It’s very clear why Nintendo didn’t just want a Wii U version

Nintendo has just sent word to Destructoid thatSuper Smash Bros. 3DShas sold over 2.8 million copies worldwide. This number includes every region, as well as both the physical and digital versions of the game (Nintendo rarely dicloses digital sales). This is one of the only games in recent memory that has “sold out” at a few of my local stores — thank goodness for a digital option.

To put things into perspective, that number is roughly the amount of Wii Us floating around in the USin total. AlthoughSmashwill definitely be a system seller in some way, Nintendo has had a lot of great high quality titles that could have functioned as that spark and barely pushed sales.

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It’ll be interesting to see how Wii U sales go later this year, and how the dual 3DS and Wii U release concept is used in the future.

3DS games for sale

3DS and Wii U credit

Nintendo Switch StreetPass

StreetPass

3DS and Wii U

The Netflix Wii U app

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