1 Wii U Was Bought In September 2023, The First Since Could 2022
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 the USA 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 info that don’t matter.— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) October 13, 2023
Piscatella shared this fascinating truth on social media immediately. 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 questioned the way it may be attainable that the Wii U was capable of promote even one unit this yr as a result of {hardware} producers are identified to purchase again inventory after manufacturing has concluded. That could be the case for Wii U, however Piscatella pointed out that it is totally attainable some items meant to be purchased again have been truly returned.
The Wii U was the successor to the vastly fashionable Wii console, and it did not precisely catch on available in the market in the best way that Nintendo needed. 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 (apart from the Digital Boy).
For comparability, the Change 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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