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Iwata Says Wii U Sales Are Steady

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by Jeff Cork on January 07, 2013 at 11:22 AM

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If you braved the malls this past holiday season, you may have noticed that Wii Us were still on many shelves. Nintendo is certainly aware of that, but don't think the company is considering the system's launch a failure or even a disappointment.

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters that people shouldn't take that availability the wrong way. "At the end of the Christmas season, it wasn't as though stores in the U.S. had no Wii U left in stock, as it was when Wii was first sold in that popular boom," he said. "But sales are not bad, and I feel it's selling steadily."

He declined to provide specific figures, but according to the Japanese magazine company Enterbrain, Wii U sales in Japan have exceeded 600,000 units in December alone.

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by new traditionalist Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:29 AM

sales numbers are only bad when someone is talking about sony. even if the numbers aren't bad. everyone knows that.
by Benny Shores Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:31 AM

People are probably still confusing the WiiU for the Wii and not buying it because they don;t know that it exists. Nintendo should have a better marketing campaign like the one they did with the Wii where the Japanese guys showed up at random people's houses and had them play it.
by dietrick gault Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:31 AM

its still early...so let's wait and see...
by Companion Cube Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:34 AM

That's good. I got one over the holidays and am loving it. I can seriously see this console being as highly regarded as the SNES or the PS2.
by GL4DOS Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:35 AM

The Wii U in an actual hardcore console, not the glorified kids toy that the Wii was, so of course the sales won't be as great.
by MentalYinYang Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:36 AM

I think more people are wary of this console because the Wii didnt get that great of support later. It had some good games but the way I saw it, it was 95% crap games and gimmicks and 5% good games. Plus no Wii U Sports.
by tj2424 Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:39 AM

The sales ate lower because parents didn't buy the system for there kids like they did for the wii. I think too a lot of people may wait for a price drop. Me personally I think the wii U is overpriced for the amount of memory it it offers . Down the rd I may pick it up but for now I haven't seen a reason to purchase it
by magnumpu Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:40 AM

great

steady is good
by jmpittman860220 Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:43 AM

Once people get their hands on the WiiU and see how awesome the system is without taking a fanboyish attitude towards it alot more people will get it. Nintendo did a great job at making this system appeal to everyone. With it's price point I think it'll beat out Sony/Micro because they'll be over $350 no doubt.
by The Brain Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:48 AM

That's a shame. It really is an incredible piece of machinery.
by ReclusiveSpirit Monday, January 07, 2013 at 11:49 AM

I wonder how the Wii U will sell next holiday season if both Microsoft and Sony introduce new consoles?

Will a price drop be enough to keep it competitive? Or will they premiere a new Zelda game into the mix?
by tk575 Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:00 PM

I don't think its got a hope of ever selling like the wii did. The wii motion controls were a novelty so everyone bought one. The tablet novelty was over before the U was even announced. Add in the higher price point and I just don't see it selling nearly as well. Especially if when the ps4 and 720 come out it isn't powerful enough to get true versions of the cross platform games.
by System of a Down Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:04 PM

I'm happy the Wii-U is doing decent. I'll probably get one at some point.
by TheLaughinManFL Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:05 PM

I'm having fun with it.
by Ƶƀađה0ח Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Good for them.
by Brittany Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:07 PM

It's probably because there are so few good games for it. I mean exclusives. The other good games can be played on PC, Xbox, and PS3. I might (emphasis on might) get one in the future if there is a price drop and some good, exclusive RPGs for it.
by The Bro Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:16 PM

Doesn't surprise me. The Wii U is awesome!
by Sepewrathv1 Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:34 PM

I don't see any system ever coming out the gate again, the way the Wii did. Too much competition now for peoples attention.
by sealsaa Monday, January 07, 2013 at 12:45 PM

Hopefully Nintendo can get third parties on board with developing for it. Borderlands 2 and Crysis 3 have already been denied, and there's been no word on Dead Space 3 or GTA5.
by jam112209 Monday, January 07, 2013 at 01:09 PM

I think alot of people are waiting to see what Microsoft and Sony are going to do with their next system. Strong opinion is that they will both launch by year end and that could spell trouble for the WII U. For me personally the system just did not offer enough to make it appealing. Terribly limited memory, no blu ray player or even a dvd player makes it pretty limited in it's use. I know people assume everyone just has a dvd or blu ray player, but for those who don't and want the functionality of an all in one system, the Wii U is lacking.