Walmart owned Asda, UK's 2nd largest supermarket, stops selling the Wii U

[VMM]

I've never gotten why the gamecube is considered such a failure. I mean sure, it sold nowhere close to the ps2 (but then, besides the DS, what has?), but sold nearly as much as the original xbox, had an amazing controller, and some awesome games.

Gamecube sold around 22 million units, while close to Xbox sales, it's the Nintendo console with the least number sales(excluding WiiU, since it can't be compared now).
Even Nintendo 64, the 2nd least selling Nintendo console and it's predecessor, sold over 11 million units more than gamecube.
Considering Video Game sales tend to grow over time, it's fair to consider Gamecube a failure in terms of sales,
especially considering it concurred with PS2, one of the most selling consoles of all time.

 

[PolloDiablo]

The Wii U is considered next gen, whether you like it or not. Sure, it will not have the graphics of the others, but it is not that far behind. 3DO PS1 was many times weaker than a N64, but they are still considered members of the same generation...

fixed that for you

 

[VMM]

fixed that for you

While weaker than N64, it was easier to code and used CD.
Using catridges was the Aquiles heel of N64, many companies dropped Nintendo support for this sole reason.

 

[emigre]

While weaker than N64, it was easier to code and used CD.
Using catridges was the Aquiles heel of N64, many companies dropped Nintendo support for this sole reason.

Or the more lucrative licensing fees Sony offered.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

I'm not worried. I love my WiiU. I play it all the time. Pikmin pushed consoles in Japan, it's gonna do the same here. Then there's Zelda in September, then third party games. It's fine.

 

[VMM]

Or the more lucrative licensing fees Sony offered.

It is important indeed, but not a decisive factor.

 

[PolloDiablo]

While weaker than N64, it was easier to code and used CD.
Using catridges was the Aquiles heel of N64, many companies dropped Nintendo support for this sole reason.

still... it was weaker

 

[VMM]

still... it was weaker

PS1 was weaker than N64 and PS2 was weaker than Gamecube,
but both PS1 and PS2 it's advantages like the media they used that were bigger than on Nintendo's concurrent
and they had third party support.

WiiU does not have third party support, neither has the casual public support.
It apparently has nothing to compensate it weakness when compared to PS4 and X1.

It's a completely different case then fifth and sixth generations.

I'm not worried. I love my WiiU. I play it all the time. Pikmin pushed consoles in Japan, it's gonna do the same here. Then there's Zelda in September, then third party games. It's fine.

I wouldn't be so sure about that last part
Nintendo franchises alone won't sell the console much.

Time is passing by, and if Nintendo don't do anything, things will get real ugly for WiiU.
If I was Nintendo I'd announce a price drop right now.
If Nintendo wait until holiday season to try selling it's console, it is not gonna happen, people will choose PS4 and X1 over WiiU.

 

[PolloDiablo]

PS1 was weaker than N64 and PS2 was weaker than Gamecube,
but both PS1 and PS2 it's advantages like the media they used that were bigger than on Nintendo's concurrent
and they had third party support.

WiiU does not have third party support, neither has the casual public support.
It apparently has nothing to compensate it weakness when compared to PS4 and X1.

It's a completely different case then fifth and sixth generations.

you're missing the point
the Wii U, as shitty as it is, is current gen

 

[VMM]

you're missing the point
the Wii U, as shitty as it is, is current gen

And that says nothing.
3DO was from the same generation of PS1
Turbografx16 was from the same generation as SNES
Dreamcast was from the same generation as PS2.

Generation is just a concept based on time.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

PS1 was weaker than N64 and PS2 was weaker than Gamecube,
but both PS1 and PS2 it's advantages like the media they used that were bigger than on Nintendo's concurrent
and they had third party support.

WiiU does not have third party support, neither has the casual public support.
It apparently has nothing to compensate it weakness when compared to PS4 and X1.

It's a completely different case then fifth and sixth generations.




I wouldn't be so sure about that last part Nintendo franchises alone won't sell the console much.
Time is passing by, and if Nintendo don't do anything, things will get real ugly for WiiU.
If I was Nintendo I'd announce a price drop right now.If Nintendo wait until holiday season to try selling it's console, it is not gonna happen, people will choose PS4 and X1 over WiiU.

Why not? There are third party games coming out for it. You have to be fucking stupid and blind as hell to think otherwise.

 

[VMM]

Also, why not? There are third party games coming out for it. You have to be fucking stupid and blind as hell to think otherwise.

Few 3rd party games are coming for WiiU and most of them will be avaiable on other platforms.
Most multiplat games have worse performance on WiiU them on PS3 and X360.
With PS4 and X1 coming out, things tend to get even worse, I wouldn't be surprised if third parties abandoned WiiU the same way they did with Wii.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Few 3rd party games are coming for WiiU and most of them will be avaiable on other platforms.
Most multiplat games have worse performance on WiiU them on PS3 and X360.
With PS4 and X1 coming out, things tend to get even worse,
I wouldn't be surprised if third parties abandoned WiiU the same way they did with Wii.

Where do people like you and others get this information that performance is worse on the WiiU? The only bad port from what I heard, was Arkham City, but that was developed by a different studio. All the other ones are barely noticeable unless you're nitpicking.

Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty Ghosts, Rayman Legends, Adventure Time, Arkham Origins, Deus Ex, Watch Dogs, Skylanders just to name a few are all big name titles coming to the WiiU. You can't keep comparing it to the 360 and PS3, that isn't fair. It's no different than me saying "well, why would anybody buy the ps4 and Xbox 1 when you can buy those games on PS3 and 360." It's a dumb argument that needs to be dropped.

 

[VMM]

Where do people like you and others get this information that performance is worse on the WiiU? The only bad port from what I heard, was Arkham City, but that was developed by a different studio. All the other ones are barely noticeable unless you're nitpicking.

It's no surprise it has a weaker performance on multiplats since it's CPU is underclocked and developers are still not used to it

You can't keep comparing it to the 360 and PS3, that isn't fair. It's no different than me saying "well, why would anybody buy the ps4 and Xbox 1 when you can buy those games on PS3 and 360." It's a dumb argument that needs to be dropped.

You need to read things more carefully, I never said that.
I compared the performance of games on WiiU and on X360 and PS3.

Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty Ghosts, Rayman Legends, Adventure Time, Arkham Origins, Deus Ex, Watch Dogs, Skylanders just to name a few are all big name titles coming to the WiiU.

Square Enix, Rockstar Konami and many others simply dropped the boat.
There are quite a few companies still making games for WiiU,
but PS4 and X1 aren't even on the market.
When PS4 and X1 are released, then we will have an idea of how things will keep going for WiiU.

Anyway, I've just read this and would like to share it here:
http://kotaku.com/5920931/the-wii-us-power-problem

 

[DiscostewSM]

Unless I'm mistaken, ASDA supermarkets don't really have a lot of space for electronics, so this isn't something unexpected. This would only be a problem if this started a chain reaction with other stores. For now, it only means people will have to go to other stores to grab one, likely within a mile or two from such supermarkets.

 

[shattacrew]

The WiiU's biggest enemy is the price. I know the games will start coming from Nintendo, but nintendo need to convince 3rd Party developers by having a large install base. I wanna buy a Wiiu so bad. But I refuse to purchase at that high price for a weak system. If Nintendo takes $50.00 off I am getting a console and I am sure more people will buy as well.

 

[JulietStMoon]

The WiiU's biggest enemy is the price. I know the games will start coming from Nintendo, but nintendo need to convince 3rd Party developers by having a large install base. I wanna buy a Wiiu so bad. But I refuse to purchase at that high price for a weak system. If Nintendo takes $50.00 off I am getting a console and I am sure more people will buy as well.

Um, it's the same price as the $300 new current gen systems, has at least somewhat newer tech, and comes with an expensive touch screen controller. How is it overpriced?

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of legitimate problems with the Wii U, but I just don't understand how price is one of them.

 

[retKHAAAN]

Um, it's the same price as the $300 new current gen systems, has at least somewhat newer tech, and comes with an expensive touch screen controller. How is it overpriced?

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of legitimate problems with the Wii U, but I just don't understand how price is one of them.

Personally, I'd prefer to pay $200 for an Xbox 360 or PS3 with an immense library of games than $300 for a WiiU with no gaems...

I wonder how much further Nintendo could drop the price of the WiiU if they did away with that packaged gimmick tablet controller...

 

[Empu1]

The suspension of Wii U stock comes after the Walmart-owned company slashed the Wii U basic console price down from £250 to £200, and then from £200 to £150.

What? That's unfair! A quick google conversion tells me that £150 is more or less $230... and the cheapest I can find a basic Wii U down here is around $391 T.T

 

[PolloDiablo]

And that says nothing.
3DO was from the same generation of PS1
Turbografx16 was from the same generation as SNES
Dreamcast was from the same generation as PS2.

Generation is just a concept based on time.

exactly...
but there are people saying that the Wii U is not current gen just because it's weaker than the upcoming PS4/XBOX1
that's why I had to make the point of the PS1 being weaker than the N64