Nintendo executive says selling systems comes down to having compelling software. Nintendo's Wii dominated the last generation of consoles, selling 100 million units, compared to around 80 million each for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. But so far in this generation, the PlayStation 4's 7 million units sold is already ahead of the Wii U's latest confirmed sales figure of 6.17 million, despite Sony's console launching an entire year after Nintendo's. ...
After a long wait, the development team at Nintendo has finally announced that it plans to launch the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. on November 21 in the United States and on December 5 in Europe, with gamers able to also get the new Amiibo figurines in late November on both major markets. Until then, fans of the series will be able to play the 3DS version of the title, which shares some characters but has different gameplay mechanics and a line-up ...