Nintendo Wii U Hardware Sales Surpass Wii Sales by 30 Million

Nintendo announced some recent sales records. It looks like Nintendo Wii U hardware sales surpasses Wii U sales by more than 30 million dollars.

“While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has surpassed its predecessor in perhaps the most important category: revenue generation,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “The demand for the Deluxe SKU, which was essentially sold out at retail this holiday, and the strong attach rate of New Super Mario Bros. U, shows that we have the value and the games to drive momentum in 2013. We look forward to offering great new experiences and bringing smiles to millions of new faces throughout the year.”

Wii U:

  • New Super Mario Bros. U has now sold more than 580,000 units, an attach rate of more than 65 percent.

Nintendo 3DS:

  • Nintendo 3DS sold more than 1.25 million units in December and has crossed 7.7 million units sold life to date.
  • New Super Mario Bros. 2 became the fourth Nintendo 3DS title to surpass 1 million units sold in the U.S., and has now sold more than 1.45 million units life to date.
  • Nintendo 3DS continues to outpace the historic sales rate of Nintendo DS.Wii

Wii:

  • Wii sold nearly 475,000 units and crossed 40.8 million units sold life to date.
  • Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 became the 10th Wii title to sell more than 5 million units life to date.Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS:

  • Nintendo DS sold nearly 470,000 units and crossed 53 million units sold life to date.

 

 

 

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