Since its debut last month, Nintendo’s new Wii U console has surpassed the launch sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
In a span of four weeks of being on the market, Nintendo has sold over 1.8 million Wii U consoles. In that same amount of time, Microsoft sold 940,000 Xbox 360 consoles, and Sony shipped 540,000 PlayStation 3 consoles.
For comparison’s sake, in its first four weeks on sale, 2.07 million Wii consoles were sold in 2006.
TAKE DAT
*Takes it*
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Thanks?
I was in a shit mood from Hitman Absolution. You changed that with this comment. Thank you.
^_^
Yes, holy shit, a headline that is actually in favor of the Wii U. I thought the day would never come.
*takes off glasses* Mother of God….
comment about not being fitst
Response about a penis not in your rectal region
they beat Xbox and Sony by a long run that shows that the wii u will be so successful in a short period of time…no matter what.
maybe… but what about multiplatform games? 70% games this gen were using UE3 Engine and next gen? i personaly think the same will happen with next gen (UE4), that means Wii U needs to play/run those games.
Don´t worry. Epic Games confirmed already, that Unreal Engine 4 Games can be easily downscaled to run on Wii U as well.
And epic said that whit out still not knowing the specs.
They don´t need to know the specs of the PS4 and Xbox 3 to say that it´s possible to downscale and Unreal 4 Engine game to wii u. All they need to know are the specs of the Wii U.
Well they did say it could be downscaled to play on phones and tablets and all that jazz. They made the engine for the PC they dont need to know the specs of anything else for all we know the ps4 and new xbox will play a downscaled version of the engine.
Doesn’t matter, I don’t need to know the specs of my PC to know that it can run BF3. If it runs it, it runs it.
well, you actually do need to know the specs of your pc to know whether or not you can run a game lol. for example, if the game requires 2 gb of video ram, and you have a standard 560, you’re not going to be able to run the game.
Or you know, I could just buy a PC that is considered powerful, insert the game in without checking the specs and it works?
The point is that you don’t need to check the specs.
and if it dosnt work you are screw.
yyyes you do lol. every game has a minimum required spec list that you should follow in order to make sure you can actually run the game. if you buy a gaming pc, chances are that you’re going to get ripped off with the hardware inside of it and will have to upgrade a lot of parts inside of it in order to run the latest games.
Or, you could read the actual article this rips off, with no source mind you, in the below link;
http://aussie-gamer.com/news/nintendo-wii-u-launch-more-successful-than-xbox-360-playstation-3/#/vanilla/discussion/embed/?vanilla_discussion_id=0
Of course it’s sourced! :P
Actually, they did post a source. What did you think the blue underlined pieces of text in the article was?
Links to previous news stories? The source itself isn’t actually mentioned in the article, funnily enough.
click the word “launch sells” mate
Are you that fucking dumb, or were you kidding?
in your face dumbass aeolus and ness.
Why ask for confrontation? -_-
because they will be here either way.
haven’t seen ness in ages and aeolus seems to be a bit more moderated.. if he turns up, which is rare nowadays
so why even bother? does their opinion really matter that much to you?
Those two have basically become the mascot trolls of this particular site.
It’s kind of expected these days.
Most of us play along with them because it’s funny to see them fight on endlessly against the Wii U and its fans, when neither are something they can stop.
…….
Train-wreck analogy fits here? Horrible to watch them but you somehow can’t seem to turn away?
Dunno, maybe.
U mad, motherlover?
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE
1.8 million people just wanted to play Super Mario Bros Wii U.
I was more excited to play Batman Arkham City than Mario :)
Of course you where if you where a Nintendo only player and did not played on other consoles but me i want to play mario.
For me, it was Mario, Scribblenauts, Pikmin, and Rayman.
But then of course it only ended up being Scribblenauts and Mario. *Sad Face*
Same here.
I want dat Ninja Gaiden Razors Edge >.<
Me too, Dragon… especially Momiji and Kasumi!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is where its at!! Mario was fun, but Sonic is killing it for me :D
Nintendo would fail they said, the Wii U wouldnt sell they said.
they said Nintendo is finish they said.
It’s over Nintendo is finished!
Yeah, wiping the floor with Microsoft and Sony’s asses and are now using their heads’ as toilet brushes
Nintendo will never recover from this catastrophe.
They said that they said they said.
that’s what she said.
Bet those 7000 stolen wii U, had a good effect on this…
Am I being sarcastic??? Who knows
These figures are all counted at the actual purchase. So this is the number of people who have actually gone into a store and bought one (excluding preowned.)
how would 7000 units affect sales of 1.8 million in any considerable way? Oo
so yes you’re being sarcastic :P
Ninty is doomed, dooooooomed!!!
Yeah poor Ninty, I sure hope Nintendo helps her out a lot with their big wades of cash
Hey sickr, I don’t think you reported that THQ filed for bankruptcy:
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/12/19/thq-files-for-bankruptcy
Also, Ubisoft is rumored to buy THQ’s studios and IPs.
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/12/21/ubisoft-reportedly-looking-to-buy-thq-assets
Old news. They were bought out and they are still the same THQ, I forgot which firm bought it though.
old news..
Very old news
Wii U, the eighth generation developers console of choice. Hope my fellow nintendo fans realise, it’s time to stop whining, our system is going to have multiplats galore :).
Yeah, damn right it will!
I ain’t trying to start anything, but I wouldn’t get too far ahead, anything can happen. Yes the Wii U could be the devs choice, but it just as easily could be one of the others.
Sorry but im not so sure…..
The problem is that developers wants much much more powerful machines than current gen (PS3/60), not just the first 8th gen console. The Wii U is not miles ahead from current gen consoles PS3/60 (especially not the CPU)… if PS4/720 will use 6GB-8GB ram, much more powerful CPU and GPU than Wii U definitively wont be the first choice. Im sure the Wii U will be better for 3rd party games this time (better than Wii) but i highly doubt 3rd party support will be better than 8th gen Sony/MS consoles.
If the Xbox 720 and PS4 are that powerful, they will cost $600 or more and only loser nerds will buy those consoles.
Will buy them wen they cost 300 Andalucía comes bundled whit a aaa game :).
Fuck cell phone i meant dollars *.
They will NOT cost that much, and they will NOT be as weak as the wii U. Microsoft can take a loss. They have stated that they are using DX11 capable parts.
“The problem is that developers wants much much more powerful machines than current gen”
How do you know that developers want more powerful machines?
And also if they want more power why the developers(I haven’t hear of them, crytek maybe?) that you say don’t just skip the consoles and just develop for pc?
At the moment its the 8th gen console of choice, but that of course can change when the others come. Don’t get your hopes up.
Imagine when Nintendo releases their next console…hahahahahahah
Which hopefully will be some sort of upgrade for the Wii U so you don’t have to buy a whole new system ^^
Then it isn’t a new console then is it? It’s just an upgrade.
Remember the sega CD, The sega 32x, and all those other addons that failed? Thats why they dont do it anymore
But the xpansion pack was a susces.
Suck my dick, all you GayStation and Xbox fanboys.
It’s comments like this that almost make me ashamed to be a Nintendo fan. You’re being just like the PS and XBox fanboys that hate on Nintendo.
STFU, cumbucket.
I would never be ashamed of being a Nintendo fan, because honestly, I’ve seen much worse from the others, particularly the Sony fans in my case. Tbh I have a sneaking suspicion that he might be a Sony/Xbox fan trying to give us a bad name….ahh, maybe I should lay off the conspiracy theories ;)
Judging from the way he acts, he couldn’t possibly be a Nintendo fan unless he’s trolling.
How mature.
Well… very immature i must say.
Just buy the system because of games damn it… stop this BS already”
I know the PS3 is BS! Thank for agreeing with me!
*thank you
No, its not…. its not only a console, its a bluray player too. PS3 is very strong in 1st and 3rd party games/library….so, why the PS3 is BS?
And no, i never said Wii U is BS.
It Will never end. Just like war over religion.
Or gasolinera.
Gasoline.*
I’m just waiting on the Nintendo games. All the huge releases are coming to the 3ds like luigis mansion,animal crossing (even though the states don’t have a release date) fire emblem. Nintendoland is cool and Mario but that’s all they have.
My Boy you are not looking at the bigger picture.
What do you mean?
I’m buying the Wii U after SSB and Mario Kart (Or if a new F-Zero, Mother or Shin Megami Tensei game comes up, but what are the chances), why is waiting for games you know you’re going to enjoy bad?
He said that the only games that he like are Nintendo land and Mario. Nothing wrong in waiting but also notghing wrong in trying what the console already have.
I do believe congratulations are in order. Congratulations!
Now can we have cross-plat titles?
540,000 People Payed $600 For the Fat PS3??!! wow ._. …….. I wouldn’t Pay $600 for a PS4!! (I payed $250 for my PS3 Slim, Worth the Wait).
only 250$ for a ps3 slim, considering how old the hardware is, is more overpriced than 600$ was for the original ps3^^
HAHAHA overpriced at least have HDD not like the stupid Wii U that is without HDD and is much overpriced stupid Nintendo monsters
you can attach a cheap external HDD or flash drive for way less than i would be any other console
Well, i wont call it overpriced (blura for movies and games, hdd, incomming games, very strong 1st and 3rd pary library etc)….
For me the only overprice console is the 360.all 360 should come whit hdd and cost atleast 200$.
Actually, $600 for a PS4 isn’t so bad.
Still a bit pricey but from the hardware I’ve been hearing coming out of the next gen Playstation I’m actually looking forward to seeing how well it performs, same goes the Xbox 720.
And if you think I’m a fanboy, well you got another thing coming because I’m neither a fanboy of any company, I just love their consoles and heck I even play on PC so really you can call me a Gamer… also I already own a Wii U
You might have a point, but $600 would be placing the PS4 very close to budget gaming PC territory, which it would have to match or surpass in terms of specs. Also, releasing a $600 console was a mistake (to say the least) back then. In this economy? Not really viable imho…
I payed $1,000 dollars for the PS3 (When it first came out). I will not pay that much for a console ever again, $450 or $500 I would pay for a console.
You had to pay THAT MUCH?! O_o
But i thought it wasnt selling well?
Micheal Patcher has been at your brain again hasn’t it
I was being sarcastic.
“For comparison’s sake, in its first four weeks on sale, 2.07 million Wii consoles were sold in 2006.”
should be added that the wii, relatively to the US launch, was released later in the EU than the wii u was which would naturally result in fewer sales within the first 4 weeks
so sales are quite a bit “worse” than they were with the wii, but it looks like they can still be called a complete success :)
Yeah but the Wii was advertised and publisised like hell, it was all people were talking about at the time (positive or negative)
Also being more pricey, if the price was the same has the wii u that would be another story.
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I enjoyed reading that XD. Nintendo obviously advertised their launch well compared to others. and once they bring out a Zelda and a Metroid. Sales will rocket stupidly high XD.
I can´t understand this synthetic hate. I love the Nintendo Ip´s but Sony and Microsoft have great Ip´s too. So I support all three of them, because they all derserve it. The three are not enemies, they are actually friends.
Because without each other, it would be much much harder to survive on the market. Every advertisement about consoles and games, no matter if it´s about PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii U, helps all three of them in equal measure
They are very different.
When I support Nintendo, I’m not just a Mario fanboy. Although Nintendo is a for-profit company with it’s faults, they have a strong conviction towards family entertainment and innovation. It’s the only thing they do.
Microsoft and Sony have multiple product lines. They are in it for the money. That’s it. Nintendo wants money. They have a responsibility to their share/stake holders to be profitable, but from the top down, they BELIEVE in more than money. They have a passion for innovation for the sake of having fun.
I support Nintendo because I respect what they stand for, and I get pissed with them for making occassional dumb-ass mistakes, but it’s the gaming company I’ll always invest in.
Sounds somewhat like my opinion. Microsoft and Sony haven’t been able to give as much fun as I can find on Nintendo consoles (although I liked the PS2).
I’m not very fond of these “realistic” games, that aims to make it look like it could happen in the real world. I rather prefer games that gives me an experience that I can’t find in real-life.
Might explain why I love platformers and cartoony games? :P
This is a good summarization of why Nintendo, when given a choice, will always get my money over the other two. Passion for what you do makes deciding on a product that much easier(not to mention being pretty much guaranteed that when I shell out a large sum of money for a console, it is going to last pretty much maintenance free until the following generation comes out), and I enjoy supporting a company that stands for fun and family friendliness, because we are all part of families, and most of us grew up on Nintendo. A company that doesn’t succumb to the peer pressure of offering more ‘mature’ titles just for the sake of appeasing the whiners who don’t wanna play ‘kiddy’ games. As far as class goes, they stand above the rest IMHO.
There goes my hero. I watch him as he goes :’)
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Congratulations to Nintendo! I am happy for their success. Hopefully this will trigger even more third party support, and of course great Nintendo titles.
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Welcome to NintenDOMINATION!!!!!!! Two thumbs up for Nintendo for making the Wii U an EPIC success story… not only in America, but worldwide!!!!!!!
What about digital sales?
not surprising. it is a hot new console.
How could it sell so well? I was told it had no games.
Good to see the Wii U selling well.
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Just can’t wait for new Mario, Zelda, and Metroid, the holy Triforce of Nintendo. Imagine seeing all of them at E3. Ahhhh hold me!!!!
Wtf?
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That was my bro who wrote that.
wii u is awesome just got Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and black ops 2 saw the hobbit for the 2nd time today and i am going to get Mass effect 3 in a day or two
Sounds like you had a very great Christmas, eh?
Hell yea
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