GenGAME writes: "Bad news all around for Nintendo’s Wii U today: in the last three months, the system only managed to ship 160,000 units, which indicates that stock from previous months is still sitting on store shelves, and retailers everywhere have dropped the Wii U Basic Set entirely. It’s in significantly worse shape than Nintendo’s last new piece of hardware, the Nintendo 3DS, which by this point in its life had already seen a 32% price cut from $250 to $170.
"Of course, 3DS has since turned around, but we can’t ignore the role that price cut must have played in its resurgence. No matter how you spin it, a $170 system is going to sell more units than a $250 system, regardless of the games it comes with. I don’t think we can simply say “3DS sold because of software, so Wii U will, too.” It’s not that simple."
A new list goes over eight of the the most useless amiibo, ranging from the Shadow Mewtwo card to the Qbby figure.
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."
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.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
With the server shutdown for Nintendo Wii U and 3DS, TSA say goodbye to the small communities and remember the times spent online with these consoles.
Thanks to the modding scene... people can still take their 3ds/WiiU online.
https://youtu.be/HhXIp7n3ki...
3DS had sold more units in two quarters than Wii U has in three... including one holiday quarter. If it needed a price cut, Wii U is drastically overdue.
indeed, the system really does need a price cut, make the price cut shortly before holidays, promote the HELL out of your upcoming exclusives and just watch the wiiu sales ROAR
Pssh,,This notion that Nintendo will fail and exit the hardware business is proposturous. They have such a huge fortune amased over more than 25 years in the gaming industry.Some 5,038,000,000$ i believe. Even if WiiU tanks it wont mean they do what Sega did and turn into a software company. They will fetch out newer ideas and remake another console if they so choose. Even though they are operating at a loss the can still do business. As does Sony and microsoft.
The Wii U needs a price cut badly ;)