Analyst: Wii U GameStop sales below expectations

the wii u is a product without a market. its a ridiculous product with very little appeal to consumers, as evidenced by the lack of sales. nintento completely missed the mark on this thing....whatever that mark was. their next gen hardware barely keeps up with 10 year old tech from the leaders. hilaroiusly off base. the Wii was a hail marry that hit a huge audience but this thing is a joke

I'm downloading all of my games, I wonder how downloads will effect gamestop and when they'll be counted in game sales?

I hate listening to the dvd drive, and those things tend to wear out first on an aging console.

My goal is to download all games for my wii u. I don't sell games back anyway unless I've taken a risk on something I may not like *cough halo 4 cough*

It doesn't mean the system's sales are going bad. Just at GameStop's.

Seems to me their expectations were way too high.

Huskypaw: WiiU sales above expectations.

Biased news. Even Sony s President is buying it. Wii U will be in first or second place in this generation, I was right in the past gen. New Xbox is expected to have AR but this will be very expensive, likely to be launched like the Kinect timeline, way later.

Anyone who is suprised by this is just plain fooling themselves. People realized the wii was a gimmick and they turned into bookends.

Other stores sell Wii U's, ya know...

This news didn't surprise me. I think the next few months the Wii U will lose some of it's steam. There is no game out there that would make me buy a Wii U. No Mario Galaxy at launch? Too early for Mario Kart and Smash Bros. I think I can't wait until a good quality AAA game comes out but by that time I would have to pick between the Wii U or PS4/Xbox720. I'll probably get both and wait on the wait Wii U. Not really impressed with the tablet controller. Before anybody call me a fan boy. I think the Vita is sinking as well. :p 3DS wins in that category. Funny read an article back than people was bashing the 3DS for not being on par with the Vita graphic wise but guess which is still on top because it has the better games. :p Wanting the Vita to do good cuz I'm a big jrpg fan but they gotta step it up.

I am not surprised, it's GAMESTOP?

Their employee's are also anti Nintendo themed. I went to 4 different Gamestops when I needed an AC outlet exchange for my PSP. When I mentioned the Wii U launch, they kept bad mouthing Nintendo very loudly for everyone to hear, saying it's going to die and such.

I can imagine how that would impact their consumer base. Walmart, EBGames, and Toys R Us all did well. They were probably hoping for this news, which they themselves can be thankful for.

Oh shit

http://www.gamespot.com/news/gamestop-named-one-of-americas-worst-companies-to-work-for-6391521

lol.

Below expectations? My question is that is 1.8 million Wii U's sold a failure? That means most consoles up to that point are a failure like the PS3, 360, PS2, Xbox, and other systems are failures too? Then again, this is Gamestop they are talking about.

-- i know i am majorly turned off by wiiU

-- i have a feeling xbox3 is gonna let me down this year also

-- i guess im gonna have to start a pc gaming cult

I'm mainly a PC gamer and to me the Wii remote is the best input method on a home console I've ever seen. Playing games on a regular controller is a struggle unless I'm playing something simple like a platformer or fighter. Basically, the Wii remote is a clever mouse replacement. I haven't played any recent Call of Duty game, but when I see someone using the remote to aim instead of sticks it looks so fun to me that I want to try it myself.

It's such a shame that the Wii was such a misunderstood console and so many games for it lacked substance. I hope it the Wii U will still be interesting for developers after the other two next gen consoles get released.

Every Console launch is lacking. In comparison, the Wii U launched better than both the PS3/360...and we're in heavy recession right now (way to fix it Obama). The Wii U games will come just as they always do after every launch.

Such a shame that the deluxe edition is black.

The Wii-U will get better. I don't have one yet, but I might get one when the big titles release. All game systems have a hard first year, so this is normal.

If Sony and/or Microsoft go with that "no used games" patent then I'll be switching back to Nintendo.

I bought it. I played it non-stop for 3-4 weeks. It's pretty cool, but is lacking exclusives, and is lacking a player-base. As more people buy it, and I have more people to play online with, I'll play it more. Also, give me a game exclusive to the Wii U. I'm disappointed that many of the Wii U games can be had for 75% off in the Steam winter sale.

In regards to Gamestop, and number of games sold per console. I dislike buying new games at Gamestop. They never have any deals on new games, and I absolutely hate it when my "new" game is lacking plastic wrap. As soon as they open it, it's not new. I pre-ordered my Wii U at Best Buy, and already have 5-6 games for it that I bought new, as well as a pro controller and a hard case for the game-pad.