According to Media Create numbers crunched by a Neogaf member (via Nintendo Enthusiast Forums), while Wii U initially had a rough Spring and Summer 2013 selling season, it has since picked up its selling rate and is now rivaling the life-to-date (LTD) performance in Japan of Sony’s PlayStation 3 as well as their PlayStation Vita.
Note: Title updated to clear up any confusion.
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."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
PS3 LTD 9.654.780 units in Japan
Wii U LTD 1.343.139 units in Japan
Theyre definitely in as good as a position as they can be in japan, with monster hunter, dragon quest, and now a dynasty warriors cross over.
Europe and america are they places they really need to nail. especially europe.
But but how can this be the Wii U is a complete failure everywhere worst ever with no chance of success no chance, don't you people read the daily doom?!
;)
If the WiiU is a next gen console why not wait to compare it to other next gen consoles?
Why compare its first year sales to a console that launched 7 years ago at a much higher price range?
I don't want to sound too pessimistic, but I'm not exactly compelled by these numbers. The 3DS has already sold more units in Japan than the entire lifespan of the PS3 (The PSP is double the PS3's LTD numbers). It's a fact that Japan is much, much more mobile/handheld gaming centric, so Wii U doing decently well over there isn't a tremendous boon to the console. Plus, if we take in the entire scope of the Wii U's sales, it's hard to be anything but pessimistic about the Wii U. Besides, while the global landscape is important the United States is by a large margin the biggest single gaming territory - so what are the Wii U's numbers there?
Of course, I don't want people to throw in the towel on the Wii U - just like I don't want people to think I'm trying to downplay the Wii U. Let's just not get too carried away with every bit of good news the way so many have blown so many negative stories way out of proportion.