Nintendo have revealed that in just 41 days, the Wii U has sold over 890,000 across the Wii U. whilst this is less that the Wii, Nintendo point out that the Wii U has generated revenue of more than $300 Million, which is more than the Wii had generated in the same time scale which was $270 Million (this is due to the higher price of the Wii U).
Other figures released by Nintendo include:
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 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 sold nearly 470,000 units and crossed 53 million units sold life to date.
Press Release