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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Wii U selling 'steadily' says Nintendo president.

    Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave more moderated comments on Wii U sales than the ones from NoA head Reggie Fils-Aime, calling sales "not bad" and saying he feels it's selling "steadily."
    Jan 07, 2013 9:45am PST
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Wii U selling 'steadily' says Nintendo president.

    Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave more moderated comments on Wii U sales than the ones from NoA head Reggie Fils-Aime, calling sales "not bad" and saying he feels it's selling "steadily." : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      (Cue the Shackers who are upset about this for some reason or another.) : watcherxpThis person is cool!
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        I am smoldering w/ generic rage. : pgharaviThis person is cool!
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          I am raging w/ generic smolder : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
          • I am genericing with rage smolder : rtrson
          • I am, therefore I rage. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
    • Mr. Iwata then pressed the space bar and brought up an Obama image macro on powerpoint : boring gegtik
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      Speaking of the Wii U, what is the deal with Funky Barn? Was it under printed or something? I can't find ... : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
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        http://www.amazon.com/Funky-Barn-nintendo-wii-u/dp/B009APQGMW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357581549&sr=8-1&ke... : JohnnyRey
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          Well I know, but I'm saying in b&m stores. It is the one game I haven't seen since launch on shelves anyw... : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
          • There were barely any reviews for it either. http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/funky-barn : atom519This person is cool!
          • I wouldn't call it a "hit". : JohnnyRey
          • Giant Bomb and RPS covered it pretty extensively, so both communities kinda ironically bought it. : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
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            Just download it? : one random winner
            • Unless it showed up today it still isn't in the EStore. : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
      • I want a copy of it just as a weird piece of history. Funky Barn on the Miiverse is just weird. : Evil Benius
    • We need more games or announcements, I hope they have a solid line up at E3, we shall see. : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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      Haven't turned mine on in weeks. : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
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        Ouch. This wasn't a problem back in the day. Consoles would have a steady stream of shooters, platform... : EnhancedInterrogator
        • Well, if you're talking about the "back in the day" that I'm thinking off, then those games were definite... : vai90
        • you're thinking of non-Nintendo consoles. : thebigbeefsandwich
        • is this the same era when all games were 20-40 hours? : EvilDolemiteThis person is cool!
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          back in the day, longer than a month after release Whoever sells these rose tinted glasses must be mak... : jaxpunkThis person is cool!
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            I still play my SNES more than my PS3. So this isn't a tint-in-the-glasses issue. : EnhancedInterrogator
            • I play my with my abacus more than my SNES (even though I have the Super Scope 6). : pgharaviThis person is cool!
        • Every launch has a "drought" period of games after launch. Unfortunately in Nintendo's case their flag... : DerringerThis person is cool!
        • Also, back in the day, consoles were mostly for youngsters. Not thirty and forty-somethings. : GreatGooglyMooglyThis person is cool!
        • Back in the day I was a kid with no responsibilities to get in the way of playing games. : Makenxero
      • Mine's being used more for Netflix and the TVii app than games, but that's just because I'm too poor to b... : one random winner
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        I haven't turned my 360 on in about 6 months does that mean it is a failure as well? : CrimsonbeakThis person is cool!
        • I never said it was a failure, but it's pretty much the only piece of tech in my house I've had no reason... : at0micgardenThis person is cool!
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        Yeah same. I'd go back and play some Wii games but apparently I need both a Wiimote and the classic ... : cetra00
        • Yeah, they need to fix that. : one random winner
      • That's funny, because mine hard crashed last night and I couldn't turn it off! : OzzieMejia
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      That sounds like damage control to me, why would a press release not exaggerate the shit out of things if... : abrasionThis person is cool!
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        Nintendo is weird, but from what I understand they underestimated demand for the deluxe edition and overe... : one random winner
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          It's doing terrible in Europe across all versions. I went to the hypermarket last week and saw approx 14 ... : guigr
          • I guess they thought the cheap option would tempt a lot of people on the fence, but the silly thing is, m... : disembodied potatoThis person is cool!
          • Part of me wonders if any of the next gen systems will do well in Europe, but then I get all sad about th... : one random winner
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        I don't think I've ever seen Nintendo bullshit people. Saying, "HOLY SHIT, GET EM WHILE THEY ARE HOT" wou... : DerringerThis person is cool!
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          SInce you need at least one game to use a console, the "cheap" option is actually the most expensive. : guigr
          • This post was meant for disembodied potato : guigr
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          I dunno, they told us the Wii would be cool and fun. : abrasionThis person is cool!
          • Maybe you've mentioned it, but I don't have time to search your impressive post history so I'll just ask:... : David Craddock
          • This comes down to personal opinion, I accept that you didn't like the Wii. I happen to be a huge fan of ... : DerringerThis person is cool!
    • I will buy one the moment Pikmin releases. Or a new Animal Crossing : OverloadUT
    • Nothing on it compels me to buy it, but once Nintendo starts putting out their properties on it, I'll cer... : EntityThis person is cool!
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      I'm a known Nintendo defender, but this really isn't a big deal. Most consoles launch with a very small s... : David Craddock
      • I remember some guys in school trading in their dreamcast with soulcalibur and more games just to get a p... : X-GOUKIThis person is cool!