Wii U sales have been absolutely beyond disappointing in the UK. One could say lack of software is to bame for the negative outcome or has Nintendo by staving the Wii in the latter part of its cycle cause the core gamers move to competitive consoles. To counter this quite a few retailers Amazon, Asda, ShopTo and GameStop slash £50 off its price. But even that has failed to stimulate sales. To put into perceptive, PS Vita a handheld which is somewhat short of healthy sales, has outsold Wii U in both January and February.
Online retailer Shopto has tried price cuts on the basic Wii U to test the market of what impact it would cause, yet little to no success. Meanwhile, some chains have told MCV that it will be ‘looking at’ the amount of shelf space it gives to Nintendo platforms.
However Nintendo UK has pledged to meet with all retailers worried about the performance of its Wii U games console. Nintendo has told MCV that it has a plan to stimulate Wii U’s performance in the UK. And that it will meet all its retail partners in the coming weeks to reveal its strategy.
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Online retailer Shopto has tried price cuts on the basic Wii U to test the market of what impact it would cause, yet little to no success. Meanwhile, some chains have told MCV that it will be ‘looking at’ the amount of shelf space it gives to Nintendo platforms.
However Nintendo UK has pledged to meet with all retailers worried about the performance of its Wii U games console. Nintendo has told MCV that it has a plan to stimulate Wii U’s performance in the UK. And that it will meet all its retail partners in the coming weeks to reveal its strategy.
“We’ll be speaking to our retailers directly over the next few weeks to take them through our plans for building Wii U momentum over the course of 2013,” said a Nintendo spokesperson. “We have a strong and broad line-up of software launching this year and we look forward to updating – and exciting – our partners over the coming weeks.”
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