Nintendo has sent out a press release revealing just how many Wii Us they've sold in December, and the accumulative total in the United States.
According to the NPD Group, Nintendo sold more than 460,000 Wii Us in December, which brings the console's U.S. total to nearly 890,000 sold after 41 days in the market. In money terms, this equates to more than $300 million in the U.S. alone, which compared to the original Wii, means the Wii U has surpassed its predecessor by $30 million through its first six weeks.
Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America executive vice president of sales and marketing states, "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." He further adds, "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."
Finally, here's the breakdown on the rest of Nintendo's sales figures for New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo 3DS and the original Wii.
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New Super Mario Bros. U has now sold more than 580,000 units, an attach rate of more than 65 percent.
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Nintendo 3DS sold more than 1.25 million units in December and has crossed 7.7 million units sold life to date.
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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.
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Nintendo 3DS continues to outpace the historic sales rate of Nintendo DS.
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Wii sold nearly 475,000 units and crossed 40.8 million units sold life to date.
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Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 became the 10th Wii title to sell more than 5 million units life to date.
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Nintendo DS sold nearly 470,000 units and crossed 53 million units sold life to date.
While Nintendo made a point of highlighting that the Wii U made $30 million more compared to the original Wii in the same timeframe, that doesn't mean it's selling as well. Of course, there's also the impending release of the PS4, Xbox 360 and now the Steambox which could dampen the Wii U's momentum at retail.
Regardless though, these are still impressive figures, and let's hope that translates to more third-party support in the future.
