-"Enterbrain- Pikmin 3 sold 31k in its second week taking the total to 133k...but sell through is still low at 65% of shipments"
-"New Super Luigi U sold 14k for a total of 41k so far but only 46% sell through, so still inventory on shelves"
-"Japan WiiU hardware sales were 14k down from 21k last week"
-"JP: Mario & Luigi:Dream Team for 3DS was released and it sold 108k but sell through was only 29%,but retailers saying it will have longevity"
Major 2023 game anniversaries include The World Ends With You, Mario Kart Wii, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, among many others
Delays have become more common lately and several games have not been improved by it. Does delaying games work out better for Nintendo?
it depends, if you have a strong leadership, vision and focus for the project or game, delays can help alot because the person in charge knows what it needs to realize the task, but if you don't have that, delays could completely destroy your game, take for example Cyberpunk terrible management and end result, it wouldn't matter if they delayed the game even more cause the issue here is not time is the horrid management.
"but a rushed game is forever bad"
~ not in these days of day1 patches, subsequent hotfixes and continued updates.
And the over-reliance on these conveniences has given rise to sub-par deliveries.
“A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” To bad they didn't listen with Cyberpunk now look at it. Honestly I like a game that is pushed back work out all the kinks maybe add new things to the game. I don't liked rushed games pushed out the door call it done for the holiday sales. I also don't like remakes that have half the content cut and sold at full price like RE3 remake. I will gladly wait for a game that is not rushed and had the extra time worked on it it shows they actually cared for the game when making it. I can understand minor bugs and a few updates to correct the bugs but unlike Cyberpunk you patch as you go I hate.
The Pikmin 3 Wii U version has reappeared on the NIntendo eShop following its removal from the store after the announcement of Pikmin 3 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch.
I guess even the most delusional Nintendo fans cant claim now that Pikmin 3 is a system seller or that it will sell a lot more in the second week after seeing these figures. Many people told them that but they just would not believe it. The sell through rates are pretty low as well including the New Super Luigi U. Times have changed; there are just not enough people who play these kind of games any more. Nintendo needs third party support and needs to adapt to the modern times.
The Japanese Wii U fanbase is, what, 1 mil and Pikmin 3 has sold 133k in two weeks? Pretty nice actually. Getting over 13% of your customers to buy a game in two weeks is pretty decent. Let's see how the sales do in later weeks and how it does in EU and NA.
i was planning on buying a wii u when this game came out. but i still wont. one game just isnt enough. that sonic game looks good. wind waker hd will be good. and also x. they all need to be out.
so it looks like i wont be getting a wii u well into next year.
Wow pikmin 3 is really selling well. Especially considering that the Japan install base is only at 1million. I hope it has similar success when it hits the states. I know I'm getting it.
They could focus on a lot of HD versions but, double dipping is risky business because
They do not always sell systems...
We will see during the tokyo game show.