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(Wii) U Are Not Alone - Specialist Retail Backs Console

MCV: ''UK supermarkets are ready to drop Wii U unless Nintendo can drastically turn sales around.

But specialist retailers, including market leader GAME, have vocally backed the struggling console.

Asda and Morrisons both told MCV this week that they have no plans to stock Wii U or its games in the near future ­– although Asda will support the machine online.''

cleft53912d ago (Edited 3912d ago )

The poor sales for the WiiU is disappointing, but at least Nintendo is acknowledging that this situation is their fault. This gives me hope that they will turn around the situation.

Honestly, I would much rather the WiiU take the path of the 3DS than the Wii. I don't own a WiiU right now, but after Bayonetta and X comes out and a price cut I will definitely buy a WiiU. I am not a big Mario and Zelda fan, but those are good games that I will want to play.

Cmk01213912d ago

its just deserved sadly, they used dated technology, dont allow a second wii pad to be purchased. dont fully support online.over priced for the tech at the time, targeting mario and zelda audience and have yet to fully branch out, horrible marketing right up there with MS.

THamm3912d ago

All they needed was a new 3d Mario 64 at launch, what have they been doing for the years prior to launch? I assume focusing on turning around the 3ds at the time, but this was also SEGA's fate

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3-4-53912d ago

Does nobody pay attention to the 5-6 HUGE games that have yet to release on Wii U that WILL be available in 2014 ?

Why don't people mention these things? Have you all forgotten ?

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sway_z3912d ago

Nintendo will not allow Wii U die....

Nintendo have a stubborness being the Grand Daddy of the industry...

and you know what?, actually, for once I am happy for the stubborness, especially if it prolongs the console life for those already and/or yet to be invested in it.

Long Live Nintendo...Gaming Heritage!

Nevers0ft3912d ago (Edited 3912d ago )

Well said! As a Wii U owner I'm confident Nintendo will release plenty of "must have" games for the console but it's still disappointing to see the negative press and sales figures. It's the lack of multiplat that is most troubling though, if things don't improve in the coming months then I'll be looking to the PS4 to keep my Wii U company, otherwise my only gaming console would be the ginger stepkid of the console world :/

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Pancit_Canton3912d ago

Maybe Wii U will come back to life with Zombie U bundle.lol

LXFilthyFate3912d ago

I honestly think the wii u has been dead for sometime, first of all Nintendo should have waited until they had better games than the ones they launched with. I purchased my wii u with the launch titles, and now it just sits there collecting all the dust in my house! I mean sure they have time to improve with updates and new and better titles! Actually NO, with the superior entertainment system Microsoft is bringing this waiting world known as the "One" Nintendo has NO chance of redeeming itself. It might as well only compete against Microsoft's INFERIOR rival Sony as the Wii U will never be able to compete against the the winner of this generation's console wars, the almighty Xbox One. I have to see all of you online fighting the best fight we will experience thought Microsoft XBox One Home ENTERTAINMENT terminal

http://www.twitch.tv/lxfilt...

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."

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8 of the most useless amiibo figures ever released

A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.

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Looking Ahead: The Lingering Questions About the Next Mario Kart

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."

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Yi-Long6d ago

I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.

gold_drake6d ago

there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.

nintendo needs their bangers early on