Wii U sales outpacing the original Wii
Nintendo claims the new hardware selling more so far
Nintendo has said that with more than 460,000 units sold in December, Wii U has now sold nearly 890,000 units in the United States after 41 days on the market, according to the NPD Group.
To date, Wii U hardware sales have generated more than $300 million in the U.S. alone; Wii hardware had generated just more than $270 million at the same point in its lifecycle.
"While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has surpassed its predecessor in perhaps the most important category: revenue generation," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
Meanwhile, the Wii sold nearly 475,000 units and crossed 40.8 million units sold life to date. It should be noted that the Wii did not become a hot commodity until after the initial release period, so the current comparative success of the Wii U may be short lived.
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