A few months late, but welcome to the Wii U Sales Update 8. The weeks since I last posted a update have been brutal for the Wii U, sales are down to about 22-25K a week worldwide, and the PS3 and 360 sales finally took over the Wii U's. But now finally relief is coming, Pikmin 3 launches in Japan on July 12th (I'll make a special when the sales data comes out). While Pikmin 3 won't single handedly save the Wii U (it is a niche game after all), it will make the sales go up. And I believe by looking at those sales numbers we can make an educated guess on how much the Wii U sales will go up when bigger titles such as Super Mario 3D World and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze come out. Meaning in less than a week we may know whether the Wii U is doomed to GameCube-like sales or a 3DS-like come back (or something in between).
Until then, here's a bunch of sales data to keep you entertained, enjoy!
Sales Update Overview
Unlike most sales updates, I use multiple sources, and when more reliable sources come out, I replace the old sources. Meaning this is probably the most accurate up-to-date sales list around.
This weeks changes
"Top News" has been renamed "This Updates Highlights". This update is a week behind since VGChartz decided it would be fun to update their sales database right after I finished making this update
(at least it was a boring week
).
Note: sales figures that have some data from VGChartz or other unreliable places are marked with a *
This Updates Highlights
Since the last update the Wii U's sales worldwide have been (all VGC data):
Mar. 31st-Apr. 6th: 44,940
Apr. 7th-Apr. 13th: 34,106
Apr. 14th-Apr. 20th: 32,176
Apr. 21st-Apr. 27th: 30,143
Apr. 28th-May 4th: 31,666
May 5th-May 11th: 25,979
May 12th-May 18th: 23,819
May 19th-May 25th: 25,789
May 26th-June 1st: 25,667
June 2nd-June 8th: 24,012
June 9th-June 15th: 23,103
June 16th-June 22nd: 22,135
Total: 343,535
In comparison the 360 sold (back in 2006):
Mar. 26th-Apr. 1st: 91,964
Apr. 2nd-Apr. 8th: 103,849
Apr. 9th-Apr. 15th: 130,382
Apr. 16th-Apr. 22nd: 136,361
Apr. 23rd-Apr. 29th: 111,870
Apr. 30th-May 6th: 104,479
May 7th-May 13th: 98,270 (360 sales overtake Wii U sales)
May 14th-May 20th: 93,113
May 21st-May 27th: 90,018
May 28th-June 3rd: 85,278
June 4th-June 10th: 81,299
June 11th-June 17th: 80,128
Total: 1,207,011
And the PS3 (back in 2007):
Mar. 18th-Mar. 24th: 603,976 (PS3 launch in Europe)
Mar. 25th-Mar. 31st: 163,228
Apr. 1st-Apr. 7th: 118,547 (PS3 sales overtake Wii U sales)
Apr. 8th-Apr. 14th: 97,344
Apr. 15th-Apr. 21st: 83,422
Apr. 22nd-Apr. 28th: 78,570
Apr. 29th-May 5th: 80,719
May 6th-May 12th: 70,569
May 13th-May 19th: 65,295
May 20th-May 26th: 64,712
May 27th-June 2nd: 63,517
June 3rd-June 9th: 59,554
Total: 1,549,453
And the Wii (back in 2007):
Apr. 1st-Apr. 7th: 187,192
Apr. 8th-Apr. 14th: 207,491
Apr. 15th-Apr. 21st: 235,090
Apr. 22nd-Apr. 28th: 298,457
Apr. 29th-May 5th: 290,624
May 6th-May 12th: 243,583
May 13th-May 19th: 229,274
May 20th-May 26th: 240,454
May 27th-June 2nd: 247,558
June 3rd-June 9th: 248,737
June 10th-June 16th: 255,160
June 17th-June 23rd: 245,596
Total: 2,929,216
Wii U sales VS. 360, PS3, 3DS, etc. at week 31 (All VGC data)
360: 3,538,973
PS3: 3,640,446
3DS: 5,172,676
Wii U: 3,191,581
Vita: 2,273,487
DS: 5,722,967
Wii: 8,767,272
New Games:
Injustice: Gods Among Us (Release Date: April 16, 2013)
April 16th-20th: 19,598
April 21st-27th: 9,337
April 28th-May 4th: 5,358
May 5th-11th: 2,684
May 12th-18th: 2,074
May 19th-25th: 1,377
May 26th-June 1st: 1,581
June 2nd-8th: 1,484
June 9th-15th: 1,486
June 16th-22nd: 1,287
Total: 46,266
Resident Evil: Revelations (Release Date: May 21, 2013)
May 21st-25th: 21,578
May 26th-June 1st: 8,661
June 2nd-8th: 4,890
June 9th-15th: 2,869
June 16th-22nd: 2,191
Total: 40,189
The Croods: Prehistoric Party! (Release Date: March 19th, 2013)
Mar 19th-Jun 22nd: 5,871
Sniper Elite V2 (Release Date: May 25, 2013)
May 25th-Jun 22nd: 1,773
US Pre-Order Charts (June 29th):
Pikmin 3: 54,126 (+8,706)
Rayman Legends: 29,508 (+3,148)
Wii Fit U: 25,193 (+2,795)
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Sales Data
Wii U
US:
November 2012: 430,000
December 2012: 460,000
January 2013: 57,000
February 2013: 64,000
March 2013: 67,000
April 2013: 38,000
May 2013: 36,000
Twenty-ninth Week (2nd-8th): 9,197*
Thirtieth Week (9th-15th): 8,288*
Thirty-first Week (16th-22nd): 8,408*
Thirty-second Week (23rd-29th): 9,464*
Total: 1,187,357* (+107,412)
Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 183,952* (+5,337)
Second Week (2nd-8th): 87,151* (+2,084)
Third Week (9th-15th): 64,332* (-5,407)
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 70,160* (-1,135)
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 47,706* (-2,935)
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 20,949* (-1,147)
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 11,002* (-254)
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 8,353* (-134)
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 7,769* (-78)
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 8,610* (-218)
Eleventh Week (3rd-9th): 7,863* (-150)
Twelfth Week (10th-16th): 8,579* (-130)
Thirteenth Week (17th-23rd): 7,629* (-110)
Fourteenth Week (24th-2nd): 6,902* (-80)
Fifteenth Week (3rd-9th): 7,143* (-124)
Sixteenth Week (10th-16th): 6,384* (-110)
Seventeenth Week (17th-23rd): 13,677* (+71)
Eighteenth Week (24th-30th): 15,911* (-399)
Nineteenth Week (31st-6th): 10,347*
Twentieth Week (7th-13th): 8,742*
Twenty-first Week (14th-20th): 8,429*
Twenty-second Week (21st-27th): 7,915*
Twenty-third Week (28th-4th): 7,086*
Twenty-fourth Week (5th-11th): 6,837*
Twenty-fifth Week (12th-18th): 6,431*
Twenty-sixth Week (19th-25th): 7,351*
Twenty-seventh Week (26th-1st): 6,972*
Twenty-eighth Week (2nd-8th): 6,535*
Twenty-ninth Week (9th-15th): 6,553*
Thirtieth Week (16th-22nd): 6,417*
Thirty-first Week (23rd-29th): 7,035*
Total: 680,722* (+84,563)
Japan:
First Day (8th-9th): 308,570
Second Week (10th-16th): 126,916
Third Week (17th-23rd): 122,843
Forth Week (24th-30th): 69,386
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 67,083
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 20,715
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 16,654
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 13,746
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 12,959
Tenth Week (4th-10th):12,185
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 10,744
Twelfth Week (18th-24th): 9,633
Thirteenth Week (Feb 25th-Mar 3rd) 10,021
Fourteenth Week (4th-10th): 9,454
Fifteenth Week (11th-17th): 9,539
Sixteenth Week (18th-24th): 11,398
Seventeenth Week (25th-31st): 22,829
Eighteenth Week (1st-7th): 14,783
Nineteenth Week (8th-14th): 9,984
Twentieth Week (15th-21st): 8,798
Twenty-first Week (22nd-28th): 8,262
Twenty-second Week (29th-5th): 13,173
Twenty-third Week (6th-12th): 7,974
Twenty-fourth Week (13th-19th): 6,037
Twenty-fifth Week (20th-26th): 5,648
Twenty-sixth Week (27th-2nd): 6,680
Twenty-seventh Week (3rd-9th): 6,330
Twenty-eighth Week (10th-16th): 5,983
Twenty-ninth Week (17th-23rd): 5,329
Thirtieth Week (24th-30th): 7,060
Thirty-first Week (1st-7th): 8,251
Total: 968,539 (+113,864)
Other:
Total: 330,997* (+42,615)
Grand Total: 3,167,615* (+348,454)
Games
1. 000+/- Nintendo Land:
US:
First Week (18th-24th): 336,657* (+12,948)
Second Week (25th-1st): 64,384* (+2,476)
Third Week (2nd-8th): 93,540* (+3,598)
Forth Week (9th-15th): 100,658* (+3,871)
Fifth Week (16th-22nd): 103,024* (+3,962)
Sixth Week (23rd-29th): 54,501* (+2,096)
Seventh Week (30th-5th): 22,278* (+857)
Eighth Week (6th-12th): 12,804* (+492)
Ninth Week (13th-19th): 9,159* (+352)
Tenth Week (20th-26th): 7,902* (-696)
Week 11, 12, & 13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 45,234*
Week 14-19 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 112,412*
Week 20-31 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 79,009*
Total: 1,041,562* (+125,071)
Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 110,303*
Second Week (2nd-8th): 62,917*
Third Week (9th-15th): 49,606*
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 50,420*
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 31,100*
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 16,826*
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 8,956*
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 6,021*
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 6,395*
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 6,949*
Week 11-12 (3rd-16th): 12,961*
Week 13-18 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 66,500*
Week 19-30 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 64,453*
Total: 471,382* (+64,453)
Japan:
First Day (8th-9th): 72,121
Second Week (10th-16th): 41,497
Third Week (17th-23rd): 51,373
Forth Week (24th-30th): 40,570
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 41,426
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 11,703
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 8,740
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 5,914
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 5,019*
Tenth Week (4th-10th): 4,596*
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 4,187*
Week 12-17 (Feb 18th-Mar 31st): 18,405*
Week 19-29 (Apr 31st-Jun 22nd): 20,668*
Total: 329,494* (+20,668)
Other:
Total: 260,541* (+78,875)
Grand Total: 2,102,979* (+289,067)
2. 000+/- New Super Mario Bros. U:
US:
2012: 580,000
Eighth Week (6th-12th): 11,705* (+551)
Ninth Week (13th-19th): 8,569*
Tenth Week (20th-26th): 7,469*
Week 11-13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 24,407*
Week 14-19 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 41,953*
Week 20-31 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 141,479* (I'm assuming this game was undertracked for the first Q of 2013, and they fixed that here--meaning it didn't actually sale that much in the past 11 weeks).
Total: 815,031* (+141,479)
Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 79,518*
Second Week (2nd-8th): 44,107*
Third Week (9th-15th): 36,812*
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 39,836*
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 30,339*
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 16,289*
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 9,238*
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 5,991*
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 6,231*
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 6,918*
Week 11, 12, & 13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 12,723*
Week 13-18 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 38,172*
Week 19-30 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 53,019*
Total: 379,193* (+53,019)
Japan:
First Day (8th-9th): 163,528
Second Week (10th-16th): 71,011
Third Week (17th-23rd): 77,749
Forth Week (24th-30th): 56,321
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 50,319
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 12,400
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 9,598
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 6,883
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 6,338
Tenth Week (4th-10th): 5,808*
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 5,660*
Week 12-17 (Feb 18th-Mar 31st): 26,946*
Week 19-29 (Apr 31st-Jun 22nd): 29,101*
Total: 521,662* (+29,101)
Other:
Total: 203,413* (+28,436)
Grand Total: 1,919,299* (+230,830)
3. 000+/- ZombiU:
US:
First Week (18th-24th): 78,965*
Second Week (25th-1st): 11,000*
Third Week (2nd-8th): 14,001
Forth Week (9th-15th): 13,398*
Fifth Week (16th-22nd): 8,235*
Sixth Week (23rd-29th): 3,938*
Seventh Week (30th-5th): 5,343* (+486)
Eighth Week (6th-12th): 2,613* (+261)
Ninth Week (13th-19th): 2,154* (+215)
Tenth Week (20th-26th): 2,637* (+264)
Week 11-13 (Jan 27th-Feb 16th): 8,395*
Week 14-19 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 24,835*
Week 20-31 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 21,897*
Total: 198,151* (+23,123)
Europe:
First 2 Days (30th-1st): 46,287*
Second Week (2nd-8th): 20,951*
Third Week (9th-15th): 15,851*
Forth Week (16th-22nd): 13,841*
Fifth Week (23rd-29th): 8,797*
Sixth Week (30th-5th): 4,224*
Seventh Week (6th-12th): 2,909*
Eighth Week (13th-19th): 2,324*
Ninth Week (20th-26th): 2,128*
Tenth Week (27th-2nd): 2,179*
Week 11 & 12 (3rd-16th): 5,315*
Week 13-18 (Feb 17th-Mar 30th): 25,144*
Week 19-30 (Mar 31st-Jun 22nd): 17,596*
Total: 159,186* (+17,596)
Japan:
First 2 Days (8th-10th): 12,497*
Second Week (10th-16th): 4,229*
Third Week (17th-23rd): 3,061*
Forth Week (24th-30th): 2,337*
Fifth Week (31st-5th): 2,513*
Sixth Week (6th-12th): 1,136*
Seventh Week (13th-19th): 1,152*
Eighth Week (20th-27th): 1,126*
Ninth Week (28th-3rd): 1,113*
Tenth Week (4th-10th): 1,030*
Eleventh Week: (11th-17th): 991*
Week 12-17 (Feb 18th-Mar 31st): 5,435*
Week 19-29 (Apr 31st-Jun 22nd): 5,602*
Total: 42,222* (+5,602)
Other:
Total: 60,879* (+18,657)
Grand Total: 460,438* (+56,867)
4. 000+/- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Japan (Dec 8th-Jun 22nd): 212,060* (+8,995)
US (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 73,781* (+24,869)
Europe (Mar 22nd-Jun 22nd): 71,026* (+34,292)
Other (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 24,580* (+9,968)
Grand Total: 381,447 (+78,124) (Capcom has stated that the eShop sales numbers are quite impressive as well)
5. 003+ Lego City Undercover
US (Mar 18th-Jun 22nd): 193,698* (+90,488)
Europe (Mar 28th-Jun 22nd): 120,396* (+88,289)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 53,780* (+30,340)
Grand Total: 367,874* (+209,117)
6. 001- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 93,727* (+8,485)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 111,491* (+21,082)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 34,687* (+5,203)
Grand Total: 239,905* (+34,770)
7. 000+/- Just Dance 4
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 108,916* (+6,087)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 54,937* (+9,336)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 28,161 (+2,675)
Grand Total: 192,014* (+18,098)
8. 002- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 105,899* (+5,229)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 54,361* (+6,248)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 27,537* (+2,177)
Grand Total: 187,797* (+13,654)
9. 000+/- Scribblenauts: Unlimited
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 134,338* (+8,340)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 25,103* (+143)
Grand Total: 159,441* (+8,483)
10. 000+/- Assassin's Creed III
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 73,260* (+7,533)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 60,413* (+12,337)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 22,764* (+3,522)
Grand Total: 156,437* (+23,392)
11. 000+/- Batman: Arkham City
US (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 78,874* (+8,540)
Europe (Nov 30th-Jun 22nd): 50,304* (+12,377)
Other (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 22,110* (+3,656)
Grand Total: 151,288* (+24,573)
12. 000+/- Skylanders Giants
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 136,955* (+23,573)
13. 000+/- Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 108,882* (+12,801)
14. 000+/- ESPN: Sports Connection
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 97,714* (+12,200)
15. 000+/- Darksiders II
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 81,341* (+13,870)
16. 000+/- FIFA 13
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 79,822* (+13,888)
17. 005+ Dragon Quest X
Grand Total (Mar 30th-Jun 22nd): 71,516* (+38,214)
18. 001- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 67,806* (+9,478)
19. 011+ Game & Wario
Grand Total (Mar 28th-Jun 22nd): 58,758* (+36,267)
20. 001- Sing Party
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 55,884* (+3,315)
21. 001- Mass Effect 3
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 55,757* (+7,163)
22. NEW Injustice: Gods Among Us
Grand Total (Apr 16th-Jun 22nd): 46,266*
23. 001+ Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 40,637* (+10,528)
24. NEW Resident Evil: Revelations
Grand Total (May 21st-Jun 22nd): 40,189*
25. 000+/- Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 39,722* (+9,690)
26. 004- Transformers Prime
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 38,315* (+5,133)
27. 006- WipeOut 3 The Game
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 37,935* (+4,455)
28. 005- 007 Legends
Grand Total (Dec 7th-Jun 22nd): 36,917* (+3,954)
29. 003- Game Party: Champions
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 35,396* (+7,210)
30. 004- Madden NFL 13
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 33,541* (+3,584)
31. 000+/- Tank! Tank! Tank!
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 30,497* incomplete
32. 004- Ninja Gaiden 3
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 30,057* (+4,872)
33. 000+/- Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
Grand Total (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 29,964* (+18,421)
34. 005- Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 28,455* (+4,993)
35. 001- The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
Grand Total (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 19,811* (+9,174)
36. 001- NBA 2K13
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 18,151* (+8,738) incomplete
37. 005- Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Japan Only)
Grand Total (Feb 2nd-Jun 22nd): 15,591* (+3,307)
38. 001- The Amazing Spider-Man
Grand Total (Mar 5th-Jun 22nd): 14,721* (+9,576)
39. 003- Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII
Grand Total (Nov 18th-Jun 22nd): 9,470* (+3,112)
40. NEW The Croods: Prehistoric Party!
Grand Total (Mar 19th-Jun 22nd): 5,871
41. NEW Sniper Elite V2
Grand Total (May 25th-Jun 22nd): 1,773
Overall Games Sold Grand Total: 7,745,391 (+1,432,617)
Games Sold Per Console: 2.4451806801 (+0.205942127)
First & Second Party Games Sold: 4,448,910 (+765,281)
First & Second Party Games Sold Per Console: 1.40449833708 (+0.09785817)
Third Party Games Sold: 3,296,481 (+667,336)
Third Party Games Sold Per Console: 1.04068234302 (+0.108083956)
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Nintendo eShop Top 20 (Canada--Thank you Zeer0id from NeoGaf)
- Yoshi
- Super Mario World
- Nintendo Land
- Mega Man 2
- Super Metroid
- Mega Man X
- Game & Wario
- Trine 2: Director's Cut
- Mutant Mudds Deluxe
- Mega Man 3
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Little Inferno
- Mega Man 4
- Mario Bros.
- Mega Man
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- Kirby Super Star
- Wrecking Crew
- Kung Fu Rabbit
- Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
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