Wii U is now outselling PS4 & Xbox One on Play.com
Admittedly the title is presumptious, so if you do own a Wii U already, then that’s great to hear; this article will probably just reinforce what you already know.
If you don’t because of financial reasons, then obviously that’s a perfectly good reason.
But if you don’t just… because, or if you’re sitting on the fence, then GamersFTW give you a few reasons why the Wii U should sit alongside your PS4 or Xbox One as your treasured second console
If you don't own one yet, and you don;t buy one in 2015, then you will never buy one. 2015 Zelda. X.
Yep I'd agree with that. Getting a Wii U now means you can enjoy the wealth of Big N first-party titles out now, and look forward to future giants like Zelda Wii U later in the year!
My MAIN reason for not owning a WiiU right now, is very simple. Pricing.
Nintendo rarely drops the price on their best games, so even after 2 years orso, games like Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101 are still around 45-50 euro here in Holland.
I'm not saying those games aren't worth 50 euro. I'm sure they are. However, for 50 euro I can also choose to pick up 3-5 must-have games from the bargain-bin for the consoles I do already have.
So that's an easy choice for now.
There are also other reasons why I don't own a WiiU (yet), like the region-locked software and hardware, the very small HDD, the extra expenses you will need for the peripherals, the online experience/environment, the outdated hardware, the lack of proper 3rd party support and mainstream-games, etc etc, but main reason for now is simply the price for the games.
Nintendo has simply priced itself out of my comfort-zone.
I'm am REALLY excited about some of the games already out for the WiiU, and even more excited about some of the upcoming games, and I'm sure I'll play them all SOME day, but if those prices don't go down in the near future, then I won't be playing them anytime soon.
I just got a PS4, my wallet needs a break.
Even with the 3DS having a sparse lineup this year, buying games for 4 different platforms gets expensive.
See thats the problem if it isn't the price its either because people are waiting on a certain game to come out (Zelda, X, Star Fox) had Nintendo priced the console right and had some of their big franchises from the get go we would've had a whole different scenario. ;)
I dont like big N first party titles except Mario kart.
When Wii-u $300 model drops to $200. Whenever that is. I'll buy one.
games I'm interested in is the N version of dynasty warrior game and bayo 2 for now
@Yi-Long
Unfortunately i doubt that'll change... New Super Mario Bros on DS (a 10 year old game) still sells for nearly full price.
It doesnt apply to me since i buy anything i want at launch, but thats definitely a barrier that negates the cheapness of the system.
@kreate
My only concern is that since Nintendo is being so slow with the price drops that by the time it hits 200$ their next console will almost be out and if it's backwards compatible then there'll be little reason to buy the Wii U.
The sad problem is that being a fan of Japanese games, there is probably a longer list of games I want to enjoy playing that I will never get the chance to than ones actually available to buy in the UK. Region locked software plus no plans to localize games like the latest Fatal Frame have almost made me want to avoid the Wii U on principle.
"Why don't you own a Wii U?"
Some people already owned PS3 and 360s and did not grow up with either Mario or Zelda and it's just not enough.
These people gotta stop assuming that everyone grew up playing these games and share the same nostalgia.
@jimmy
that's a good point.
I blame Nintendo on that though.
if im gonna buy $300 wii-u, I rather pick up a xbone for $329 plus whatever its bundled with on a black Friday.
the pricing is not competitive enough.
im a cheap gamer.
we'll see what happens though.
Not to put the Wii U down, but surely it can't be the most difficult thing in the wolrd to outsell a product that's out of stock?
Especially near xmas where parents will be going nuts trying to get their kids a new console and it's cheaper than PS4/Xbone and in stock.
It's the only 'next gen' platform available to buy at the moment
Why is there a negative response every time the wiiu is said to be picking up steam? Is it such a horrible thing for nintendo to find success?
The PS4 had a very successful launch, I'm not so sure about the Xbox One. What was hurting the Wii U was a lack of software, which seems to be getting corrected at the moment. There are tons of doom articles regarding the WiiU, as if it's some kind of weird fetish hoping the Wii U fails. Now that the Wii U is getting a steady stream of software and sales are trending upwards, those who wish to see the Wii U fail try to dismiss any bit of positive news for the Wii U as if acknowledging the good news is a blight on their soul. To be honest, it's just sad to see.
That is not a picture of the top sellers. Click on the link in the article that says play.com. Next to where it says source. You will then see the actual top sellers list. Wii u is not in the top 10