Nintendo's Wii U Woes Continue, as US Sales Show Dismal Performance
Performance worse than any record held by PS3 or 360.
It's probably time that Nintendo released some games for its flagging Wii U console. North American sales data for February shows that the platform sold a total of 64,000 units throughout the month.
That's up on January's 57,000, but that's only because the January figures represent a large number of second-hand consoles and returns that took place immediately after Christmas.
In contrast, the Xbox 360 sold nearly five times as many units in February - some 302,000 units. No Wii U games featured in the US software Top 10, with the closest Nintendo title being Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS.
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That's up on January's 57,000, but that's only because the January figures represent a large number of second-hand consoles and returns that took place immediately after Christmas.
In contrast, the Xbox 360 sold nearly five times as many units in February - some 302,000 units. No Wii U games featured in the US software Top 10, with the closest Nintendo title being Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS.
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DrkStr 15 Mar 2013 13:14
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That's pretty crap! The "dead in the water" Vita sold almost that amount in each of the last two weeks in Japan.
Teknogeek96 16 Mar 2013 04:37
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They need to completely start over in the consoles features. First I recommend dropping the horrible UI. It looks pretty cheesy and a little too childish looking. Second, try attracting more 3rd party developers to design and port games to the Wii U (Rockstar Games/ Take Two). Third, stop burning out Mario, he has been burned out 2012-2013. Too many Mario games are being released. Nintendo your fans want more, not just Mario, Mario, Mario, Mario. Also the Wii U needs a signiture feature, Wii U Street View IS NOT A KILLER APP. Its been out on hundreds and billions of devices for YEARS.