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1.2 million hardware units sold, 400,000 Wii U

For any other company this would be amazing. For nintendo? Just another day at the office.

Nintendo said today it has sold 400,000 units of the Wii U last week during the console's launch in the United States, according to the company's internal sales estimates. In 2006, Nintendo said it sold 600,000 units of the original Wii console through the first eight days of launch in the U.S.

"Wii U is essentially sold out of retail and we are doing our best to continually replenish stock," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said in an interview with CNET. "Retailers are also doing their best to get the product to store shelves. But as soon as product hits retail, they're selling out immediately."

Additionally, Nintendo said it sold 300,000 Wiis, 250,000 3DS units and 275,000 DS units during last week.

Quelle

Die 400.000 sind für Nintendo nicht wirklich viel und ohne die Auslieferungsmenge zu kennen sprechen die Zahlen keine deutliche Sprache. Da Gamestop in den USA aber verlauten ließ das man 500.000 Vorbestellungen hat jedoch nur 150.000 Konsolen zum Launch bekam stehen allein bei Gamestop noch 350.000 Personen auf der Warteliste. Ähnliches Bild in Europa.