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In an interview<\/a> earlier today with Reuters, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata commented on Wii U sales so far. Iwata said despite Wii U not matching the Wii’s initial sales numbers during its launch in 2006, sales for Wii U are steady:<\/p>\n

“At the end of the Christmas season, it wasn’t as though stores in the U.S. had no Wii U left in stock, as it was when Wii was first sold in that popular boom. But sales are not bad, and I feel it’s selling steadily.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nintendo managed to sell about 400,000<\/a> Wii U consoles in it’s first week on the market in North America, just 200,000 units shy of the original Wii in its debut week.\u00a0The company expects to sell 5.5 million Wii u consoles by the end of march.<\/p>\n

Iwata also admits in the interview that there were some difficulties in production of the Wii U. Offering two different home console models to consumers was a first for the company:<\/p>\n

“It was the first time Nintendo released two models of the game console at the same time … and I believe there was a challenge with balancing this. Specifically, inventory levels for the premium, deluxe package was unbalanced as many people wanted that version and couldn’t find it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Consumers may have an easier time finding Wii U consoles on store shelves when compared to 2006 and with Wii’s limited supply, but could this be a sign that the Wii U will never match the success of it’s predecessor? Why do you think the Wii U hasn’t yet grabbed consumers in the same way the Wii did? Let us know what you think in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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