:22:26 GMT -5
I could get a WiiU, but then I'd have to invest in bifocals.
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it can appeal to casual and hardcore i think.So your wife will probably make good use of it.
