The Wii U is transferring up the gross sales charts, however not very far. In response to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, one Wii U console was offered in america throughout September 2023.
Zero new Wii U consoles have been offered within the 16 months prior. The final time earlier than September 2023 {that a} Wii U was offered within the US was Could 2022. This counts new items offered at a retailer, not any secondhand, off-market transactions, after all.
1 new Wii U was offered within the US in September. First time a brand new Wii U offered since Could 2022. Final time a brand new Vita unit offered was in November 2021, when 3 (!!) have been bought.
Is any of this in any respect significant? No. Gross sales enjoyable details that don’t matter.— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) October 13, 2023
Piscatella shared this fascinating reality on social media right this moment. He additionally divulged that the final time a brand new PlayStation Vita unit was offered within the US was November 2021. Three items have been offered then.
Some folks puzzled the way it is perhaps doable that the Wii U was capable of promote even one unit this yr as a result of {hardware} producers are recognized to purchase again inventory after manufacturing has concluded. Which may be the case for Wii U, however Piscatella identified that it is solely doable some items meant to be purchased again have been truly returned.
The Wii U was the successor to the massively standard Wii console, and it did not precisely catch on out there in the way in which that Nintendo wished. It ended its run with 13.56 million in unit gross sales and 103.6 million in recreation gross sales. These are the bottom {hardware} and software program numbers for any Nintendo platform within the firm’s historical past (aside from the Digital Boy).
For comparability, the Swap has offered 129.5 million items and greater than 1 billion video games. A brand new Nintendo console was reportedly proven to builders at Gamescom in August and will launch in 2024.
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