The Wii U has reportedly sold 8 million units worldwide since the system launched back in 2012. Nintendo’s latest home console has sold in total 8.22 million units worldwide thanks to a good Christmas due to Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart 8. It’s still got a way to go to beat the other consoles with regards to sales, but it’s certainly good progress.
Thanks, JapanGamer
Well, at least spell clearly that your source is vgchartz so we can figure that’s a totally random number.
He did spell it clearly. It’s in the fucking link
Why do I have a different picture??
pretty sad numbers regardless. I hear too many people bragging about the number of great games but missing the point that the Wii U is just not selling so it’s still a failure. 8 million after 3 xmas seasons? Ugh. There is zero chance that they will keep making games for this past 2015. It’ll still get the games announced for it i.e. Yoshi’s Wooly World, Mario Party 10, X, Zelda and Star Fox..but no way they give us Metroid, Mario Galaxy, Pikmin 4, Animal Crossing, etc.
Still, the Wii U will have plenty of great games to justify its purchase. The only way things improve is if they knock about $100 off the price and make it a standard $199. They actually needed to do that this xmas. Oh well
Nintendo is laughing at this guy for sure
Dude. $199’s the price of the 3ds xl. You’re not going to expect a slash that big
I think next year we can see a updated version of the Wii U, USB 3.0 support, possibly USB 3.1. no disk drive, 4GB. And maybe a slim version of the gamepad that well launch with second gamepad support. Maybe that could be 250$ but the current system well stay were its at
No disk drive wiiu is stupid you retarded … I don’t even know if you are human because of such stupidity.
You’re the retarded one lol… Especially with that grammar
The gamecube and N64 were both considered failures in regards to sales as well, yet they are both filled to the brim with classic games, and were supported by Nintendo all the way through. Hell, the gamecube is still my favorite console. Yet, the Wii was a huge success in terms of sales, but my least favorite console because of how much crap was on it that wasn’t even fun. The Wii U already has many games the many owners including myself love, and already many exclusives coming next year that I’m totally hyped for. What matters is the GAMES. You’re not a fucking bank clerk, stop preaching about goddam sales when you’re a GAMER. So fucking stupid. If anything is a failure right now, it’s my PS4 and Xbone which just keep collecting dust. I don’t give a rats ass how much they have sold, I still play my PS3 more than PS4. The only game I have reserved is Arkham Knight for Xbone.. wow one game, how exciting! Everything else is either open-empty world garbage or MORE fps games. Tired of playing the same shit I played on 360/PS3 all last gen. Not too mention buggy as all hell. Please shut the FUCK up about sales unless you’re a goddam investor! Gamers nowadays are fucking stupid and it’s driving me crazy!
PS4- one year old
PS3-nearly a decade old
Of bloody course there’s gonna be more games than PS3
*On
More random than shinny pokemon apearing in the wild.
That’s pathetic. It’s even worse than the VITA
No your pathetic.
Was that some new low for damage control which I’ve yet to see?
The vita is doing worse man not even sony is sure if they want to keep supporting the Vita
Even the Sonyans don’t know what a Vita is…
I almost feel bad for the Vita… almost
I know and still beating the wii u, so sad!
Who are these people claiming the vita is doing better than the wii u? I must get some of there drugs, because they seem to be working better than mine ;)
PS Vita- 9 million units
Wii U- Estimated 8 million, latest official report 7.2 million
Keep on smoking that crap of yours loser ;)
Nintendo doesn’t even know what to do with that abomination called Wii U…
The Ancient Egyptians didn’t know what to do with their dog god called Anubis either…
Exactly, you know Nintendo made a fucking shitty console. Who the hell thought that people wanted a brick as a controller.
Exactly my point too, you know the ancient egyptians wanted to worship Bastet, the Cat Goddess instead…
Who the holy N thought that the human cattle would want a dog for a god?…
You really need to stop talking out of your ass…
…
Do you think this site has gotten pretty boring?
Somewhat actually, no big wars anymore…
I miss the wars…
Indeed…
I can upgrade myself even more until the new wars…
Meanwhile the PS4 still has shitty exclusives…..smh
Meanwhile it’s shitting on the Wii U in every way possible.
Only in sales but it sure ain’t doing in the quality category you pathetic PS4RON
Well it seems pretty quality if it’s selling more than the AbominationU. Hell the architecture of the PS4 shits on the Wii U or shall I say a flattened Wii.
Lmfaoooo!
The vita is @ 9 million
Vita is older than Wii U -.-
Yeah by a few months LOL
by a year stupid
PS Vita:
JP: December 17, 2011
NA: February 15, 2012
NA: February 22, 2012
EU: February 22, 2012
AUS: February 23, 2012
CA: October 2, 2012
Wii U
US/CA: November 18, 2012
EU/AUS: November 30, 2012
JP: December 8, 2012
Try again please
Why don’t you try and compare PSVitanic to Nintendo 3DS. They’re both PORTABLE game systems. The Wii U is just a HOME CONSOLE. Therefore, your comment is invalid and a double edged sword.
You don’t get concepts do you?
The Vita has been selling great in Japan even outselling it’s cousin the PS4 over there and besides the Vita has been out for 3 years going on it’s fourth and btw we won’t know the OFFICIAL sales numbers of the Wii U until Nintendo reveals them at their NPD conference………………dumbass
What people don’t realize is NPD is estimated too. There is no way to find out the total number sold as every retailer do not report their numbers. NPD, Media Create, and the others are estimated. They are the closest to the real number. VG Chartz are estimated and sometimes close and sometimes way off.
um yes there is a way
it’s called quarterly report
stock companies are sort of obligated to publish details about their business finances you know?
That’s shipped to the retailers not to consumers. I am only speaking of shipped to consumers. Shipped to retailers is the only way it can be tracked. Shipped to consumers there is no way to tell since not all retailers report what they sale. I’ve asked a few small retailers who has said they do not.
nintendo releases “sold” figures not “shipped”
it specifically says so in their reports
and yes it’s fairly easy for nintendo to track, if a retailers orders a new batch then it’s likely because he’s running out of stock
Because of the anime game sales which I greatly approve of. =3
Compare to Vita’s 3 years track record of 9 million, meaybe less compare to Wii U’s two years, you tell me which is clearly worse.
Noice
look at all the Nintenhypocrites who are going to come to this article and say it’s VGchartz when all these years most of them have been using VCchartz as ammo against ponies and bots lol
You know, you could have replied to somebody, instead of pointing out the obvious. Hell, I’ve never even heard of VGchartz. I just don’t care.
You shouldn’t either, it’s a place for the misplace and misguided children…
Yes, and as we all know, true information comes from whatever source suits our emotions. If you like Nintendo and a site says that something of theirs is selling badly, then the site is wrong, but if it says that something Nintendo made is selling good. The information is clearly valid.
Gooood, goooooooooood.
VGchartz is never a realiable source whether they say something positive or negative about Nintendo so no…
Which one is?
Everything none American…
And 1 Swedish garbage site…
nintendo not going to make supermariogalaxy3 to use the wiiu engin? sounds mental to me only nutters think nintendo wont make a another new mario game for the WIIU
Says the clown with the faggot ass username lol
How is paidenthusiast any better? LMAO
It’s better than ” grehate ” LMFAO
This conversation is pathetic
People Sickr clearly put the headline as “APPARENTLY”
I’m don’t believe in VGchartz but it WAS officially 7+ million a few months back so it’s could be somewhat true
God dammit SHUHEI the first time you actually reference nintendo in your profile and it’s a picture of a face Mechon >>
How is that true? The Wii U should be close to 9 million or right at it by now based on vgchartz’s own tracking of the Wii U’s weekly sales numbers and besides vgchartz has been known for undertracking sales anyway
That’s just so sad…
CONSOLES XBOX IS DEAD
ITS SECOND GLOBALLY ITS FIRST IN JAPAN ITS THE ONLY PROFITABLE SYSTEM ITS COMBINED WITH 3DS IN PER COMPANY SALES
NINTENDO IN REALITY IS KILLING IT
SONY ARE DOOMED XBONE HAS LOST 2 BILLION DOLLARS AND XBOX AS A WHOLE HAS LOST 20 BILLION
NINTENDO HAS ALL THE AA AAA GAMES AND HAS BEEN MAKING 100S OF MILLIONS A 1/4
WHO CARES PS4 THE CONSOLES GARBAGE THE ONINE IS INSECURE THE ONLINE FEE IS A JOKE AND SONY ARE LOOSING BILLIONS APON BILLIONS EVERY YEAR
LOL NO ONLINE @ XMAS SONY ARE A FUCKING JOKE HACKAFTER HACK AFTER HACK
THAT COMPANY IS A CLOWN SHOW
I like how it’s only the fanboys that like your obvious spamming
True dat
Around 8 million Nintendo warriors ready to wage war against the unfactual infidels…
Every 1 thousand warrior is led by an Elite Commander like myself…
Out of that I’ll bet about 500 000 people are getting dust. Just adding to the ‘army’. So there are 500 less commanders now.
No, they have just been decimated for the greater cause…
Of?
If you’re only a commander when you buy a Wii U, then you’ve been falsely representing yourself for a looong time. Especially since you’ve bought a Wii U like half a year ago.
I’m a Commander because I’ve been with Nintendo since the Game&Watch, I’m godd at gaming in general while you weren’t even born so anyone inferior to me does not have any valid arguments against me in any way and that’s final…
Then why only say that those people are commanders? Of course you changed the rules for yourself. I expected that.
VG chatz ew? this site is not much reliable
8.22 Million WiiUs being sold at a profit. Nintendo software and Amiibos selling like hot cakes. 3DS the best eighth generation console is almost at 60 million sold.
New 3DS has already sold over one million consoles in Japan alone. No “JUNK” status tag for Nintendo stock. money in the bank in reserves. Zelda WiiU and Starfox WiiU in 2015. As the greatest scientist of our times Sir Isaac Newton would say:
F=ma,
I discovered calculus,
worked on mirrors and their scientific theories;
Sound etc.
It’s pretty amazing how you managed to twist this to look good for Wii U
Is it too much to ask for a reliable chart in gaming i have problems with both the NPD and Vgcharts
The NPD Cuz the lump all the games and it’s different versions as one i just wanna know how a game or console is doing dammit
You can always purchase the NPD report which will break it down for you but it is still estimates as well. It is very hard to get correct information if some retailers do not report their sales.
Can i ask why there is a picture of falco instead of the console itself on a news article about the console instead of falco and people are talking about the console instead of falco?
I think it’s supposed to represent how Smash Bros. helped boost the sales of the Wii U.
Why do you care?
Even if its not at 8 million its close.
Its definitely going to keep selling past 8 million
In the wong run the console will continue to have hits for the core audience nintendo fans.
in the LONG run*
want core nintendo fans i am not on miiverse
Looks likes someone is hunting fow wabbits
Nintendo should advertise this console more, they said they will promote MK8 for a year, and I haven´t seen many TV adds… They should promote SMB for WiiU, Hyrule Warrios, Bayonetta… I mean, there´s so much potencial, c´mon! I want Nintendo to do better!
All the praise that they have recieved for Wii U this year, is easy advertising material. Promote how well recieved 2014 has been for Wii U by critics and people that are iffy about the console, will reconsider and buy one, once they have enough money to spend on entertainment…
I don’t know what country you are in or networks that you watch but I have seen Mario Kart 8, Bayonetta, and Super Smash Bros. advertised a lot. The networks where I have seen it the most is TBS, Disney, Adult Swim/Cartoon Network. I have seen them on other networks but these the ones I remember the most.
If 8 MILLION isn’t good, then I don’t know what is?
20 million…
Commander grew insane from the war!
It’s not considered amazing by any stretch of the imagination, considering it’s been out for 2 years, but it’s not disastrous either, it’s just alright, nothing special. However, I am loving using my Wii U, even 2 years on. If it sells more than Gamecube at least by the end of it’s lifecycle, then I would consider that good enough…
if it’s going to sell more than the gamecube sales will have to pick up a bit more though
but to be honest i don’t really care
it’s not like huge sales figures will make the console any better than it is
i’m pretty happy with it and i would consider that good enough
Wii U will likely be on the market for 6 years total, so 1 extra year compared to Gamecube. However, I agree, as long as Nintendo don’t let sales hinder their quality of games on Wii U, then I am happy…
The Dreamcast is outselling it bro…
8 million in 2 years is bad. That’s like they are selling at 4 million per year. In other words, it will take them 25 years of continuous Wii U sales to catch up to the original Wii.
Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros for Wii U may have been the major factor for any success the Wii U has recieved this year, but you can’t overlook any of the other games that have provided a supporting role for Wii U. Lesser looked games such as Donkey Kong Country:Tropical Freeze, Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, that have been well recieved, but are not considered ‘System Sellers,’ such as Smash Bros and Mario Kart…
the wiiu has no games coming out for it and nintendo does not want to support it i am bored with my wiiu and supermario3dworld sucks it is a crap game
Nintendo Digital Event @ E3 2014 says Hi…
You didn’t like 3d world? Great game in my opinion
supermariogalaxy3 will use the wiiu engine
are you brain fucked
I’m starting to think everyone who wanted a Wii U has one and there won’t be much Zelda U or Starfox will do to increase hardware sales anymore.
i’m pretty sure that everyone who wanted a wii u and had the cash to buy one has one now :P
it’s those people who do not yet *know* they want one that matter
to add to what you are saying…and the ones that still don’t know it exist….matter as well.
fucked in the head
are you mentel?
are you screwey?
Never use the word “apparently” it sounds like it’s surprising to you, like this could never happen
Would supposedly be better, worse or the same???
no supermriogalaxy3 to use the wiiu engin funny in the head?
NO SUPERMARIO GALAXY3 GOT DEMINTURE LOSING YOUR MIND NO SUPERMARIOSUNSHINE REMAKE OR SEQUAL? SOUND LIKE YOU LOST YOU MIND AND NEED TO SEEK HELP
get a little book of friendship alcimase
my brother died of cancer
I miss my brother a lot
great your brother is dead
you a troll trolling?
Here, I’ll say it since no one else will. GOOD JOB Nintendo! I mean, damn!
*puts on golden armour in preparation for hater onslaught*
Huzzaah!
LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND SAYS GOGGLE
SHINE JESUS SHINE
LOVE IS GOLDEN
WIIU NEWS
LORD MY GOD
Like a sexy slice of fried dank Gold.
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Pretty good numbers actually but I don’t forsee any jump in sales any time soon, probably won’t see it until Zelda U comes out.
Horrible numbers, not pretty good. Wtf.
What I Don’t understand is that Vgchartz had the Wii U selling 400k units a week back on Nov. 29th. A few days later they changed it to like 160k. And then numbers stayed pretty low. Honestly I don’t think vgchartz knows how many Wii U’s have sold.
I don’t trust vgchartz too much, but I don’t think Wii U numbers are much higher than 9 million.
So Much for hitting 10 million this year..
I don’t get it. Sickr often says he does not use vgchartz as a source as their numbers are not accurate…But then I see many articles with their figures as source. Does this mean you just report what you think would get many hits? Sickr?
Very bad news. I thought they would reach 11 million by now. PS4 hit 14 million and Xbox One will reach 12 million in about a month or two.
8 million in 2 years is bad. That’s like they are selling at 4 million per year. In other words, it will take them 25 years of continuous Wii U sales to catch up to the original Wii.
Smash Bros also did NOT increase the install base. People who ALREADY owned Wii U picked up Smash Bros. I would imagine that Bayonetta 2 sold rather poorly. Zelda might turn around sales, but not significantly.
” Smash Bros also did NOT increase the install base. People who ALREADY owned Wii U picked up Smash Bros. ”
Yet before Smash Bros launched the Wii U’s install base was at around 7.29 million….smh. Is someone paying you to be retarded or what?
So you’re basing your “facts” around this VGchartz numbers? FAIL
700,000 console units is not due to Smash Bros. It is Hyrule Warriors, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, and Bayonetta 2. And, that’s pretty sad if you think about it.
Face facts. Nintendo is the only game in town. Microsoft can’t get off the mat, Sony has become North Korea’s bitch, and Steam… yeah right! Funny, in 2013, Nintendo was the butt of the joke. Now, Sony is.
What facts are we supposed to face? Your butthurt?
WIIU NEEDS MORE GAMES LIKE MARIO GAMES
WIIU NEEDS MORE ORIGINAL GAMES LIKE SUPERMARIOGALAXY THEN CHING €100 MILLION WIIU SOLD
IF NINTENDO MAKE A SEQUAL TO SUPERMARIO SUNSHINE AND SUPERMARIOGALAXY2 THAT WILL SAVE THE WIIU AND STOP IT FAILING
no on the wii u, there has been too much mario already. And as Shigueru-san said Mario will appear in other spin off. Furthermore Super Mario Wii U and 3D world did not save or should I said boost the sale for this console. Sunshine 2 or Galaxy 3 won’t either, and it would be a wise decision not to release those games for the wii U. You don’t want to saturate the public with Mario. the wii U needs more metroid, star fox, F-zero, kid icarus, RPG, Yoshi watch, Pokemon, street fighter (you needs to include a large range of people), FIFA.
WHY COME TO THIS SITE
people who dont know want the WIIU IS DONT MATTER
NO ONE LISTENINGANY WAY JUST TALKING MOSTLY TO MY SELF
PEOPLE WHO WANTED A WIIU HAVE BROUGHT A WIIU ALREADY
WIIU A GREAT CONSOLE
WIIU DEAD AND GONE
WIIU
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8 million is disappointing. Seriously Nintendo need to cut their prices of both 3DS and Wii U. Plus they needed to have done decent black Friday sales as the Xbox One and PS4 had incredible deals which is why their sales are higher this holiday. Imagine if Wii U with 4 games was $149 for black Friday they’d have boosted sales
Four games and a Wii U for 150 dollars? Yea, and it would have lost the company a shit load of money. Nintendo would rather not sell any consoles than give them away.
well it’s no a good number, does not matter how you try to spin it. Now the competition here in UK has been ferocious.I did understand a PS4 or a Xbox One normally £349 was 299.99 (£50 off) with assassin’s creed unit and rogue and other games (3 or 4 games in total), I think that was the deal but don’t quote me on that.
Nevertheless Nintendo should have done more in term of promotion and a bundle would have been more than welcome. This is where Nintendo got it wrong , the marketing. Saying xmas was just PS4 and xb1 here in Uk cause the ads on TV was bombarded of those two consoles. Nintendo Europe (not just UK) have to do more, there is not way Nintendo can’t survive with low coverage.
I doubt these numbers are wholly legit. Let me guess..VGCharts? I dont trust those inaccurate fuckers for any so called “news” which is the video game version of Fox News propaganda.
I don’t know why people think 8 million is bad.. It’snot the best, but it is certainly not “bad.”
And to be completely fair here, these numbers are in fact up until Dec. 13th. Strong sales will last until the second week of January. (you can look at vgchartz past numbers to confirm this). So that gives the Wii U at the very least, three to four more solid holiday weeks. The last three weeks are always the highest aswell. (again look at past vgchartz numbers to prove this).
So given this information, Nintendo should have no problem passing the 9 million mark by the first week of January. It’s not a homerun, but it’s a solid double, and Nintendo will reach thier quota with those numbers. So the haters can really just chill out… I even overreacted a little before looking at the facts. Last Holiday Nintendo sold 2 million Wii U’s, and it looks like they will do a little bit better than that this year.
I say bust out the Champaign. Roll a doobie, let’s celebrate this dense victory.
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VGChartz as a source again? *facepalm*
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