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Originally posted by DvnR
Child you ain't foolin' anyone. The PS3 was a small fortune at launch while Wii U is a fraction of its price. The PlayStation 3 was released in Japan just 3 weeks before the ultra-successful Wii was (and the 360 was out for less than a year)). Wii U had no recent competition to deal with, and yet it only sold 2,000 more unit than the more expensive console. THAT'S tragic.
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Oh there are excuses for PS3 now in it's first year?
You basically said
-it cost more
-there was competition
Well for the Wii U
-had NO promo until this holiday season
-there were no notable games out until the last 6 months
Meanwhile PS3 had Uncharted, Resistance and Ratchet & Clank very early. All proven smashes/system sellers. Wii U only had New Super Mario Bros (which did help a bit). There hasn't been any other big releases from proven smash hit franchises.
Pikmin, Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter are niche game and 3D World/Land isn't a system seller.
It's a new Mario sub-series that did
okay on 3DS so I don't want to hear that mess.