2013 Wii U sales struggling

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Nintendo's console sold just over 57,000 units in January, managing to increase that number to over 64,000 units in February. It has been a rough start of the year, with the console having one of the worst recorded sales of the new year compared to current-generation consoles (Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3). In comparison, the Xbox 360 was at top of the hardware charts with 302,000 units sold.

At the time of the launch the Wii U sold over 3 million units by the end of December, a decent launch that outpaced others in recent history, but sales have since fallen significantly as the console has suffered from a lack of new releases.

Overall hardware sales are down 36% compared to where they were last February in the U.S. due to many people waiting for the new generation consoles.

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SOGPosted:

yay
_Kevin_ Why don't they just stop? It just seems ridiculous now. The Wii U looks ugly too.


They shouldn't stop. They just need to make something different instead of motion gaming and stuff.


I think their best bet would to be to make retro's again. They can't compete with MS and Sony for next-gens.

yayPosted:

_Kevin_ Why don't they just stop? It just seems ridiculous now. The Wii U looks ugly too.


They shouldn't stop. They just need to make something different instead of motion gaming and stuff.

SOGPosted:

_Kevin_ Why don't they just stop? It just seems ridiculous now. The Wii U looks ugly too.


Who knows? They are trying to find the hot spot that people will like.

_Kevin_Posted:

Why don't they just stop? It just seems ridiculous now. The Wii U looks ugly too.

LipidPosted:

wii u sucks lol

ToesPosted:

SOG
Cygnet Wii will eventually die, I honestly never liked the oringal Wii, and the Wii U just looks dumb..


The original 'Wii' was alright, from there on they went downhill.


very true. i had a wii for a short time then sold it.

SOGPosted:

Cygnet Wii will eventually die, I honestly never liked the oringal Wii, and the Wii U just looks dumb..


The original 'Wii' was alright, from there on they went downhill.

CygnetPosted:

Wii will eventually die, I honestly never liked the oringal Wii, and the Wii U just looks dumb..

oohPosted:

SOG
RonaldWeasley its because its not that good of a console


Exactly, I don't see how they can't see that. They are doing something wrong...


I think it looks really nice, and have from the start, i'd love to have one.
I think they've just got to show that it's a real console that can be compared to the xbox and ps3. From what I've seen of it, the Wii U actually looks really fun with all of the new things that can be done with it.. :D

SOGPosted:

RonaldWeasley its because its not that good of a console


Exactly, I don't see how they can't see that. They are doing something wrong...