Kimishima on Wii U hardware / software sales
This information comes from Nintendo’s investors briefing as stated by president Tatsumi Kimishima…
The number of Wii U systems sold worldwide has surpassed 12 million.
Although this installed base is not as large as we have seen with past home consoles, we had a major hit in 2015 with Splatoon, and we have continued to sell units in Japan.
This graph shows the Wii U software sell-through in Japan from the start of the year through last week, compared with the same period over the last two years. Splatoon has continued to sell well since the start of the calendar year, and we launched The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD on March 10th and Pokkén Tournament on March 18th, spurring higher sales in this period than in the same period in the last two years.
This graph shows the Wii U first-party software sell-through in the U.S., compared with the same period over the last two years.
In the U.S., we also launched the same titles as in Japan, leading to a major jump in sales in this period.
This graph shows the Wii U first-party software sell-through in Europe, compared with the same period over the last two years.
The titles launched in Japan and the U.S. were also launched in Europe, leading to a rise in sales recently.
