Sales figures for the Wii U compared to the GameCube reveal a tough time ahead for Nintendo's home console.
Last week analyst David Gibson noted how around 70,000 Wii U consoles were sold during March, eclipsed by Xbox One and PlayStation 4, which both sold around 300,000 units for the month. The current performance of the Wii U in its second March on the market was also compared to previous Nintendo consoles, which tally up to:
- Wii U (March 2014) - 70,000
- Wii (March 2008) - 721,000
- GameCube (March 2003) - 165,000
- Wii U - Between 5 and 6 million units worldwide as of March 2014
- Wii - About 25 million units worldwide as of March 2008
- GameCube - About 9.5 million units worldwide as of March 2003