Who's ready to see pictures of a million Wii U's stacked up together during holiday season this year? How badly do you think it will sell?
Reminder the only games Nintendo has this year is:
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Paper Mario Color Splash
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
PLEASE! DELETE THIS!!! I'M BEGGING YOU!!!
>>335913331
Nintendo won't flood stores with units.
>>335913331
Who gives a shit? Why don't you make a thread about a game instead?
>>335913331
lmao
why don't you try a little harder OP
Can't wait to buy a used one from someone like I did in 2012 with the original Wii (a black one for 35$). Thank you capitalism.
At least There will be some Wii U's stacked up.
Unlike Vitas.
>>335913919
This. I knew waiting for Bayo 2 would pay off, they'll be dirt cheap since the console is dead and NX is less than a year away. It always pays to be a kike.
>>335913331
>OP pic
>tfw memories of crazy Wii lines and shortages in 2006
https://youtu.be/dvgZkm1xWPE
Oh, how the mighty have fallen...
>>335914498
There was a fuck huge line and then right before opening employess came out and said they only had 100 and the first 100 got them.
The amount of yelling that happened
Do you guys think Iwata that incompetent faggot got cancer because the Shit U failing so hard caused it?
>>335914818
Personally I think he was under a lot of stress and pressure during his last few years due to underwhelming Wii U sales...
![large[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eqaSbXY.jpg "large[1].jpg")
LOL
>>335915197
fucking scalpers. They create so much extra work for poor cashiers when they return so much shit all at once.
>>335913331
>people bought a wii u
i will never understand
>>335913331
Didnt they stop producing Wii U's already?
>>335913331
Sad thing is, the Wii U is legitimately a good system with good games on it. In a few years itll be the new Dreamcast, a console that sold poorly but has really good games.
But fuck I'm never buying Nintendo again, not after this shit.
rip Wii u
it was ok
>>335914180
>>335915915
who gives a fuck?
>>335915915
They said possibly by 2018
>No games coming
>Follow up console already has a release date
Not even a big price cut can save it.
>>335913331
Nintendo will wait until Wii U is extinct and expensive and then sell their stock through e-bay.
>>335915990
>ZombiU
>Mario Kart 8
>Smash 4
>Bayonetta 2
>Star Fox Zero
>Censored Emblem
>Zelda Wind Waker HD
>Zelda Wii U
Honestly, you're probably right. I can count those on one hand, but still, they gave a bad hand their all. Amiibos garnered respectable enough sales, after all.
With Zelda U confirmed for 2017, what do they have big for the holiday season?
>>335918782
Pokemon.
Or Color Splash if you want to be more specific.
>>335913331
I'm really deciding whether to buy one or not. Any way to get one cheap? The only reason I'm considering is because idk If the NX will be that great.
If the price goes down to $150 or less I'll pick it up probably. Too many good games to miss it completely.
>>335913919
Have you seen the Wiis on Amazon? There like $40. Was the Wii the worst console ever?
>>335919372
There's 100m in the wild, so that helps.
>>335918704
Really the biggest thing preventing people from treating the Wii U like the Dreamcast is that it won't fucking die.
The Dreamcast had some really good games but they pulled out support after the first year or so. It never had shit like fucking year long droughts waiting for anything, even sticker star to for people to play as the OEM endlessly teases the next "revolutionary" system while telling absolutely nothing about it.
>>335919251
This, unless the NX has BC, which it probably has.I mean, I will still most likely get the WiiU because fuck paying more than 200 for a console.
>>335913331
this wont happen because they will barely be any wii u's around by christmas
Nintendo only expects to sell 800.000 more Wii Us (last year they sold over 3 millions)
that means they arent manufacturing any more, and will just sell what they have in stock.
The Wii U was a failure, but Nintendo is also killing it prematurely.
>>335913331
Nintendo is expecting to ship only 800k units for the whole year. Even they know it's totally dead.
With this poor of a lineup, they CAN'T be so stuck up their own asses to sell Holiday bundles without a price cut, right?
Ahhh who are we kidding, they won't cut the prices. It's the only thing that could save their holidays, but they won't do it because Japan.
>nintendo sold wii Us in holiday 2015 on the prospect of games coming in 2016
>there are no games coming in 2016 and zelda was pushed to nx
if I bought a wii U last year I'd be feeling pretty burned right now
>>335920124
>Nintendo only expects to sell 800.000 more Wii Us
That means Wii U will never break 15 million. Wii U deserves to sell that much, at the very least.
>>335913331
>Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
>Paper Mario Color Splash
>Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
How many of those game got nintendoed before being released in teh west?
>>335920238
>nintendo sold wii Us in holiday 2015 on the prospect of games coming in 2016
They never promised this you shitposter.
>>335920478
>Wii U deserves
Why? It was a terrible console with tons of problems and only a handful of good games, most of which were held back by an awkward and uncomfortable controller. The consoles good controller, the Wii U Pro, wasn't even usable in a lot of games
>>335920478
Well it won't
The Wii U will be Nintendo's 2nd worst selling console
>>335914180
The Vita actually still gets new games.
You joking OP?
Wii U production has stopped and prices are going to be rediculously low.
There won't be that many on shelves, and what's left won't be that hard to sell.
>>335915197
What's this about?
>>335918704
I'm honestly happy with my purchase of my Wii U
I got the mario maker bundle for $300 and it came with new super mario and luigi bros u, retro mario amiibo, zs samus amiibo and mario maker code
I have a bunch of games and between virtual console and wii backwards compatability this has been a great system for me
I wish it wasn't abandoned so early but hey what can you do, its almost as if they've gone back to the 5 year console life cycle
>>335920657
>Why?
Why? Jesus Christ anon, I dont fucking know, maybe, just maybe because its the only current gen console made by a company that still gives a flying fuck about gaming, and doest shove DLC up your assonly cosmetic addons, and they are the first ones to put gameplay before anything else... If it were for people like you we would only get gray military shooter No 839893483 every week
>>335920649
>Nintendo Won't "Abandon" Wii U Fanbase, President Says
>"We can't just abandon them and say "'Hey, it's time to move on to the next thing.'"
>New Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has vowed that the company will continue to support the Wii U, despite the console's underperformance relative to the Wii and the fact that its successor, the NX, could launch as early as next year. In an interview with Time, Kimishima acknowledged the Wii U's struggles, but said it is imperative that people who bought a Wii U feel supported and satisfied.
>"As you know within the game business momentum is key," he said when asked how much longer the Wii U would remain a "core" platform for Nintendo. "When you have momentum, whether it's a platform or software, sales increase. At this point in the Wii U lifespan, we're looking at 10 million sell-through for the hardware itself, which is just about a tenth of what we sold overall for Wii.
>Kimishima went on to say Nintendo has no plans to abandon the Wii U anytime soon.
>"What I want to do, I think our first job right now is to make sure that the customers, those 10 million customers who have a Wii U at home have software to play," he said. "And we need to make sure that they are satisfied with their purchase and continue to enjoy playing on this platform. So we can' just abandon them and say, 'Hey, it's time to move on to the next thing.'
>"Of course we are working on NX and looking at the experiences we can bring to that platform," he added. "But first our job at this point is to support the consumers who have purchased Wii U and make sure that they have software experiences available to them.""
>>335915197
>Implying you wouldnt scalper mom
>>335915197
>>335913331
Do you know the oldest lie in America?
"We will continue to support the Wii U".
>>335921403
at launch Wii U was actually selling well, those are launch consoles, so I bet she made some money there
>>335920860
> mexican fruit ninja hailed as best exclusive
> """games"""
Come on senpai.
>>335921234
>still believing Nintendo
They say the same shit every gen.
>>335913331
Pikmin 4 too probably.
>>335921050
Is this really what NINTODDLERS think?
>>335921234
What a load of horseshit. They're obviously going to replace the Wii U with the NX. Who believes this shit?
>>335921657
Daaaaaamn, what do you guys think? will the NX be able to have a succesful lineup and third party support?
>>335921050
>DLC
Nintendo already jumped the shark there m8, there are plenty of games with DLC now, add amiibos on top of that and it's more apparent. Hell, you might as well count the GC controller adapter Smash DLC since it works for Smash 4, and that game alone
>>335913331
>tfwI work at Best Buy
>>335921657
At least he apologized, we don't even get a "please understand" anymore, now is "you didn't understand".
I'm not getting a NX, fuck the faggots.
>>335919372
No, Wii was actually pretty great despite its bad name (especially after homebrewing it). It's only that it was a big success and it don't adapt well with modern HDTV since they usually have crappy RGB. You can also found PS2 for less than 20 dollaritos, and PS2 was pretty great. Big sales reduce the price
>>335922462
I've always liked and respected Iwata. Miyamoto should have gotten cancer and fucked off instead
>>335922278
If the NX is:
>internally upgradeable
>backwards compatible and forwards compatible
>third party support
>cartridge based
>DRM free
>SD slot holder to allow people to emulate old Nintendo games.
>getting rid of VC
DVD/blu Ray/media player features.
This would save Nintendo. And would be something the community would love.
Eh, if they put out a bundle with the console and like three or four of the following for like $300, it'll probably sell reasonably well just because of casuals and people who were on the fence about it previously.
>Mario Kart
>Splatoon
>Super Mario Maker
>Pokken Tournament
>Smash Bros
Hell, they could probably even do a few different bundles. A "family" bundle with Mario Kart/Splatoon/Super Mario Maker, a "pro" bundle with Xenoblade X/Bayonetta 2/Tokyo Mirage Sessions, a "multiplayer" bundle with Smash/Mario Party/Pokken, the possibilities are endless. But if they just keep the same bundles as last year, then yeah, it'll probably shelfwarm.
>>335913331
>Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Shit
>Paper Mario Color Splash
?
>Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Censored, will pirate.
>>335923098
That's actually a very good idea. But because of that, it will never happen and instead the current Wii Us will get passed around like a cheap prostitute and Nintendo would make no money.
>>335922935
Miyamoto just isn't good for the modern day. He should really just retire and rest up. Man is in his 60s.
>>335923721
True, he's going to die soon enough with all the stress of the job at his age. I cant imagine how taxing it is at this point
>yfw color splash is visually stunning but you know it's going to be shit
>>335918782
Uh... pokemon.... go...
>>335924239
>mfw I've gotten over it not being muh TTYD and am intrigued that the paint could possibly act as a mana system.
>>335924926
Pokemon...Sun/Moon...you retard
>>335924926
I think he means WiiU, since that's the topic of the thread.
I'd buy a WiiU for $99 just to finally try this Monster Hunter shit everyone raves about
>>335924239
I want to say that the sticker star formula has potential if it's being refined to smoothen the rough edges. It could very well be a good game in the end
>>335924953
I'm not obsessed with TTYD or anything like that but the "levels being broken up by a map" type deal is a real downer for me. I'm not a fan of the level system like that for a PM game.
I'm hoping it'll be good, and I never played Sticker Star so I'm not sure exactly how bad that was, I just know combat was all different and that was one of my favorite parts of the game.
>>335925269
Hey, I'm all for something different as long as they don't screw it up too bad
>>335913331
I am happy with my wiiu since most of the exclusives are fun and i didn't own a wii when it came out so I have a huge backlog of wii games but there is no reason to buy one now unless you really want to play the games that are already out.
Are we close to homebrew yet?
>>335923091
>cartridge based
>And would be something the community would love.
>>335925193
Same, but for other games I want to play. $300 is way too much.
>>335925657
>>335925612
I dont get this. There's still a huge reason to buy it, the great games already released. And now you know exactly what you'll be getting. You're not going to buy it and hope the games you like will come out, you'll know exactly what you get. If anything, I'd say now is the best time to buy a Wii U.
Good thing Rio 2016 is shaping up to be the best olympicshit yet.
>dat OST
>dat roster
>dat not-censored Rosalina
wew lad
>>335925776
Are the games going to be any good? I think for some of the more simplistic events they would really benefit from a minigame mode.
>>335925758
>>335925657
This is solely due to outrageous pricing
>>335925758
>>335925657
>all those <5.3.2 Wii U's
I'd literally buy all of them and resell for a profit
>>335923091
What the fuck is a forward compatible console? Not even trolling
>>335925940
I guess PS4 is forwards compatible? It's not being made irrelevant with the new model
Think they'll come down in price a bit? I might get another.
>>335925689
homebrew and backup loading already exists if you are 5.4.0 or lower
>>335925776
>Sonic side is just 50 different hedgehogs
Why is the Sonic franchise so shit?
>>335926054
Another? Why? Also, they need to or Nintendo isnt going to sell any more consoles and people will just buy Used.
>>335921657
Isn't there a chance that Kimishima is actually trying to correct Iwata's mistake by delaying the console? I mean, I feel like Iwata would have rushed it out for holiday 2016, in fact, I think that was the original intended date of release
>>335926157
>Mario side are humans in different coloured outfits, bowser clones and monkeys
u havin a giggle?
>>335925758
>Storing consoles
>near the exits
>>335926354
That'd be great. A solid release lineup is what they need. They can't have people meming about "no games" all the fucking time after launch, it'll hurt the image of what could be a comeback for nintendo into the mainstream
>>335920601
Only the one that matters.
>>335921234
That's old. They stopped pretending now. E3 will cover a 2017 title and previously announced shit. Only Zelda is playable so you know they have nothing new for the U. And they expect you to buy the NX after fucking you in the ass again.
>>335925917
I don't know man, this was only a couple years into its life span plus two pack in games.
>>335926738
I was exaggerating, but I think price, marketing, and no 3rd party support was the downfall of the Wii U. The first party games havent been good enough to justify no 3rd party (I have a gaming PC though so that's not a huge issue for me), the marketing was absolute trash, and it was overpriced for, again, having no 3rd party support.
Most non gamers or casual gamers I know thought the Wii U was a 300 dollar addition to the Wii.
>>335926510
>implying you'd get far until you're wanted and caught on camera
>implying they don't have cameras out on the parking lot to catch your license tag
>>335921050
Did he died?
>>335927342
The whole purpose of being LP is to NOT let shit walk out of the store. Storing consoles right there is a terrible decision.
I should know Iwork LP for Best Buy
>>335913331
>ITT console gamers complaining about short life spans of recent gen consoles.
When will you learn to get a PC?
OR
Quit bitching about spending $200 to $400 for a console that lasts a good few years
You pay more for phones that you upgrade more frequently.
>>335926717
>That's old.
That was just December. They were promising strong support, while at the same time moving Wii U projects to NX. Sure, they stopped pretending they care about the system now, but many bought the system based on a lie.
>>335922389
SAME NIGGA what store?
>>335927819
>what store?
None of your business. I'm AP
>>335927631
>You pay more for phones that you upgrade more frequently.
>Not getting a chinese android phone for $80
>>335923091
>>cartridge based
Cartridge-based home console would be a terrible idea, unless they can produce them really cheaply and the cartridges are small. Casual gamers don't know the benefits of cartidges and think they're a thing of the past.
Making a cartridge based system in 2016, would be like making 4K capable VHS tapes. Even if the quality was better on VHS people would still opt to buy UHD BD's, because the VHS looks out-dated.
>mfw the ps3 is still getting games
>>335913331
One last big marketing push where they remind everyone about all the good first party games that are on it is probably the best thing they can do
>>335921234
Nintendo said "We'll never do DLC we'll release full games" and "We will never go mobile"
Apparently never is circa 6 months
>>335928461
>Nintendo said
More like Iwata. Now that he's dead the board of directors and shareholders are getting their way
>only Wii U game I want that I havent already seen on youtube is #FE
>it's probably shit
>>335928575
Reggie said that too
>now the board of directors
They always had full control, Iwata was a puppet
And still, if a ceo says something, that shiuld mean something
>>335928575
Iwata is the one who made all of these changes
>>335929117
>>335929154
Nintendo can be making more money. TONS more. This is the reality.
>>335929382
>ripping people off makes more money
Sure, but this is more of a short term strategy. Iwata also said that for Nintendo's long term survival it would be best not to delve into such business practices. I guess he finally got desperate enough when he realized there's no long term if there isn't even a short term.
>>335926510
>living in a shithole where theft is common
top zoz
>>335929614
Theft is common everywhere.
>>335926510
Shows how desperate retailers are to move units. You cant avoid it, you're going to pass them either way you slice it. Higher chance some RUBE or his child catches eye of Nintendos toy and buys it on a knee jerk reaction.
>>335921542
I made more money scalping the xbone and ps4 more than i made the Wiiu
>>335921542
price of scalped units dropped rapidly just a few days after launch when it became evident there was no shortage
I would bet a lot of money she returned all of them.
>>335929707
maybe in whatever shithole you live in or you've just accepted it as true because you've lived in whatever shithole you live in for long enough
>>335930486
You should leave your house more.
>>335930486
You're an idiot
>>335926510
>>335929707
>>335929614
There aren't actually consoles INSIDE the boxes. It is just a display. If there are actually consoles then they deserve to have it stolen or it dropped by some crazy kid rolling into it thinking they're a bowling ball (actual incident).
>>335930739
>There aren't actually consoles INSIDE the boxes.
There are. I have never seen a display WiiU box ever. Or PS4 or Xbox One. I work for Best Buy. They don't make them
>>335927881
lmao faggot ass security
>>335930961
I can't vouch for the Wii U but the PS4/XBone display box exist so there is no reason that the wii u display box doesn't also exist.
>>335920929
This was probably at the Wii U launch so she would go home and sell it on ebay for 2 times the cost.
>>335930961
I think it's getting more common these days. I see display boxes for all consoles at Costco (they don't sell Wii U's but they sell PS4s and Xbones
>>335918704
...You have eight fingers on one hand?
>>335930542
>>335930734
>>335930739
https://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=15350
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22288564
>1 murder a year for the entire country
>leave my bike unlocked everywhere I go
>every other home owns a gun
>couldn't even fathom a home invasion happening
like I said, I don't live in an uneducated shit hole lol
>>335931004
>Easiest job
>Get paid more than sales guy.
>I get to throw people out
>My hours never decrease. They only increase. Unlike the sales floor.
>Don't have to sell shit to retarded customers.
>Don't have to worry about GSP
>Don't have to worry about BBY Credit Cards
>No sales quota
>None of the leadership bothers me.
>Lowest shrink in our territory
> I get send stupid or difficult customers to employees to fuck with them
Best job man!
>>335930961
When I bought my 3d world bundle, there was a bunch of empty boxes, the clerk went for one to the storage room, and took like ten minutes.
And now my WiiU is in terminal phase.
I should have not remembered.
>>335931305
>>335931190
>>335931110
Let's say you're right, why would they stack a bunch of empty boxes like that? Where have you ever gone and seen 40+ empty boxes stacked for display purposes? It's always 2 or three on a table.
>>335931296
>Being a wageslave
>Not owning your own business
>>335931514
>Not doing both.
>>335931268
>talking about shop lifting
>change subject to murder, gun ownership and home invasion
I live in America, but then again we have a lot more blacks and mexicans than you do so maybe that's why?
>>335931581
>owning your own business
>while also working as a fag ass security retard, a job so stupid a nigger can do it
>>335931474
Gamestop, where I used to work which is why I brought it up. They fucking love to stack stuff, some of the displays are literally just one big box that looks like multiple boxes.
If it wasn't such a big store from the screenshot I'd instantly assume it was gamestop.
>>335931474
>Where have you ever gone and seen 40+ empty boxes stacked for display purposes?
You've never been in a Costco I take it? The boxes represent the physical inventory. They're like the paper slips at Toys R Us.
>>335931514
>owning your own business and competing against megacorps and jew run banks
top zoz good luck with that, enjoy bankruptcy
>>335931806
We're talking about Best Buy. I've never seen display boxes for current gen consoles
>>335931514
>owning your own business
>Being a slave to the IRS and the jews
>>335931827
There are plenty of niche markets that "megacorps" cannot compete in because it's not financially viable for them. They're too big. It's the same reason Nintendo doesn't want to localize a game that will only sell 50k units, when a smaller company would have jumped at this opportunity because it's hugely profitable for them
>>335931861
I've never been in a best buy specifically.
Here's a screenshot showing an example of the displays I'm talking about. It's not a best buy but it's not inconceivable that another store would have a similar display.
>trying to find images of gamestop and all I find is gamestops that were robbed, burned, or someone died in it.
>>335921621
Ha, well more that the wii u has got.
>>335925193
Maybe $200 or $150 at the most. I just don't have faith in the NX anymore.
>>335932160
>Here's a screenshot
>>335932160
Oh I know Gamestop does it and other retailers. I should've been more specific. I rarely see empty boxes at Best Buy. We have a few at our store mostly the Phantom Drones. We have a pallet of consoles but they're in the gaming department. All the way in the rear right corner of the store.
>>335925940
It applies to internal upgrades. So you could buy a console and upgrade it part by part to play future games.
>>335932650
I can only think of one console that was upgradeable and only one game supported the upgrade
>>335926561
The NX delay sounds like it's going to be terrible. It's the fact that there not even going to discuss it at E3.
>>335914626
1889, you ignorant pleb.
>>335932931
What will or won't be discussed at E3 should not be an indicator of anything at this point, since E3 2016 is probably the last E3. 4 companies have pulled out including EA, Activision and Disney, and Nintendo has been giving it the cold shoulder for 2 years now
If the show isn't dead it's definitely dying
>>335928156
Yea but optical ports are a hassle. And "old" is what this generation likes. There's nothing like a cartridge that can be durable. SD cards by themselves are water,electric, and pressure proof.
Parents would buy a 4K VHS tape for there kids. Hell tapes in general are way more durable then any optical port. One hairline crack in your disc and its screwed.
>>335931972
Sauce
bemp
>>335926249
I can have the old one for lugging around, since it's already slightly beaten up and can be used as a portable Smash machine, and the new one can stay at home, in the living room.
>>335913919
traded a guitar pedal I got fro $20 for a Wiiu. Feels nice
>>335913919
Supply and demand really has nothing to do with capitalism
