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The Wii U is a video game console made by Nintendo that competes in the eighth generation of video game consoles with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. It is the successor to the Wii. The Wii U's sales have so far been tracking far below Nintendo's original sales forecasts, but with Mario Kart 8's release sales have started to pick up. Some of the best selling games for the Wii U include New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, Super Mario 3D World, Splatoon, and Mario Kart 8. Nintendo stopped shipping Wii U units at the start of 2017. A total of 103.27 million units of software has been sold as of September 30, 2020.

Hardware sales[]

Wii U Shipment figures (based on official financial reports)
Date Americas sales Japan sales Other sales Quarterly sales Total sales Source
Quarter 3 (ending Dec 31, 2012) 1.32M 0.83M 0.90M 3.06M 3.06M [3]
Quarter 4 (ending Mar 31, 2013) 0.20 0.09 0.11 0.39 3.45 [4]
2013 fiscal year sales
(ending Mar 31, 2013) 		1.52 0.92 1.01 3.45m 3.45m
Quarter 1 (ending Jun 30, 2013) 0.06 0.09 0.01 0.16 3.61
Quarter 2 (ending Sep 30, 2013) 0.17 0.14 -0.01 0.30 3.91
Quarter 3 (ending Dec 31, 2013) 0.86 0.60 0.48 1.95 5.86
Quarter 4 (ending Mar 31, 2014) 0.2999 0.06 0.07 0.31 6.17
2014 fiscal year sales
(ending Mar 31, 2014) 		1.29 0.89 0.55 2.72m 6.17m
Quarter 1 (ending Jun 30, 2014) 0.27 0.06 0.17 0.51 6.68
Quarter 2 (ending Sep 30, 2014) 0.35 0.10 0.15 0.61 7.29 [5]
Quarter 3 (ending Dec 31, 2014) 1.02 0.33 0.58 1.91 9.20 [6]
Quarter 4 (ending Mar 31, 2015) 0.21 0.04 0.34 0.59 9.54 [7]
2015 fiscal year sales
(ending Mar 31, 2015) 		1.85 0.53 1.00 3.38m 9.54m
Quarter 1 (ending Jun 30, 2015) 0.19 0.15 0.13 0.47 10.01 [8]
Quarter 2 (ending Sep 30, 2015) 0.36 0.18 0.19 0.72 10.73 [9]
Quarter 3 (ending Dec 31, 2015) 0.90 0.42 0.55 1.87 12.60 [10]
Quarter 4 (ending Mar 31, 2016) 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.20 12.80 [11]
2016 fiscal year sales
(ending Mar 31, 2016) 		1.54 0.80 0.91 3.26m 12.80m
Quarter 1 (ending June 30, 2016) 0.09 0.07 0.05 0.22 13.02 [12]
Quarter 2 (ending Sep 30, 2016) 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.34 13.36 [13]
Quarter 3 (ending Dec 31, 2016) 0.07 0.04 0.08 0.20 13.56 [14]
Totals (ending Dec 31, 2016) 6.49 3.34 3.73 - 13.56m -

Sales milestones[]

  • United States:
    • 1 week: 400,000 units sold [15]
    • December 31, 2012 (48 days): 890,000 units sold [16]
    • As of the end of July 2014, only 2 titles exceeded 1 million in this region: New Super Mario Bros. U (1.69 million) and Mario Kart 8
  • UK:
    • 48 hours: 40,000 units sold [17]
    • November 2013: 150,000 sold [18]
  • France
    • January 2013: 120,000 sold
    • January 2014: 300,000+ sold, 178,000 sold in 2013 alone [19]
    • May 2014: 340,000 units sold [20]
    • November 2014: 450,000 units sold[21]
    • Mid-December 2014: 490,000 sold[22]
    • June 2015: 590,000 sold [23]
    • January 2016: 742,000 sold [24]
    • February 2017: 832,000 sold[25]
  • Germany
    • August 2014: 350,000 units sold [26]
    • January 2016: 690,000 sold [27]
  • Spain
    • January 2014: 80,000
  • Portugal
    • December 2017: ~20,000 [28]
  • Japan:
    • 48 hours: 308,570 units sold [29]
    • July 21, 2013 (33 weeks): 1 million units sold [30]
    • November 30th, 2014 (104 weeks): 2 million units sold [31]
    • January 3rd, 2016: 3 million units sold [32]

Best-selling Wii U games[]

Worldwide[]

These are the highest selling Wii U games as of March 31, 2020 with more than 1 million units sold. The top ten are sourced directly from this source.[33]

  1. Mario Kart 8 - 8.45 million units
  2. Super Mario 3D World - 5.86 million units
  3. New Super Mario Bros. U - 5.81 million units
  4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - 5.38 million units
  5. Nintendo Land - 5.20 million units
  6. Splatoon - 4.95 million units
  7. Super Mario Maker - 4.02 million units
  8. New Super Luigi U - 3.06 million units
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD - 2.33 million units
  10. Mario Party 10 - 2.25 million units
  11. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - 2.01 million units[34] (December 2017)
  12. Wii Party U - 1.78 million units[34] (December 2019)
  13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 1.69 million units[34] (December 2019)
  14. Yoshi's Woolly World - 1.56 million units[34] (December 2019)
  15. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - 1.36 million units[34] (December 2019)
  16. Pikmin 3 - 1.27 million[34] (December 2019)
  17. Lego City Undercover - 1.15 million [34] (December 2019)
  18. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - 1.13 million [34] (December 2019)
  19. Pokken Tournament - 1.00+ million units[35] (August 2016)
  20. Hyrule Warriors - 1.00+ million units[36] (January 2015)

Japan[]

Best-selling Wii U games in Japan[37]
  1. Splatoon - 1,535,640
  2. Mario Kart 8 - 1,310,444
  3. New Super Mario Bros. U - 1,247,593
  4. Super Mario Maker - 1,000,875
  5. Wii Party U - 817,649
  6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - 746,425
  7. Super Mario 3D World - 650,191
  8. Nintendo Land - 434,093
  9. Minecraft: Wii U Edition - 394,057
  10. Pikmin 3 - 263,093
  11. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - 234,112
  12. Wii Fit U - 205,232
  13. Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! - 199,751
  14. Mario Party 10 - 195,224
  15. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - 174,107
  16. Pokken Tournament - 164,852
  17. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash - 154,147
  18. Hyrule Warriors - 139,177
  19. New Super Luigi U - 139,087
  20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 128,450
  21. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - 128,367
  22. Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online - 125,030
  23. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - 122,343
  24. Xenoblade Chronicles X - 114,665
  25. Dragon Quest X: Nemureru Yuusha to Michibiki no Meiyuu Online - 107,025

United States[]

Best-selling Wii U games in the US by dollar sales[38]
  1. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
  2. Mario Kart 8
  3. Super Mario Maker
  4. Super Mario 3D World
  5. Splatoon
  6. New Super Mario Bros. U
  7. Mario Party 10
  8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  9. Pokken Tournament
  10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

United Kingdom[]

Best-selling Wii U games in the UK by 2018[39][40][41][42]
  1. Mario Kart 8 - 389,830
  2. Super Mario 3D World - 170,480
  3. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - 162,583
  4. Splatoon - 158,534
  5. New Super Mario Bros. U - 122,027
  6. Super Mario Maker - 121,161
  7. Nintendo Land - 118,146
  8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD - 95,672
  9. Mario Party 10 - 76,051
  10. Lego City Undercover - 69,518
  11. Yoshi's Woolly World - 65,502
  12. New Super Luigi U - 64,304
  13. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - 62,936
  14. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - 57,534
  15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 51,837
  16. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - 50,222
  17. Lego Marvel Super Heroes - 49,412
  18. Minecraft: Wii U Edition - 48,764
  19. ZombiU - 46,053
  20. Wii Party U - 44,945
  21. Hyrule Warriors - 44,314
  22. Rayman Legends - 43,552
  23. Pokkén Tournament - 43,096
  24. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U - 41,939
  25. Pikmin 3 - 40,259
  26. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD - 38,788
  27. Bayonetta 2 - 37,202
  28. FIFA 13 - 36,864

References[]

  1. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/hard_soft/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wiiu.html
  3. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2013/130130e.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2013/130424e.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2014/141029e.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150128e.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150507e.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150729e.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/151028e.pdf
  10. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160202e.pdf
  11. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160427e.pdf
  12. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160727e.pdf
  13. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/161026e.pdf
  14. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170131e.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-400k-wii-u-units-sold-1-2m-devices-total/
  16. ↑ http://archive.news10.net/entertainment/gameguys/article/224725/99/Wii-U-sales-surpass-Wiis-through-first-six-weeks/
  17. ↑ http://www.vg247.com/2012/12/03/wii-u-40000-consoles-sold-over-uk-launch-weekend-report/
  18. ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-12-02-playstation-4-uk-launch-sales-are-over-250k
  19. ↑ http://www.challenges.fr/high-tech/20140116.CHA9317/pourquoi-nintendo-pense-faire-mieux-que-sony-et-microsoft.html
  20. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2014/05/22/01007-20140522ARTFIG00230-mario-kart-8-va-relancer-les-ventes-de-la-wii-u.php
  21. ↑ http://www.challenges.fr/high-tech/20141203.CHA1061/jeux-video-pourquoi-la-wii-u-de-nintendo-est-loin-d-etre-morte-et-enterree.html
  22. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2014/12/18/01007-20141218ARTFIG00011-la-wii-u-de-nintendo-va-passer-la-barre-du-demi-million-de-ventes-en-france.php
  23. ↑ https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/611527248278069248
  24. ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/2016/01/21/32001-20160121ARTFIG00271-la-playstation-4-a-ete-la-console-la-plus-vendue-en-france-en-2015.php
  25. ↑ http://www.gameblog.fr/news/66340-ps4-xbox-one-wii-u-3ds-ps-vita-voici-tous-les-chiffres-franc
  26. ↑ http://jpgames.de/2014/08/wii-u-ps4-und-xbo-verkaufszahlen-aus-deutschland/
  27. ↑ http://www.boerse-online.de/nachrichten/aktien/Sony-baut-mit-PS4-Vorsprung-gegenueber-Xbox-One-in-Deutschland-aus-EA-bei-Spielen-Nummer-1-1001006014
  28. ↑ http://www.meusjogos.pt/2018/01/nintendo-switch-ultrapassa-vendas-da.html?m=1
  29. ↑ http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201212/11025760.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.famitsu.com/news/201212/11025760.html%26rlz%3D1C1GGGE_enUS460US461%26es_sm%3D93
  30. ↑ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=633011
  31. ↑ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=944278
  32. ↑ http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1166825
  33. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
  35. ↑ http://bandainamcoent.co.jp/corporate/press/release/62/pdf/20160818-1.pdf
  36. ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/news/201501/27070268.html
  37. ↑ https://nichebarrier.com/console/wii-u
  38. ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matpiscatella_happy-10th-anniversary-of-the-launch-of-the-activity-6999355404434513920-sa2L/
  39. ↑ https://ukieprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/Ukie/Resources/Documents/Ukie_-_Basic_Book_-_Month_06_2014.pdf
  40. ↑ https://ukieprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/Ukie/Resources/Documents/UKIE_-_Console_Month_08_2016.pdf
  41. ↑ https://ukieprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/Ukie/Resources/Documents/Ukie_-_Console_Month_08_2017_0.pdf
  42. ↑ https://ukieprod.blob.core.windows.net/media/Ukie/Resources/Documents/UKIE_-_Console_Month_07_2018.pdf
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