CVG reports that sources close to Nintendo say that the Wii U will not be able to meet its November launch window in Europe, but fall back to early December instead.<\/p>\n
This is mostly due to the difficulties in manufacturing the Wii U Gamepad, a complex controller with a lot of components, including a 6.2 inch touchscreen display, a front-facing camera, motion-sensing and Near field communication technologies, its own power supply \u2013 and it\u2019s going to be wireless.<\/p>\n
Nintendo is working hard to stay on target for their US release however, wanting to capitalise on the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/p>\n
Another source told CVG back in July that a European release looked like it may slide all the way back to 2013, but Nintendo has since confirmed that they will be releasing their console this year.<\/p>\n
The various manufacturing problems plaguing the Wii U are said to be the reason Nintendo have yet to announce a firm launch date for the Wii U \u2013 they\u2019re just not sure when they\u2019ll be able to deliver the console.<\/p>\n
Lead games analyst for IHS Screen Digest, Piers-Harding Rolls, has said he believes Nintendo could hit 4 million Wii U sales by March 2013, but that it depends largely on \u201claunch price and timing\u201d.<\/p>\n
“The big question is the extent of cannibalisation of Wii sales by the Wii U,” he added.<\/p>\n
“In general, my outlook is that Wii U console sales will not replicate the success of the Wii. Aside from more intense competition from various other connected devices, the Wii U second-screen dynamic is a more complex consumer proposition compared to the Wii and is much harder to market.”<\/p>\n
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