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Wii U sold approximately 600,000 units in the quarter ended September 2014, meaning the system has shifted 1.12 million units during the first half of Nintendo’s financial year.
Life to date sales of Wii U currently stand at 7.29 million. The platform holder expects the console to sell an additional 2.5 million units in the six months ending March 2015.
“Since the May release of Mario Kart 8, the Wii U platform has been experiencing improved sales momentum. In addition, we will release Super Smash Bros. for Wii U in November in the United States, and in December in Japan and Europe. It is the first year-end sales season for Wii U in which two big Nintendo titles will be available for family members and friends to have fun together with in their living rooms,” said Nintendo.
“Moreover, we will launch character figures called amiibo, which are categorized as a brand new product genre, in conjunction with the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. amiibo is one of the examples of actively utilizing our own character IP.”
The firm added: “At the same time, we will aim for more product exposure and an increase in brand awareness by having Nintendo character figures displayed on store shelves. By doing so, we will attempt to expand sales and further stimulate the Wii U platform.”
Wii U sales were driven primarily by Mario Kart 8 and Hyrule Warriors.
Regarding the 3DS, Super Smash Bros. has sold 3.22 million units globally.
Financials were also much improved for Nintendo, posting a net profit of 14.2 billion yen ($131.5 million) for the six month period, up from 0.6 billion yen at the half year mark in the previous fiscal year.
Source: Nintendo
