In the first week that he was for sale of the Wii U in the U.S. about 400,000 copies sold. In the same week went from predecessor Wii still 300,000 copies over the counter. At the same time sold Nintendo more than half a million portable devices.
In a telephone interview with Cnet makes Reggie Fils-Aime, ceo of Nintendo of America, known how the new Wii U in its first week on the North American market has done. The console is in the US since november 18, to purchase and in the first week of the console to 400,000 times sold. The console is according to the director, ‘practically sold out’. As soon as Nintendo new stocks to deliver and the consoles in the shelf appear, they are immediately sold, says Fils-Aime.
Total sold Nintendo in that week 1.2 million devices. In addition to the 400,000 Wi U’s sold, Nintendo also 300,000 copies of the predecessor Wii, the console that has been around since 2006 on the market. The group also sold a half a million portable devices, it was noticed that the DS sold better than the newer 3DS. Of the latter were 250,000 pieces sold, while the DS of 275,000 times over the counter went. There we should, according to Fils-Aime does not conclude that the 3DS bad. The high numbers for the DS come by big discounts that retail chains during the holidays. The 3DS sells better than the DS during the first months on the market, according to the director. The 3DS is now 21 months to purchase, and there are 6 million units sold in the US. With the DS, there were a million less.
