Pre-orders for the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. have exceeded those of Mario Kart 8, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed. Reservations thus far have managed to set a record for Wii U.
Fils-Aime told Bloomberg News:
“The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year. Presales for Smash are stronger than the presales for Kart. So our expectation is that the sell-through for Smash is going to be very strong, certainly on par with what we saw with Mario Kart 8. We think the impact on hardware will be similarly dramatic.”
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U launches on November 21 in North America.
Four new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:
DK: King of Swing (GBA, 702 yen)
Nuts & Milk (Famicom, 514 yen)
Antarctic Adventure (MSX, 823 yen)
Bomberman ’94 (PC Engine, 617 yen)
The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on November 19.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be taking to the company’s Twitter account tomorrow to answer fan questions. Reggie will be fielding topics about upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. You should see some tweets appearing at around 5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT.
The #Regginator is taking over Twitter at this time tomorrow to answer your questions about upcoming #WiiU & #3DS games! Don’t miss out!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 11, 2014
Vote for the #amiibo question you want answered during the #Regginator Twitter Takeover w/ a Favorite or RT. pic.twitter.com/rBnIeUMr2W
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 11, 2014
With Sonic Boom’s launch today, SEGA has released a new 3DS theme based on the game. You can get your hands on the theme at no extra cost. Since it’s free, you may as well pick it up I suppose!
