Early reports from Japan are saying that the Wii U sold 307k this weekend in Japan. That's less than the Wii did in 2006.
Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
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."
Has it even been a full week yet. It launched on December 8th over there if I recall correctly?
Correct me if I'm wrong though.
Lets see how it holds up.
That is great sales for the Wii U and of course Mario U :)
Those are pretty good numbers for a launch, Software wise.
Really good start for the Wii U. Launching with Monster Hunter, Mario and a Dragon Quest X beta pretty much solidified the Wii U being a success in Japan. Some people mentioned that the Vita had an impressive first week sale figure when it launched in Japan, but the very next week it dropped faster than a bag of hammers. Luckily, the Wii U has Monster Hunter and Mario plus Dragon Quest X coming in March. The system will be fine in Japan. Now in Europe that's a whole different story...