Nintendo Expects Major Loss in Wii U Sales!

[VinWarrior]

Nintendo is now ever closer to falling off that slippery slope they have landed on.

 

Nintendo's recent Next-Gen console, the Wii U, was met with positive feedback at launch, but since it has dwindled due to a lack of exclusives and games. The company originally targeted the sales of the Wii U at 9 Million consoles, they have demolished this number down to a mere 2.8 Million by the end of march, a major loss on their part. The successful 3DS also took a hit, going down from 18 Million to 13 Million.

 

 

Nintendo forcasted profits of 55 Billion yen originally, but they are now in a deep hole expecting a net loss of 25 Billion yen. It is sales in the US and European markets causing this, as they were significantly lower then Nintendo expected.

 

"In particular, sales in the US and European markets in which we entered the year-end sales season with a hardware markdown were significantly lower than our original forecasts, with both hardware and software sales experiencing a huge gap from their targets,"

 

As said, the 3DS surprisingly did not perform to the best of it's abilities either, as it was seemingly met with critical success at first. Currently, we are not aware of the 3DS' earnings, but it likely fared better then Nintendo's Wii U.

 

"Using the US market as an example, Nintendo 3DS became the top-selling platform in the last calendar year... however, the estimated annual sales of the Nintendo 3DS hardware remain significantly lower than our initial forecast at the beginning of the fiscal year."

 

Source: IGN.com

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Edited January 17, 2014 by Edward Kenway

[Caboose The Ace]

This is why I think Nintendo needs to adapt this Wii u in the end was a flop although I would be hard in the end I feel the Wii u is done it would really hurt Nintendo to make another Console right after there other one but in the end it is the only choice they have really.

[Zelda]

I still plan on buying one, but first I need a decent game to keep me entertained on it.

 

And no, I have no interest in Skyward Sword. Looks like a painting and its more of a downgrade from Twilight Princess than an Upgrade.

 

I love Twilight Princess, But Nintendo doesn't want to make any more Zelda games that has the same graphics.

[Pbrabbit]

With the recent release of the Xbox one and PlayStation 4, a buyer had many options. And true gamers these days are realizing that Nintendo has some trouble realizing that if you do not release decent games at the console launch then gamers do not buy.