Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime recently sat down to speak with Bloomberg, revealing the company’s building confidence behind Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
And there’s a reason for that, with pre-orders having reportedly surpassed those achieved by Mario Kart 8 earlier this year. The riotous racer has sold more than 3.49 million copies worldwide since launching in May, which has helped to double Wii U hardware sales compared to last year – 1.12 million units having been purchased since April.
“The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” Fils-Aime explained. “Our expectation is that the sell-through for Smash is going to be very strong, certainly on par with what we saw with Mario Kart 8. We think the impact on hardware will be similarly dramatic.”
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U pre-orders beat Mario Kart 8 record in US
