The Wii U has not been the most productive Nintendo console — it has offered just 13 million models, a far cry from its rivals. But in Japan, the console has been fairly productive, both equally in conditions of models offered and the amount of games offered.
For most of 2016, Wii U income in Japan hovered all over 5,000 per week. Nevertheless, around the past thirty day period, income have been steadily dropping.
Very last week, the console offered just two,100 models. The week just before it has offered two,700 models.
Which isn’t a enormous shock: the Wii U is very close to currently being phased out in favor of the NX, which launches early following yr.
Nevertheless, there is still one particular Holiday break period remaining wherever the Wii U could see a massive improve in income. Very last December, the console was averaging 50,000 models offered per week in Japan thanks to new bundles.
But that could possibly not be the circumstance this yr: according to reports, Nintendo has advised European shops that they are not ready to order far more Wii U consoles. It’s unidentified if a little something identical will take place in Japan shortly.
For the history, in this article are the entire components income numbers for very last week in Japan. Earlier week in (parenthesis).