Report: Wii U price drops not spurring UK sales

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The Wii U's recent unofficial price cuts in the UK market seem to have done little to increase the latest Nintendo console's struggling sales.

Trade publication MCV has quotes from two different retail buyers, the first noting the natural sales bump has "resulted in a smaller than desired increase" and the other saying the thing Nintendo really doesn't want to hear: "They've got to do something otherwise it is GameCube all over again."

For its part, Nintendo Europe says it is reaching out to retailers directly over the next few weeks to highlight the "strong and broad line-up of software launching this year." Console price reductions are more flexible in the UK than they are in the States.

Meanwhile, TechRadar mentions Wii Mini sales aren't doing much better in the UK. The site reports demand for the unit has been exceptionally poor. The Wii Mini sold 37.5K units in Canadian market, which Nintendo was pleased about.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/25/report-wii-u-price-drops-not-spurring-uk-sales-wii-mini-sees/

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SnugPosted:

Onitehcamper Even if they dropped the price to "free" I still would get it.
everybody would get it if it was free

MitzzPosted:

Vlif Needs to drop more...


yeah it really does, it's just a massive fail in the gaming community

-HexPosted:

Even if they dropped the price to "free" I still would get it.

MitzzPosted:

wii u is the fail and the worst console in history

CearnsyPosted:

TTG_Negative my god the wii u was a fail


I would prefer a Wii 2 over the Wii U

PoonPosted:

Needs to drop more...

KTHPosted:

Whirlpool The wiiU was just a new console to offer because nintendo knows their run is over


Yeah they need to stop trying.. They are just making themselves look worse as the days go on.

CDCPosted:

The wiiU was just a new console to offer because nintendo knows their run is over

-VisionPosted:

AWSOMENINJA they made so many thats why the its dropping


english please

MusketPosted:

they made so many thats why the its dropping