Nintendo Sets 10 Million Wii U Sales Target

Nintendo Life's James Newton writes:

"Nintendo has released its sales targets for the upcoming financial year. Wii U's hardware target might surprise you."

[come_at_me_bro]

Seems completely tangible considering the bonkers Wii sales.

[himdeel]

I agree although I'd argue that the same folks that bought a Wii aren't going to run out and buy the Wii U. Likewise counter that with a very different economic environment globally and the real question from the same folks that bought a Wii being, "What does it do that my Wii doesn't and why do it need this other than to buy more Mario games?"

[ABizzel1]

1. It can't be priced over $299

2. It needs a great line-up at launch (so far so good)

3. It needs 1st party support throughout the year.

4. It needs the casual.

[dark-hollow]

same thing can be implied to the 3ds, yet it selling like hot cakes.

[2EHO]

Yeah I know most have the nintendo is doomed to fail mentality. I actually believe they CAN sell more than this. All depending on their launch lineup and support. From what I've heard this console is going to surprise the hardcore 1st person shooter demographic.

[Dark11]

yeah sssssuuuuuurrrrrrreeeeee

[Noticeably_FAT]

People keep saying Nintendo is in a bad spot, but the 3DS and even the DS are both doing pretty good. The Wii is the king of this generation and the Wii U is going to launch over a year before any competition.

I'd say by the time we see a Xbox 720 or PS4, the Wii U will have sold close to 20 million units.

Nintendo will also drop the price of the Wii to $99, which will make it an impulse buy for sure. I mean there is a huge back catalog of Wii games and I bet people who held off buying one will probably break down and get one.

[himdeel]

I disagreed because $99 isn't cheap enough to be an impulse buy for me. Likewise even while the Wii has a huge back catalog I'd also argue 85% of it is shovelware.

[Mikhail]

Well, they have no "next gen" competitor so that is feasible.
It depends on the price for the majority of people. But the 360 and PS3 are cheap now. The Tablet controller would probably be its selling point.

[DeadIIIRed]

I understand setting target sales lower than actual expectations, but this is maybe too pessimistic. A combined 10.5 million Wii and Wii U sales target(misleading title by the way)? I wonder if investors are going to see this and run for the hills.

[dubal-e]

Well im buying 3 so that's 8999997 units to go LOL. 1 for me the other two for my nieces and nephews.

[shackdaddy]

9999997* ...

[legend911]

Good to know. They have a full year or probably two to corner the market. The console is great for Apple fanboys, casuals, and hardcores. I believe they need to market it very strongly and get a HARDCORE exclusive line-up.

[mike1up]

Go ahead and pick one up for me too, Uncle Scrooge.

[dubal-e]

lmao, that one actually made me laugh out loud mike.

[Tenkay23]

False Reporting. The spreadsheet says Wii/Wii U forecasted 10 million sales COMBINED!

[CaptainN]

Ummmm this is incorrect....the sales were Wii and Wii-U combined estimates...not Wii-U alone !

[gtxgamer2]

sure, if they price their console right that grabs alot of gamers attention.

[GraveLord]

Nope.
The 10million target includes the Wii.