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Wii U Now As Old As The Dreamcast When It Was Discontinued, And Sold Half As Much By This Point

MCV writer Ben Parfitt has tweeted that the Wii U is now the same age as the Dreamcast when it was discontinued by Sega. The Wii U has actually sold half the number Dreamcast had by this point. The Sega Dreamcast completed its global roll-out by November 1999 and then was ultimately discontinued in March 2001.

“DreamCast completed it’s global roll-out by November 1999 and was discontinued in March 2001. Technically it was released a year earlier than that in Japan, but even when you remove Japanese DreamCast sales altogether (2.8m out of 10.6m) Wii U sales still lower.”

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    1. the wii u is absolutely screwed. nintendo got it all wrong with wii u. and you fanboys need to realize that if 2 main mario games, new super mario and mario 3d world, titles that are always saving nintendo’s consoles, did not save the wii u, nothing will. mario kart will bump the sales for a week or two, smash bros will too, but wii u is a massive failure. the sales will quickly drop again. it’s what happened with mario’s main titles on wii u, sales bumped for a few days and then went down the toilet again. stop defending nintendo’s mistakes and start protesting to nintendo so that it doesn’t embarrass itself like this again!

        1. Mario is like the Blackberry smartphone… It was fun, innovative, everybody had it and dominated during its reign. Now its just a relic of the past and though legendary in its own right people have simply moved on (old generation of gamers) and the newer generation really don’t care about Mario at all.

        2. i did too… i don’t think ill ever buy one unless they put some sort of online interactions.

        1. Zelda may boost sales a little bit, but the other 3, especially Bayonetta and X, will only appeal to a more niche crowd.

            1. I think if X is sandbox, it could really appeal to the Skyrim crowd, which is huge on xBox.

              It’s going to be the make-or-break for some people I know holding off on a WiiU.

              1. If it’s anything like Xenoblade, it will do fine. Too bad it couldn’t come out around the same time as Titanfall. RPG with mechs vs FPS with mechs.

      1. Its not, here’s why. So the dream cast had pretty good 3RD party support, and also had lots of exclusive sequals to games that already had stories on other platforms (like legacy of kain)
        Also other then a half assed Mario 3D (which actualy was pretty good)
        Their are no system selling games in Wii U. Pikmin is kind of a cult game, and DK is just a avarige tittle. Considering their is no new Zelda, no Mario kart, no smash brothers, no metroid, no new major IP. So considering that and lack of 3rd party support they are actualy doing pretty well. But they need to step things up

        1. your a fool. the dreamcast went down because it had no third party support and look…. average. i’m sick of all the fucking children. get pubes deeeeeerrrrrr

          1. the dreamcast went down coz it was possible to copy the games….and there was playstation.

      2. Nintendo fans are like brazillians! Both Big N and the brazillian government can make a crapload of shitty moves, people will complain at the time, and a few days layer, these shitty acts will be completely forgotten and they will be allowed to make shit again.

        I can assure this, I’m both brazillian and Nintendo fan. LOL

        1. True… but the same thing can be said about the fanbases for Ubisoft, EA, Microsoft, Capcom, etc.

      3. Like the Dreamcast, the Wii U isn’t a bad system. The matter is that the gaming community doesn’t find Nintendo “worth buying” for some reason, so they didn’t buy it.

        1. Its not so much that, Nintendo royally screwed itself with the Wii. Yes it sold a crap load, but it also pushed away a ton of its fanbase so by the time the Wii U came along that fanbase had already settled in with a different console. Also, Naming it the Wii “U” was a really stupid move, way to go Ninty, aim for the Hardcore market but keep the same name that drove them away in the same console youre trying to appeal to them.

          1. I think you’re quite right. I’d like to add that odd little icon next to “Wii” that’s supposed to be a “U” doesn’t help the confusion of Nintendo’s other demographic, either.

            1. They kept “Wii” in the name of their next console, but didn’t even make the console nearly as casual like the Wii was. LOL fail!!

      4. The fact of the matter is….there is no third party support for the system. That is why the will u isn’t doing as good as it should be. The system is not as bad as we are all lead to believe by the media.

        1. Yep. 3rd parties sure did miss a prime time to grab a strong foothold on the Wii U with the tiny number of Nintendo 1st party titles.

      5. This article doesn’t account for the fact that the Wii U sells more games per console. And games are where the money is. You’d be better off looking at gross profits rather than consoles sold.

        1. I can vouch for that as I got 13 games for the U! In that short time to have that many games. I didnt have nearly that much for the wii. I had 30 for the awesome Gamecube.

      6. I wouldn’t really call either of those 2 Mario games “main” Mario games. Now, a full 3D Mario game (like 64, Sunshine, Galaxy, etc…) would be considered a “main” Mario game.

      7. It’s easier to blame the console than the lazy, money-grubbing developers. The six-axis was embarrassingly underused. The pressure-sensitive buttons are only used as regular buttons. Why wasn’t Move included in on the Skyrim update that added voice-commands? And, I’m not upgrading to a 4K TV so, I’m sure I will be missing out on seeing the differences in shadow quality between XBOX one and PS4. Obviously, if it’s an arguing point, their games aren’t entertaining you enough. If you start quoting tech specs, please refrain from using rumor sites and cite your sources. Nintendo doesn’t release their tech specs anymore because idiots compared MHz speeds of the Power PC CPU of the GameCube to the Intel-based CPU’s of the XBOX and PS2. I’m afraid that if Nintendo falls, there will not be any more innovation. Also, Nintendo was the first to bring motion control to the home. Does anybody remember the Power Glove?

      8. I hate people who pretend that Mario is everything they have, and will ever have. Hardware sales suck major ass right now, but i’m loving the software

      1. THIS, they do everything to be negative even saying the 3ds is stuggeling. What BS is that? Sure it’s not selling like the DS but is it fair to compare it to the best selling (or second best) game device ever? And even then it’s doing wonderful generating money and having steady sales.

        And you also never hear anyone about the PS vita…

        And you also have idiots that hate anything Nintendo… One of my friends once cried that the 3ds is a piece of shit and Nintendo exists of a bunsh of fucking Japanese people that can’t open their eyes.

        He fell out of the sky when I said that Sony is also Japanese and the vita (what’s that? He said) is the biggest piece of shit and commercial failure ever.

        After that I went away from him and we haven’t spoke since.

        1. I just want to ask, was “Nintendo exists of a bunsh of fucking Japanese people that can’t open their eyes.” perhaps alluding to the “squinty-eyes” of Asians? In that case, ouch. Friends who look at people that way aren’t worth having!

          1. Especially in a staring contest.

            Non-asian: Staring contest go!
            Asian: -_-
            Non-Asian: Ha you blinked!
            Asian: I’m Asian you asshole!!!

            Time to got to lolhell for me

  1. Dude this is factually incorrect. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK UP THE FACTS BEFORE YoU REPORT ON TWEETS THAT ARE INCORRECT?

    WiiU Is 18 MONTHS OLD. DREAMCAST WAS 29 MONTHS OLD

    1. I fucken love the Dreamcast. One of the greatest consoles ever released. Definitely in the top 3. Launched with amazing games, had an excellent library, plus it had 2 of the greatest games of all time in it’s library. Those 2 games are of course Shenmue and Skies of Arcadia. Then the ps2 launched with a shit library and didn’t have any good games for quite a while but still managed to beat the Dreamcast in sales. Just goes to show that when people say having excellent and new games at launch and a steady stream of good games during a consoles lifespan, that having new ip’s, and that “it’s all about the games” is all a bunch of bullshit. If the wiiU ends up being half as as good as the Dreamcast then I will be proud to have bought the wiiU at launch. It has a long way to go but quite honestly it looks like it’s getting there.

      1. I never had a DreamCast, I had a GameCube and a PS2, i missed alot of great games appearantly.

        1. Some of the Dreamcast games got ported to the Gamecube. I can think of: Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and Crazy Taxi.

            1. Is that game going to be released or what we haven’t gotten any news about this game for a long time I given up on this game fuck it

              1. Project Justice, Space Channel 5, Elemental Gimmick Gear, Crazy Taxi, Bomberman Online, Evolution and Evolution 2, Silver, Power Stone and Power Stone 2, , Power Stone, Quake, Jet Grind Radio, Street Fighter 3: Double Impact, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 1 and 2,Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Last Blade 2, Psychic Force 202, Cannon Spike, Tech Romancer, Grandia 2, Vampire Chronicles, Bangai-O, Super Magnetic Neo, Record of Lodoss War.

                ^^That list is only my personal collection, and doesn’t count The Gamecube ports and the Japanese-Only games like Napple Tale, Sakura Taisen, and a bunch of others that your lazy ass will never bother to research. Act like you know.

                SEGA fans, represent. **Drops mic**

                1. Those are not all exclusives Sega boy, There is a reason why the Dreamcast sold like shit, not because it didn’t have any games, but because there were superior systems such as the GameCube coming after it.

                    1. It may of had better games than the gaycube, but it didn’t have better games than the GameCube.

                    2. Look at me im so kewl gaycube had worser gaymes.than xbocx. Luk at me playin my halo all day, cant touch this. XBOX IS SUPERIOR AND EVERY OTHER CONSOLE IS TRASH! #XBOX #xbowned #imadumbasd

                    3. “the original xbox had better games”
                      Are just joking around, or trying to be a troll and don’t know how?
                      The original Xbox was so horrible that I made a vow to myself to NEVER buy another Xbox console ever again! I totally HATED the Xbox! Nothing but bad memories. The absolute ONLY cool thing about the original Xbox was the CD ripper.

                  1. No, you told me to name games available for the Dreamcast in 2001, your ignorance has, not surprisingly, no ground to stand on.

                    And with the exception of the Street Fighter 3 and Darkstalkers games, these are all the definitive versions.

                  2. The reason why the Dreamcast never sold isn’t because of the Gamecube, it’s because of the Playstation 2. If the Gamecube was the only system released besides the Dreamcast, the Dreamcast could have gone head to head with it at 50-50 pace.

                  1. Couldn’t get into it. Prefer Guilty Gear, which I totally forgot to mention.

                    Thanks for reminding me though, lol

              2. power stone 2 marvel vs capcom 2 space channel 5 sega marine fishing. want more dipshit? how about carrier and blue stinger, seaman, ecco and soul reaver. get older. deeeeerrrrrr

          1. I guess it depends on what games you wanted, If you only wanted to play Sonic then you’re right. I’m glad i bought the GameCube though, that is my favorite console.

            1. Agreed, there’s so many great classics on the Game Cube. Paper Mario TTYD being one of my favorite.

                    1. Never had one to argue either way. I did know a few fun games on it, though.

                    2. Aside from jade Empire the original xbox was pretty bad interms of exclusive titles, fable was decent (yes I love that game but it was far from what we were promised) bbut the Xbox was just a Halo machine.

                      Some people bought Xbox’s just for Halo and only Halo.

                      PS2>GCN>DC>XBOX

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                  1. The PS2 WAS the better system, lol. But the nintendo fanboys are the brainwashed ones, so nothing is better or even good unless it comes out of nintendo’s rear, lol.

                    1. The Gamecube was better than the Playstation 2… by means of power. The Playstation 2 was the weaker console of the 2 during the 6th Generation. As for better overall, that’s subjective. For me, the Gamecube was better because it had loads of more games that were awesome: Zelda: Wind Waker, MGS: Twin Snakes, Baten Kaitos, Baten Kaitos Origins, Super Mario Sunshine, Eternal Darkness, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2, Super Smash Bros Melee, and a couple others. The Playstation 2 only had God of War, God of War 2, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2, Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X2, & NFS: Most Wanted.

      2. Not only that but the Dreamcast was so far ahead of its time, basically everything used in consoles now, was once used in the Dreamcast. All three took so many ideas from the Dreamcast and still use them today.

        It had online, a second screen with portability, motion sensors, cameras (DreamEye) and microphones before anyone besides a PC. It even had Windows CE on it that supported Direct X at the time, so it actually had an OS and worked in a similar fashion to the Xbox One. I mean how crazy is that that even today consoles really aren’t doing that much more than a console from 1999.

        Dreamcast still is and always will be one of my favorite consoles of all time because of how advanced it was, when it came out I was just mind blown and I knew it would be the future of consoles to come.

        The games on it were really amazing also, a shame Sega was in the position they were when they made it and just could not continue to support it themselves.

        Sega used to be incredible, can’t say as much these days but man if the old Sega team was still together and they were still making the Dreamcast. I could only imagine how badass of a console it would be if it were to continue, considering it was already so far ahead of every other console at the time.

        1. The online portion of the DC was done because MS. Even back then MS was setting standards, but we can take it back even further in witch the N64 and even SNES had online capabilities.

        2. The reason why Sega isn’t what it used to be is because after Sega was bought, the original staff began to disperse and move elsewhere, little by little. I too would love to see another Sega console. but unfortunately, Sega now is nothing more than another company with the same name that only publishes games :,(.

      3. Dreamcast was awesome. Shenmue was great but phantasy star online was the main reason I played the dreamcast so long… and sonic adventures. Was sad to see dreamcast go. The last good nintendo system in my opinion was the n64. Although the gamecube had some good games the n64 had the most notable and memorable in my opinion.

      4. There aren’t that many who will buy a console based only on the launch lineup. Those who bought a PS2 bought it because of their anticipation for the better games that came out later. The Nintendo fanbase however has been dwindling steadily ever since its first console ( excluding handheld consoles ). The reason why the Wii sold that many is because most of its consumer base consisted of casual gamers who never owned a console before. The ratio of Nintendo’s typical games ( Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, etc ) sold per console is WAY less than that of its older consoles. That’s a tell-tale. Now that Nintendo’s casual consumer base has moved on to other platforms ( tablets, phones, etc ), the only consumers left for Nintendo are its core fans. And because its fanbase has been dwindling, this explains the situation Nintendo is in now. Even if Nintendo somehow managed to keep the Wii U going for a couple of years, chances are almost non-existent for another console. But knowing Nintendo, it will probably still make another console regardless, only to discontinues it later when the sales barely managed to hit 1 mill at the most.

    2. Maybe those Nintendo-blogs gets a little extra finance under the table when they join this wave of bad publicity…

    3. Your right I checked. The time frames are not the same. In 1yr since release wii u sold 5.86mil and dreamcast sold 10.6 mil in 29 months. This article is incorrect.

  2. FOR SHAME. I HOPE YOU GO OUT OF BUSINESS AND STOP REPORTING ON BULLSHIT. YOU HAVE NO CREDIBILITY YOU TERRIBLE TERRIBLE HUMAN BEING

  3. Lol, who cares, I’m just waiting for MK8, I do wish the Wii U was doing better, but nintendo isn’t going the way of the dinosaur’s guys.

    1. Actually, Nintendo as a home console manufacturer is doing exactly that.

      We’re going to see them “diversify” into health products, and if those are a hit don’t expect them to return to consoles ever again.

    2. Mario Kart 8 is one reason why I am getting the Wii U now. Can’t wait to see what other games come out for the Wii U. Plus, I can start getting Wii Games as the Wii U is backward compatible! Nintendo knows how to cater to those that like the last system’s games.

  4. Difference is sega didnt have the bankroll to keep dragging their dying system along. Nintendo does.

    1. This isn’t a Nintendo fan site. This is a Nintendo news site. And like with all news, it can be either good or bad.

          1. You’re welcome.

            Unfortunately, it doesn’t explain why this site can’t tell time though, lol

        1. I don’t think saying “exposed” would do any good, unless you intend to troll us.

          After all, whomever did that tweet did a critical research failure – The Wii U’s lifespam’s currently half the amount of the Dreamcast’s lifespam, not the same.

      1. Yeah don’t take negative news like this seriously, they’re just wrong information. I read somewhere that the Wii U’s sales have reached 88.62 million, and by the end of 2014 they’re expected to reach 140.89 million. :,D so cheer

    1. If total sales triple in the next year and a half, those are still sad numbers.

      That said, I’m not 100% sold even xb1 and PS4 can keep momentum. The world has changed and console gaming is not the primary way to game anymore…

      We need all 3 consoles to survive or we could see all three big- leaguers go to software-only. When we only have two consoles left, everyone should start to worry. I personally don’t want to game on a mobile device designed to be replaced ever 1-3 years. :/

  5. Aside from being incorrect information, you have to remember that in ’99-00, if you didn’t have a Dreamcast, you were considered an idiot. Today, if you own a WiiU, you’re considered an idiot. Whoever posted this is a pretty sad guy who shouldn’t be reporting in a Nintendo News Site.

    1. Then I guess you’re a double idiot. Just because you don’t like some news you read, doesn’t mean you can bash the author, it makes you a pretty sad guy who shouldn’t be posting comments in any forum.

  6. he should probably get his facts straight

    the dreamcast was discontinued after 2 and a half years and sold 10.5 million by that time

    the wii u is now 1 and a half years old and was at ~5 million in december 2013

    1. Sooo, pretty much the same difference? Where does that leave us in a year and a half?

      We’re going to find out this year if the big gun software titles can pull WiiU out of the ditch.

  7. lol at this supposed Nintendo centric site where facts aren’t important as long as it casts the Wii U in a negative light.

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  8. Wow it seems the Wii U is the most hated console of all time.. Dudebros are rejoicing around the world

      1. I agree, besides coming on here, I don’t know too many people who hate their wii u. I can’t wait for the wii u to start gaining steam and blow shit up……

    1. besides: the dreamcast is one of the most love consoles of all time.. people publish homebrew games to this day

      did that have any relation to its sales? don’t think so

      1. And your underpowered Xbox deserves all the hate it gets, which. Is even more than the Wii U. Still mad my PC keeps ass stomping your overpriced low-end PC repeatedly? Your jimmies must be really rustled.

    2. It really is. That is a shame cuz it’s pretty cool system overall. I’m not regreting getting one with ps4 and xbone (but I also never have wii and glad wii u can play them).

    3. I thought the CD-i was the most hated console.

      I guess more people liked Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties more than I thought. O.o

  9. This Faggaddy Bitch Sickr posts FALSE INFORMATION coming from a troll on twitter, but when you send him accurate information that’s not click bait he refuses to not post it up

    Typical Apple 🍎 Faggaddy fan boy Sickr u bitch

  10. it´s a shame that the wiiu isn´t selling because the system is great.
    nintendo will support it for a few more years no matter what will be happening – and they should- and then, in a few years, release a homeconsole/handheld hybrid nintendobox with a touchscreen and miiverse. the wiiu isn´t doing great financially atm but nintendo pave the way in the correct direction atm. their software is so great too atm. i´m not even slightly concerend about nintednos future. the videogame journos are such a bunch of shortsighted kids praying to the hyperbole for clicks, it´s pretty disgusting. the suits in this industry are as well very shortsighted. the burden of captialism.

    1. Funny thing is if ice was here still I bet he would have gave this to Sickr even before this and then Sickr would thank him so people would hate ice instead of Sickr.

      ice would like the shitstorm in the comments and Sickr would like the clicks. Those bastards think alike and are a bastard of a team.

      In a way they are a wicked attraction but of course not a harmful one. They both use each other!

      1. Thats why some people thought that Ice and Sickr were one in the same.

        I remember someone posted a picture of Ice using Sickrs handle and “exposed” them of beign the same person. Poor guy got reamed by a lot of these fanboys that defended sickr lol

  11. It doesn’t deserve those sales. It’s a good console overall. Oh well. as long as future games don’t get cancelled I’m good.

  12. WiiU is 18 months, and there are now over seventh million! That’s OK, and that they have not yet released the best of Nintendo, M.K.8, Zelda, SSB … ETC! :-))) Wii U will be good ;-)

    1. Wii u is cool but it’s will not be good. Maybe it will be OK at best after mk, smash and zelda. Maybe miracly can help like Zelda game so good it will drive sales like never before? A man could dream :)

    2. Source for the WiiU being at 7m+?
      Maybe you just meant the PS4 is at over 7 million sales.

        1. Saying yup is not a source. I want to know where you got the information from because I believe it’s wrong. It was at 5m not too long ago, and since we know it isn’t selling too well, it can’t be at 7, let alone 8, million just yet.

    1. You can’t blame them not every company wants to try and innovate like nintendo does, the companies that just want the money, which is completely fine, aren’t gonna bother

    1. Let’s hope Nintendo ends the WiiU and makes a console far better than the PS4 and Xbox1. Then Mario and COD can be played. Something Sony and Microsoft will never be able to do.

      1. Yes let them lose faith with fans who got wiiu and let them do same thing as ms and sony but much later and in worst situation. Sounds like a great idea ;) LEt them do their thing we got ps4 and xbox why you want another one that just the same?

  13. So? Apples and oranges. Wii U has nothing to do with the dreamcast.

    Wii U will still be around

  14. Inaccurate information, posted as fact. :/ someone is really desperate for hits. You should be ashamed sickr. haha lol

      1. Not as good of a job at me exposing you and your underpowered VCR. Oh I’m sorry am I striking your nerves?

  15. Nintendo only has themselves to blame. They chose to be out of touch with reality. It was a conscious decision on their part.

    1. I’m sure they do blame themselves. They’ve got X amount of time left to recover. I’m curious to see what happens.

      Though I really just want to play Smash Bros.

  16. Not sure why people are pointing fingers. The information stated is fact: Dreamcast sold 10.6 million units by the time it was discontinued, and its sales outpace Wii U.

      1. you’re a mindless turd. The info stated that even if the japanese sales were excluded, the Dreamcast still outsold the wii u.

  17. I guess he repeated a past mistake in assuming that the news he got was the right thing.

    He made a similar mistake when he posted speculation that Mew could be found in Pokémon X and Y.

  18. Honestly by this point Nintendo needs to realize they have to have some professional form of suggesting ideas to them for advice. If the Wii U has really sold half the number of units the Dreamcast did at this point when it was killed off, they need to realize that they should be integrating their fans more to give them more of what they actually WANT. And by this i do include MK8 and SSBWU, Bayonetta 2, X, but how bout announcing new titles for their classic IP’s (Metroid, Star Fox, F-Zero, heck even that old Muramasa one). I say this because realistically, they may not be able to soon after.

  19. There are a few things I need to say. ~sigh… FIRST… The Wii U is an underrated gaming system. If you don’t own it, you have no right to hate on it. NEXT… Nintendo fans, STOP ignoring the fact that the Wii U is selling poorly. Wii U is a good console, but it’s selling badly. This is a fact. Ignore it if you please.. Yeah, Nintendo has the money to ride all the way through the next 3-4 gens, but that isn’t the point. What if they DIDN’T? Act like they did. This is important whether you like the system or not. We have to have faith that the Wii U will sell alot and be ok. And lastly, Dreamcast had some great games before it was discontinued. As does the Wii U. But the difference being Wii U is still alive. Stop judging a console that hasn’t even been on the market for 2 whole years yet. Thanks, and have a nice day.

    1. You right in many ways I just love this: “STOP ignoring the fact that the Wii U is selling poorly” and next “Ignore it if you please.”

    2. WHO. CARES. We are still waiting for Zelda, Metroid, Mario Party, Mario Kart, etc.. so I think the Wii U isn’t selling bad at all. Now: SHUT. THE. F***. UP.

  20. …Waiting for Nintendo Commander Quadraxis to put up a waste or time YouTube video rather than expressing himself like adults do. You can do it Nintendo Commander… Your a big boy now.

    1. What the fuck are you talking about?
      The idiots today… Our troll quality has been dropping terribly.
      – This blog is so lame
      – sickr sucks!
      – WiiU is so Lame!
      – Nintendrones, Nintendbabies,

      Fucking idiots and hypocrites.

  21. as a wii u owner myself, this console deserves no respect whatsoever. i can’t believe nintendo is this pathetic and retarded towards the gaming industry. kids dont f***ing give a shit about wii u, no stop advertising wii u for kids and causals, focus on gamers. wtf are depending on another mario game to save you console. kids and people i know that have a 3ds dont give a crap about wii u. my friend wii u has been collecting dust for about a 8 months. the wii u is soo barebones that xbox 360 even have more features than wii u. how can a 2005 console have more and better features than a 2012 console. nintendo ditch the gamepad already, you not even using it well in you games, the only game from nintendo that uses the game was nintendo land. nintendo should beg third party devs to bring their games to wii u or just publish a wii u version for wii u.

    1. Beg them to publish multiplatform games? This will not save system a bit it need exclusive games. At this point only nintendo can and will make any.

  22. Gamin has never been the same since Sega stopped makin consoles. I miss Sega systems, well atleast Xbox keeps somewhat Sega´s legacy goin on.

  23. At This point I could care less if Nintendo ditched the Wiiu and came out with something new Like the rumored fusion. Nintendo is almost always backwards compatible so if I can still play Wiiu and 3ds games on the new system in 2-5 years I am a Happy Camper

  24. Dreamcast was discontinued because of several consecutive failures from Sega. Nintendo are fine.

  25. You can’t compare the facts from way back in 1999 to apply to now because a lot less people are playing mainstream computer game style because of things like iPhones and random “games” on phones. So because of that, plus a bad economy not as many people are buying home consoles at the moment. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have all taken a hit because of phone gaming. Not good but true.

    1. Everything you just said is proved wrong by the sales on both Xbox One and PS4.

      The Dreamcast sold 2.32 million units in Japan (apparently) between Nov 98 & March 01

      BUT.

      The Dreamcast sold 8.28 million units in the rest of the world between Sept 99 & March 01.

      Wii U appears to have sold around 6 million units in its first 18 months including Japan.

      The means it was being outsold by a console that was (technically) only available worldwide for 18 months. Screaming that is was a longer period is just denial when it clearly wasn’t.

      I have a dust gathering Wii U and I too am waiting for MK8 to be released. But I am not under any illusion that the console is barely selling.

      1. by the the fall with Kart and E3 info out the Wii U will have surpassed the DC in lifetime sales way before 29 months (DC life). The DC was launched during the tech bubble, the Wii U was launched during a recession. Huge difference in variables. The Wii U is pretty abysmal sales wise admittedly though.

        BTW VG has DC sales at 8.2 million
        http://www.vgchartz.com/analysis/platform_totals/

      2. Ok I understand, all I meant was that the competition back then wasn’t as big as it is now as there’s PS4, Xbox One, handheld devices (numerous) and smart phones etc

      3. My Nintendo fans and I are rich. So the eight of us will buy 10 million Wii U consoles each, just to prove you wrong.

  26. Nintendo’s Wii U winter season killer apps:

    (1) Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball U

    (2) Steel Diver 3 for the Wii U

    1. Don’t ever try to give that imbecile any kind of credit, even false credit, again. We both know he meant the Wii U was going to be canned like the Dreamcast was… which is NEVER going to happen. If Nintendo can make the Gamecube work for half a decade, they can do the same with the Wii U.

  27. There’s no way the in-development zelda is coming to Wii U. Nintendo is going to delay it and hold it as a launch title for their next system, I’m absolutely sure.

    1. No they won’t. There is always at least one Zelda game on a Nintendo home console. Like Mario, Zelda is always expected & would piss off A LOT of people if a home console went without one.

  28. Soon as I saw this I was afraid of looking at the comments because half the people here are dumbass trolls that come to a Nintendo site to say how idiotic and kiddish Nintendo is, when they forget that a bit more than half of the people that play FPS games are 8-12. That is the equivalent of going to an anime convention to say how stupid anime is, or jumping into the water filled with fish after saying fish are stupid, and these fish are aware of your comments. These people are so damn low they have to make fun of random people and piss them of for their own entertainment. And Xbots use gay as an insult. Like, how the hell is that an insult? The way I was born makes me an idiot? Or happy makes me that? This place is filled with idiots. But hey, it’s the internet.

    Also, on the article, 1. Get your facts straight. 2. It won’t take Nintendo out of the picture. I think it’s similar to the Gamecube, not the Dreamcast. And sales will boom with MK8 and Smash Bros. Nintendo has lot’s of money in the bank, and won’t go bankrupt for 40 years, if they lose money every year.

  29. Troll bait article, desperate troll bait news, and click bait article. Anyway, next time please put of the fact right, the Dreamcast was older when it was discontinued than what the Wii U is right now.

    I think that Mario Kart 8 and Zelda Wii U will be the ones helping the console now but I hope Nintendo also releases new things and stop with the Mario overflow.

    But the trolls here are just sad and all this site wants is to post lies as news and make everyone click on it and feed the trolls and everyone commenting a million times arguing over some lies posted on this website!

    1. Just give up man…you’re in a losing battle of your own stupidity, hell you don’t have many views on most of your videos. And you still…do not listen! The xbox one died down in sales last I heard, you STILL here after you said you’re done with Nintendo! I fail to see how you think 360 is better when its been proven that it beats the 360…AND THAT COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO PLAYS IT!!!!

      You can keep trying to “Expose” drones but the truth is…not many people are listening to a dam thing you say either because you yourself don’t listen.

      Wait, Why am I even talking to you if you’re gonna just do the same shit over and over…I forgot you declassified yourself as a real true gamer. Well done to push me this far to try and save your ass from your own shame.

      1. yet the stupidity of you Nintendo fanboys defending Nintendo for ever stupid decision Nintendo makes towards wii u by not adding achievement system or party chat. keep on living own your kirby dreamworld snowman.

        1. And your being the dumb shit for thinking the achievement system is all you need. You don’t need…listen…N.E.E.D it to have fun and play games…Show me where is the fun for the system holding your hand and pointing where to go…or play most of those shooters, where is the fun of playing those? Yet you claim we defend, when MOST DON’T! Your failing big time! By the way, hope you like the chainsaw up your ass sasorideidaraobi, because gears is nothing but bullshit, CoD is just nothing anymore, battlefield is boring as fuck, and street fighter is just getting another upgrade called Ultra…as for one, yeah it broke on me after 2 weeks, not even worth it if it keeps breaking according to my friend who let me own it.

            1. Snowman is living in 2007.. I mean everybody has the right the defend their purchase to a certain extent but you just sound like a moron. As somebody who owns a Wii U just admit it never became what we all hoped it could of been and live with it. Wii U bombed and be a man about it we all buy products with this risk

              1. Hey nice one, but you can’t save him now, he’s already destroyed…by the way, I must be your new favorite since you quit on Commander. At least snoop loin (snoop dog) have something useful to say to you.

                “can’t be a pimp if you get owned like a hoe”!

                And in this case you both hoes to me. :)

        2. But your not saying the Wii U is a bad decision. You’ve been saying how Nintendo sucks and the Xbox is better. All of them. Maybe if a Nintendo fan was on a Nintendo site saying that the Wii U was a bad decision, but your on a Nintendo site. Saying all of Nintendo is stupid. While not liking Nintendo at all. I think that the Wii U wasn’t on par with the Wii, but I don’t think Nintendo is fucking stupid, and I won’t continuously say the Xbox was better then the Gamecube and the Wii, which weren’t flawed at all.

      2. I don’t watch any of his videos, and I’m starting to just skim over his comments…. Like a boring radio station that just plays the same song over and over.

    2. You. Are. Saying. Nintendo. Is. Stupid. On. A. Fucking. Nintendo. Site.
      [Jumps in the ocean]
      “I hate Sharks.”

      1. Hang on I will show you how stupid you are in the only way you can understand:
        [clears throught]
        [Goes to Microsoft fan site]
        LOL THE Xsux is so stupid Wii U and Playstation are so much better lol lol lol lol lol haha dumbass!

        Haha, my statement was stupid right? Haha. Ha. Ha. HA.
        So yeah, basically what you’ve been saying for this entire time.

  30. I love the Gamepad, I love the second screen and off TV playing, I love Miiverse, I love Super Mario 3D World, I love the Wii U.

  31. i think the wii u is pretty much dead. i have it and all i use it for is YouTube and i dont feel like waiting 2+ years for new games. Bayonetta , X, MK8, Smash Bros and a new Zelda game are coming out but thats pretty much it so far.

  32. fun fact:
    WiiU has sold more and is younger than the Dreamcast
    This guy’s bashing without real data

    also, I saw this same post on reddit like last year

  33. Nintendo pretty much fucked up with this console in my opinion even though im a hardcore Nintendo fan.

  34. The Wii U is a good machine that biased developers and users can’t be bothered to give more than five seconds of thought.

    There’s been quite a lot of talk about how “poor” the technical performance of the console is; there’s also been consistent evidence presented to disprove these claims, provided by the few developers and users that have actually taken the time to sit down with it and let it teach them about its many capabilities. Accounts abound all across the internet about how developing for, promoting and playing the Wii U is challenging or different “So we’ll just drop it”.

    What is interesting to note is that despite facing a similar problem a few months into their life cycles, PS4 and XBOX One are already seeing much more support; after all, nobody can forget how Ubisoft pulled all resources from the Wii U version of Watch_Dogs to focus on the problematic PS4 and XBOX One versions of the game, roughly a year after pulling back the former Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends for seven additional months in favor of producing PS3 and XBOX 360 ports of the game. It would seem that whether the game is made from scratch for the system or a port, difficulties faced through its development are fixed by scrapping/delaying it and/or limiting support for it in general, that is, if these difficulties are proposed by the Wii U, god forbid developers may be struggling to make games for the newer Sony and Microsoft consoles, because Wii U will then have to surrender whatever little help it is receiving.

    But then this is all technical talk, decisions made perhaps in the heat of the moment for practical and financial reasons we can’t always blame despite how despicable the double standard is; however those examples are simply the tip of the iceberg, one that conceals an even uglier face of the problem: All out fanboying.

    It would seem like the gaming industry is becoming home to die hard Sony and Microsoft fanboys. Whether it is a developer of an engine for EA, an indie pinball game maker or a Twitter pseudo-celebrity, in the most recent cases at least; the reality is that most people seem eager to talk trash about the Wii U for no apparent reason. These people exhibit all the traits of fanboys, they’re needlessly mean to others, they seldom check sources, they spend hours a day attacking things they supposedly don’t care about and they promote even the most obvious falsehoods as long as it will further their points and fuel their uncalled-for rants; and these aren’t isolated cases; even since before the console had launched we had already seen these people parading around with nothing but ill omens and death wishes, people who, for the most part and by their own admision, haven’t so much as touched the console with a stick.

    The really scary part is that these people aren’t just some nobody with a bruised ego and a bit too much spare time, these are big names in the industry, people that influence consumers and that seem to be lacking a decent form of PR management.

  35. To be honest I thought Nintendo was going to explode games like they did with the Nintendo 3DS. That’s just not happening here why is that? Hopefully this year Nintendo has a game explosion like they did with the 3DS.

    1. Hopefully. All this doom talk is getting ridiculous. And even if it doesn’t pick up like the 3DS, as long as it still gets it’s exclusives, screw it. I can always get a PS4 if I really want to play 3rd party games that the Wii U isn’t getting.

      1. I Think even if the Wii U would still have bad 3rd party support if was selling like hotcakes look at the 3DS! not that many 3rd party titles.

    2. Because Nintendo launched a System before they knew how to develop games for it. Pretty much horribly stupid.

  36. Sometimes I worry about the Wii U. I have it, but the only 2 games I’ve enjoyed was Pikmin 3 and Assassin’s Creed III. I have 6 other games, but never have any desire to play them. Every time I try to play NintendoLand, I’m like….meh. And I just can’t get myself to buy Super Mario 3D World or Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. I know I will some day, but only if they’re real cheap. Same with New Super Mario Bros. U.

    I just ordered Assassin’s Creed IV for around $24.00 brand new. Now THAT is a price I like. It’s still $60.00 in stores. I will NOT pay $60.00 for any game! Well…..I might for Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros for Wii U.

  37. Ah Nintendo really sucks. Too bad they’ll be gone next-gen unless they pull something clever up their asses.

  38. Well…he got the info wrong..

    Dreamcast sold 10,6 miljoner in 2 years and 4 months.

    Wii U had recently shipped 6 million to the stores. This after 1 year and 4 months. Check the data before you post it.

  39. Dreamcast’s best-selling game: Sonic Adventure (2.5 million sold)
    Wii U’s best-selling game: New Super Mario Bros. U (nearly 4 million sold)

    Games sell better on the Wii U, and that’s the difference. Just saying.

    1. New Super Mario Bros. U is a pack in game sold with the system. Learn the difference, mindless ape.

      1. Not all Wii U consoles came with NSMBU. Also, the game can also be bought SEPARATELY. So his point still stands.

  40. True but, Sega at this time was on the tail end of a STRING of failures and kept putting out tons of hardware and accessories that kept subdividing it’s user base. They were done.

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