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An in-depth look at Wii U console/software figures (Q3 FY 2016)

An article that explorers the sales figures for Nintendo Wii U hardware and software for Q3 Financial Year 2016 (April - Dec 2015).

It covers software attach rate, Q3 hardware sales comparisons, amiibo sales performance (quarter-to-quarter) and more.

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Moonman3038d ago (Edited 3038d ago )

"Wii U software sales show a 9.86% increase compared to the previous year, with the average Wii U owner now having purchased approximately 6 games (6.29)"

Absolutely awesome. Nintendo should look at this and release even more software for Wii U in 2016 as well as 2017.

I am very confident that Wii U will eventually push the 20 million mark and overtake the Gamecube's sales by 2018. It's only 9.1 million away from December figures...and most likely only 8.5-8.7 million or something less than 9.1 million now. A price drop and Zelda Wii U being awesome will do all that is needed. Not saying they shouldn't want to sell more, just Wii U won't be known as their least selling home console. It doesn't deserve to be.

Global Amiibo Sales: 31 Million (good lawd)...lol

addictedtochaos3036d ago

Nintendo reported updated figures a few days ago at the most recent investor briefing. The Wii U is at 12.6 million units sold.

Derpy3038d ago

Nice to see it picking up. While it might not be the best choice for single system gamers, for those of us who keep more than one system in their entertainment center, it's a wonderful secondary system.

RIPWiiU3038d ago

Scrap the amiibos and give us more games please.

deafdani3038d ago

Amiibos give them money that they can use to make games. Ever thought of that?

MSBAUSTX3037d ago

Yeah that's the way I see it too. Plus they work on two platforms. With how much money and popularity they are getting I am sure they will carry support to their next consoles as well. Meaning more money to have lots of software prepared for NX release. We still have Star Fox, Twighlight Princess HD, Pokken Tournemant, and LOZ Wii U coming out this year. There are a few third parties releasing like Mighty No 9, Terraria, and the Lego games. It is a slow year but that LOZ game is going to be a big one.

I think what we are seeing is that all the people that were holding out until the Wii U was worth it are now buying one. If they dropped the price now by fifty bucks on their bundles I think it would sell a ton more and open their market up for more amiibo and game buyers. They are geniuses at supplementing their income that's for sure.

FallenAngel19843038d ago

Seems like Wii U will be at around 17 million sold at the end of its lifecycle

eagle213038d ago

The end of it's cycle is November 2017 in Nintendo years....

Metallox3038d ago

No, the end it's its discontinuation from the market.

eagle213037d ago (Edited 3037d ago )

Even more time to sell past the GameCube is what I meant. There is plenty of time to sell more than the 17 million he suggested.

FallenAngel19843038d ago

I mean by the time it will be discontinued. Nintendo hardly I nstantly discontinues a console immediately as soon as when its successor releases.

The 10th Rider3038d ago

People who think the nx is coming this year don't account for the fact that wii u sales have been picking up year after year. The longer they can ride it out, the better.

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Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

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Profchaos9d ago

Great news it shows that Nintendo intends to continue developing ports of AAA games to its next gen platform

H98d ago

Buying studios from embracer now is a great deal, they must be dirt cheap at this point, Nintendo is a opportunist, they wait until someone fall so they get their best deal

OtterX8d ago

That is some serious brain gymnastics you have going on there. 🤔

H98d ago

I didn't do any gymnastics I can assure you, honestly I don't know why you think that, not hating I seriously don't see why you think that

ZeekQuattro8d ago

Yeah I don't know where that came from. It's rare for Nintendo to flat out aquire studios. Guess they were trying to be edgy but why flex on this studio. 🤣

Kneetos7d ago

At least they are safer from layoffs with Nintendo then any other company

banger888d ago

I hope someone buys Piranha Bytes, their future isn't looking good right now. I love their RPGs, they're janky as f***, but they have heart and soul.

Relientk778d ago

Nintendo saw the Mortal Kombat 1 Switch port and were like, "Yeah, these guys are worth acquiring."

You can't make this crap up lol

Profchaos8d ago

Mortal Kombat 1 was never going to port well I'm sure they told wb it wasn't going to work but wb wants that sweet sweet 140 million install base

In the end wb approved the project cleared the milestones and allowed the product to release

SonOfOsiris8d ago

Yeah this guys ported MK11 which is great, Hogwarts Legacy which is great, and MK1 is now ok, play it every day

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno25d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.