Peek-a-boo

To keep it simple:

The 2DS/3DS will do very well, especially in (the recent) light of Pokemon X & Y.

The Wii U shall do 'just okay' and perhaps, come Christmas time, past the one million units sold - worldwide - in 2013, which is pretty poor, all told.

The 3D Mario games never, EVER do better than the 2D ones therefore I personally don't think Super Mario 3D World will be the 'saviour' most folks on here proclaim (or hope) it to be.

@ThomasBW84 ... it may surprise you to know that I actually read reviews before I look at the score, unlike some folks on here.

I just find the score(s) to not match the context of a review (sometimes) on here, especially in comparison to well, you know ... non-Nintendo championing websites!

@TimLatshaw ... deliberately forgetting about Edge and Eurogamer (with their 4/10 reviews) are we?

I personally think every single 3D Sonic has been either average or poor and I STILL put myself through the usual 'Sonic cycle' all the blooming time.

Sonic died on the Mega Drive whereas Mario has been a consistent joy!

As usual, this website appears to score yet another exclusive Wii U game two or three points higher than elsewhere.

... hardly encouraging, hey?

If this doesn't do the numbers in Japan this Christmas, especially with absolutely NO presence from the PlayStation 4, they will be buggered.

@ICHIkatakuri You are comparing the PlayStation 3 to the Wii U in terms of sales?

The PS3 was $599/£429 at launch whereas the Wii U was almost half the price (on day one).

Incomparable statistics, me thinks!

Although he was a little bit too blunt, he is right.

... Nintendo have had plenty of time to talk the talk with third party developers and that time has come and gone.

'Actually, we got feedback from Nintendo regarding the visual style and it was that (the original look) might not be the best direction for reaching a wider audience.'

... and why doesn't this surprise me?

I'd argue that those original Hellboy-esque style visuals may well have reached a wider audience!

@originaljohn ... I guess that's a very unpopular opinion for a good reason!

No unified accounts automatically makes it (the Wii U) worse than however you create and set-up an account on a PlayStation 3 and/or Xbox 360.

Thought it was the worse 3D Zelda by quite a considerable distance.

... enjoyed Phantom Hourglass more than Twilight Princess!

Such an overly long and bloated game, me thinks.

Very little chance for some of those games to walk away with an award if BioShock Infinite and The Last of Us are in their way...!

Pray tell Reggie, why on Earth did your very own company felt the need to send a virtual letter to all Wii owners more or less saying, 'Please understand. The Wii U is an ALL NEW console. It is not an add-on or an attachment for the Wii.'?

For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, here it is: - http://kotaku.com/wii-owners-nintendo-really-wants-you-to-buy-a-wii-u-o-486178764

I think the point of this article is that you SHOULDN'T have to buy an external hard-drive so early in the Wii U's life.

After buying an external hard-drive, the Wii U costs just as much if not more than a PlayStation 4 ... and that's utterly ridiculous!

Nintendo may make great games, but the hardware side of things leaves a lot to be desired.

This is now currently the highest rated Wii U game, more so than Pikmin 3 and New Super Mario Bros. U ... and yet half of you kids on here are acting so childish by denying yourselves from playing what is essentially the best game on the Wii U!

Who cares if Ubisoft delayed this?! It was a business decision given that ZombiU never made a profit for them and going multi-format shall not only bring more sales, but MORE people can play this.

And that, to me, is a very good thing.

... seems like Rayman has swiped the 2D throne away from Mario on the Wii U.

: )

As much as it pains me to say this, The Wonderful 101 won't sell very well ... I would be hugely surprised if it breaks into the top ten in the charts here in the UK, let alone elsewhere.

PlatinumGames are critical darlings, but their games never sell (as well as they should).

This was easily the best Nintendo Direct for quite some time though!

If that comes to fruition, hopefully Nintendo will remember to add multi-touch this time!

@Ultra_Mario1001 Ironically, the so-called 'summer' update has recently been delayed to Autumn I believe.

Please understand, as Iwata always says.

... rather have additional CONTENT if they are happily charging full price for what is essentially a HD remaster.

@Prof_Quackton ... 10,000 sold in Europe in three months is about 100 a day or an average of two per country per day therefore, it would actually be feasible for a Nintendo representative to personally congratulate everyone who bought one.

: )

@dumedum How on Earth can you say there is 'nothing to be concerned' about regarding the Wii U?!

Those figures are the lowest for any console, well ... ever!

It gets even worse when you consider that only 10,000 of them were sold in the 'other' territories which include ALL of Europe, Russia, China, Australia, etc. etc.

Ouch indeed!

@Doma Yep, totally agree.

Oh no ... ASDA stops selling OUR precious Wii U and all nine of its games?!

Worse. Supermarket. Ever.

They are going into administration.

I am never going to go to their store AGAIN!

... how childish.

@SCAR392 Keep on dreaming.

... it'll be a port of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game, and you blooming well know it!

@X-Factor Only 600,000-ish has been sold in the whole of EUROPE so, I very much doubt the UK market is anywhere near one million.

... that is about 80,000 units per month in Europe.

Very poor!

@Peach64 As true as your words are, most folks who shall read them will immediately put there fingers into their ears, shouting 'LA LA LA LA LA I-AM-NOT-LISTENING-TO-YOU!'.

I just hope those who watched the gameplay video of Assassin's Creed IV will realise that that is not what you'll be playing on the Wii U, visuals wise of course!

@banacheck Also quite amusing to re-read the comments within the sales article (in Japan) last week when Pikmin 3 came out.

I said it'll be nothing but a blip, a momentary one-off rise in sales. I said that whilst Pikmin 3 shall surely be an excellent game, it will NOT be a system seller. I also said the numbers may well go back to 'normal' the following week.

But nope, apparently my prediction was totally wrong last week.

... and yet I was totally spot on.

It wasn't long ago that Nintendo fans thought DLC was a terrible idea.

... look who's talking now!

@Ernest_The_Crab I do not feel like I need to adjust my post because the subject matter is still the same; you can happily instantly re-download your digital collection on a PS Vita, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, heck even on an iOS or Android phone/tablet!

... with the Wii U, broken or stolen, this simply isn't possible because Nintendo and their online infrastructure is a decade behind everyone else.

You shouldn't have to send your console or handheld away for Nintendo to do this.

It is not 1999 anymore.

@Yorumi ... but would you prefer to flaff about with Nintendo and their customer services (over the phone or via e-mail) to get ALL of those digital games back, or instantly re-download them off your downloads list within their respective stores on the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360?

Nintendo are still, ridiculously, so far behind with their online infrastructure.

@TruenoGT Hope nothing goes wrong with your Wii U in the foreseeable future!

... if it does, you lose everything.

It's that 'Nintendo magic'.

@Dambuster ... and the silly post of the day award goes to YOU!

@bahooney A shame you didn't play the last two thirds as they are arguably, by far and away, the best moments in the game.

... even I wasn't all that struck on Ellie's and Joel's journey for the first couple of hours!

You say you have 'seen it all before', yet the characters and their story significantly raised the bar in this medium. Nothing really has been done quite like The Last of Us manages to convey.

@Datasun_7 Well, coming from a Nintendo fan, I truly think it is.

You can disagree if you wish (providing you have actually played it!) however, there is nothing but universal praise for Naughty Dog's masterpiece.

Goes to show the UK public does appreciate good games (sometimes!), especially considering BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider, to a lesser extent, have all topped the charts for a considerable number of weeks.

The best news really is that this is the SIXTH week in-a-row that The Last of Us has been perched at number one, which is very fitting for the Game of the Generation!

... nice to see the 3DS doing pretty well too.