Nintendo's Reggie: 3DS Sales Kicking Ass
Reginald Fils-Aime bigs up big figures - skips over Wii U sales sloth
Nintendo of the USA president and all-round games guy, Reggie Fils-Aime, has been spilling the beans on the latest NPD USA hardware sales figures. The 3DS is kicking chunks out the sales of its 2DS predecessor but...
...well, Reggie is less forthcoming about the frankly horrible performance of the Wii U. Here's what he's got to say on the good news:
"When the NPD numbers come out later this week, you're going to see life-to-date 3DS game sales surpass 20 million units in the US.
"And that's just physical. It doesn't include digital sales, So far in 2013 - through April 15 - 3DS game sales are up 55 percent versus last year, counting both physical and digital."
In terms of hardware, well, good news: the 3DS has sold 8 million units in the US, that's one million more than its predecessor over the same, 'first two years on sale', time scale. Brilliant.
So, what about the Wii U? "What I would say about Wii U - and what Mr. Iwata has said - is that the pace of launches has been slower than we hoped. But as we prepare for E3, the pace of launches for Wii U is going to dramatically increase." We're going to let Reggie imagine what he likes about the future. Right now, the Wii U needs a huge boost from somewhere.
Via GI.Biz
...well, Reggie is less forthcoming about the frankly horrible performance of the Wii U. Here's what he's got to say on the good news:
"When the NPD numbers come out later this week, you're going to see life-to-date 3DS game sales surpass 20 million units in the US.
"And that's just physical. It doesn't include digital sales, So far in 2013 - through April 15 - 3DS game sales are up 55 percent versus last year, counting both physical and digital."
In terms of hardware, well, good news: the 3DS has sold 8 million units in the US, that's one million more than its predecessor over the same, 'first two years on sale', time scale. Brilliant.
So, what about the Wii U? "What I would say about Wii U - and what Mr. Iwata has said - is that the pace of launches has been slower than we hoped. But as we prepare for E3, the pace of launches for Wii U is going to dramatically increase." We're going to let Reggie imagine what he likes about the future. Right now, the Wii U needs a huge boost from somewhere.
Via GI.Biz
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