Analyst: Wii U GameStop sales below expectations

i would much prefer a 3ds over a wii U

does not surprise me. The wii U is uninspired

i hope Nintendo have a digital something up their sleeve, im trying to stay positive regarding the wii u but haven't seen or heard anything good yet. I had high hopes for the console. COME ON Nintendo pull your socks up....

No suprise hear....

Funny... I haven't been able to pick one up. They're selling faster in Vancouver than they can stock 'em.

well this seems to say otherwise http://wiiudaily.com/2013/01/data-suggests-wii-u-has-sold-2-million-units-since-launch/ ..maybe people aren't just buying from Gamestop?...

Gamestop? Only got Gametraders and EBGames here.

Never buy much from either anymore either. Online purchasing is cheaper.

High sales do not make a good console and sales alone will not make the Wii-U great. That will be left up to the games that come out for it and how well it is supported in the long run.

The Wii-U still has a long way to go to prove itself, just like any console that is this early in its life span. My biggest disappointment, however, is knowing how underwhelming the hardware specs on the Wii-U are and it's one of the biggest reasons I am not considering a purchase right now (it barely competes with current gen consoles, much less being considered "next gen"). I know some people say hardware performance shouldn't matter, but in a way it does because it limits how far devs can push their games and in some ways even limits innovation. Vast hardware performance differences may also make porting games from other next gen consoles (when they come out) to the Wii-U similarly problematic and may even cause devs to shy away from developing specific big titles for the Wii-U at all. That is, of course, assuming the new Xbox and PS3 will actually have next gen hardware, which may not be the case for all I know.

I'll wait and see how things pan out.

No crap. After the Wii, I think people finally realized Nintendo don't put GAMES on their game consoles.

While at Best Buy over Christmas there was PILES of Wii Us just sitting near the shelves.

In demand this console is not. For good reason.

Dont own 1 yet. I'm kinda turned off by the 32gb hard drive. I hope they make 1 with a bigger hard drive. If not i'll get it later this year & get a 4tb external hard drive as well.

It's interesting to me that people argue that Nintendo has gone the route of "innovation over power" when their big innovation this time around is to make a controller that allows you to control games through a touch-screen...kinda like using the PS Vita for Remote Play or Remote Control for the PS3. When Nintendo's big leap is an already existing (though under utilized) Sony feature, I don't think they can claim the innovation excuse anymore. Be honest. Nintendo has decided it is more cost effective to make a nearly outdated console each generation with some new gimmick to draw people in than to try to compete in the power category. There is nothing wrong with this approach, it just isn't going to appeal as much to core gamers. Nintendo is obviously aware of this as they focus most of their efforts on non-core games. I feel that it is unfair to attempt to compare Nintendo's products with Sony and Microsoft's at this time as Nintendo isn't trying to directly compete. Is the WiiU a good general gaming system? Yes. Is it the big new thing that's going to kick Sony and Microsoft to the curb? No. Deal with it.

I will wait for the price to drop and for it to come with a real hard drive.

The 320GB I added to my PS3 is pretty much full from games and I have a 1TB hard drive in my PC full of only games from Steam. I am going to need more than 32GB, which is a joke.

I want to like the system but they just do so many things to keep us away.

Parents were probably confused seeing that it had the Wii name and got their kids the original Wii for Christmas instead thinking it might have been the better version or whatever they were thinking at the time.

good to know this wiiUpgrade is a failure so far worldwide

waiting for the TRUE next gen console.....ps omni ofc

it is to be expected. it was introduced at the wrong time, just like the vita. the console is good but the people just aren't interested what with other devices like the iphone and ipad. admit it, the average consumer would place the wii u at the end of their wishlist :(

Because no self respecting gamer shops at Gamestop. Your store sucks and you've been ripping off the public for years so it's no wonder why your sales numbers are down. WiiU seems to have sold well in other retail stores. Sucks to be Gamestop :)

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!how do i get this guy's job????doesnt seem like i need to be qualified at anything to make the kind of statements he made above....he probably works for his dad's firm......

Got mine and LOVE IT.

"My conclusion is this News Story has been slightly disappointing," I said.

So it means GameStop didn't sell enough Wii U consoles, but the Wii U itself seems to be doing pretty good.

i hate all this nintendo hate i'm been reading & seeing i brought a wii u deluxe with to 3 games and for one thing i've yet to have any problems with the system plus i personally think it looks great and nintendo land is a great game no matter what people say