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Is the Wii U still in trouble?
- Thread starter J1NG
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CyberHyperPhoenix
"Download Complete."
More games.
Duh.
J1NG
Smash Journeyman
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I should have said "what more can consumers do", but I agree with you 100%.
CyberHyperPhoenix
"Download Complete."
Honestly, its in a better position than it was in 2012 and 2013 >_>
kantoskies
Smash Journeyman
I haven't really seen any official numbers but if I had to guess I'd say it's probably doing better now than ever. And upcoming games like Zelda, Star Fox, Splatoon, and Yoshi's Wooly World are probably gonna help too.
Mysteltainn
Smash Ace
It's doing much better than its launch year IMO, which was horrible due to the sheer lack of AAA games that year. Things began to pick up for the better in late 2013 and it has been snowballing its way to recovery ever since I think. The mediocre launch year did hurt it pretty badly, and there's a portion of that damage that I don't think can be fixed, but Nintendo is heading in the right direction with it I believe, as there's another nice line-up of games this year just like last year.
Smashoperatingbuddy123
Smash Legend
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Well in ky opinion
Clearly mario kart 8 and super smash brothers 4 is what got it out of thr ditch after 2 or 3 years
Clearly mario kart 8 and super smash brothers 4 is what got it out of thr ditch after 2 or 3 years
J1NG
Smash Journeyman
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It's good to hear that the sales have picked up, but I'm also kinda wondering whether or not the reputation of the console has picked up in the eyes of third-party developers. Like, do they still not want to make games for it because they think the console/controller is weird, or that if they released a game on the console that the sales would be bad, or that developing for Sony and Microsoft would be better, etc.
Pale Tuna
Smash Apprentice
Amiibos are also generating revenue for Nintendo.
Raijinken
Smash Master
It's improving. The marketing flop is gradually being made up for as people become more aware, and more killer games are released to a wider audience. 2015 is looking good for Nintendo, too, with the rather large number of first party titles coming out.
ShrekItRalph
Smash Ace
The WiiU is never going to be a system that sells well, but Nintendo are now at the point where they are making a profit. Not a huge one but still. I don't think Nintendo are going to spend a bunch of money trying to save it at this point because they will likely loose more by doing that.
KEWB
Smash Apprentice
It's doing better now than ever I'd say. It's not going to get to the point where it's beating either of the big two, but in the end that really doesn't matter as long as they're making money. 2014 was a great year for the WiiU and 2015 is shaping up to be even better.