Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015 Corporate Management Policy Briefing, Part 8: Wii U

NintendObserverOne game: Mario Kart 8. And another, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, coming soon this holiday season.

 

☆ NintendObs Event – Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015.

Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015

 

 

Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015

 

Next, I would like to talk about Wii U.

 

Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015

 

This slide shows year-on-year comparisons for Wii U hardware and software sales figures in Japan, the U.S. and Europe. As you can easily see, the figures for this year are performing significantly better than those for last year.

This situation changed remarkably after

 

Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015

 

We released “Mario Kart 8” globally in May. Following the release of this title, we also announced the Wii U lineup at E3 in June and people started to re-evaluate the Wii U platform.

 

Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015

 

Following the release of the Nintendo 3DS version, the global release of “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U” is scheduled for the year-end sales season.

 

Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015

 

And this year-end sales season for Wii U is the first one where “Mario Kart 8” and “Super Smash Bros.,” two classic franchises for multiplayer experiences, are brought together.

 

— Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo
Source: Nintendo JP.

 

 

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