Nintendo will fail to reach sales goal for Wii U in 2013, say analysts

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Nintendo has no hope of meeting its 9 million unit sales target for the Wii U in 2013, according to several analysts.

Speaking to Bloomberg, two analysts have suggested the company will not sell the 9 million Wii U units president Satoru Iwata promised in October.

"They steadfastly refuse to consider that the product is not interesting to consumers," Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter said. "They will fail to hit 9 million, and they will likely miss their profit goals.

Meanwhile, SMBC Nikko Securities analyst Eiji Maeda says the Wii U is flagging because it has become too niche.

"Wii U has become a game console only for Nintendo fans," Maeda said. "Wii U needs groundbreaking software to draw casual and hardcore gamers."

Pachter predicted the Wii U will sell 6 million units in the fiscal year ending March 2014, while Maeda predicts 6.5 million.

During Nintendo's second fiscal quarter the company shifted only 300,000 units, bringing the global total to 3.91 million units.

The Wii U's performance is sorely lacking compared to the Xbox One and PS4: UK PS4 sales outstripped Wii U's lifetime total in only a matter of hours.

Industry analyst firm DFC Intelligence predicted in November that Wii U lifetime sales will reach 25 million units, or around a quarter of what the Wii achieved.

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KatsumiPosted:

Ryc The Wii was such a bad idea from the start but that's just me.


Well the Wii sold over 100 million units. So i wouldn't quite call it a bad idea.

Third_EyePosted:

XpectXtreme
Vampiric Maybe because it's so horribly out dated.
Nintendo and good performance just don't go together anymore.
The graphics are awful compared to even previous gen consoles, and the majority of the games are aimed at children.


you do realize graphics are twice as good on the wii u than last gen consoles? probably some ****** who hasnt even used it.


It's a next gen console on last gen hardware lol

MSDSPosted:

The Wii was such a bad idea from the start but that's just me.

XpectXtremePosted:

Vampiric Maybe because it's so horribly out dated.
Nintendo and good performance just don't go together anymore.
The graphics are awful compared to even previous gen consoles, and the majority of the games are aimed at children.


you do realize graphics are twice as good on the wii u than last gen consoles? probably some retard who hasnt even used it.

KatsumiPosted:

Vampiric Maybe because it's so horribly out dated.
Nintendo and good performance just don't go together anymore.
The graphics are awful compared to even previous gen consoles, and the majority of the games are aimed at children.


Honestly. As long as the games a good i don't mind the outdated specifications of the Wii U. The fact is that the game library just doesn't really appeal to me. If they released some solid RPG's i would look at buying one though

TywinPosted:

Lot Im surprised the wii u even got bought by one person


There was actually quite a long line at a lot of stores when the WiiU was released.
They probably sold a couple hundred thousand just the first day.

TywinPosted:

Vampiric Maybe because it's so horribly out dated.
Nintendo and good performance just don't go together anymore.
The graphics are awful compared to even previous gen consoles, and the majority of the games are aimed at children.


That is because this console is aimed at children.
It is obviously marketed for the younger crowd and Nintendo just like MS and Sony have the teenage crowd.

qopPosted:

Vampiric Maybe because it's so horribly out dated.
Nintendo and good performance just don't go together anymore.
The graphics are awful compared to even previous gen consoles, and the majority of the games are aimed at children.


so you say graphics ar so inportend?

gmlukensPosted:

I dont think anyone is surprised by this

VampiricPosted:

Maybe because it's so horribly out dated.
Nintendo and good performance just don't go together anymore.
The graphics are awful compared to even previous gen consoles, and the majority of the games are aimed at children.


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