2013 Wii U Sales Look Dismal

Wii U sales hit a low in January and February this year, according to the latest NPD data.

Nintendo's console sold just 57,000 units in January, managing to up that number to 64,000 in February. This is worse than any recorded week for the current-generation consoles (Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3). The Xbox was top of the hardware chart with 302,000.

Wii U sold 3 million by the end of December - a decent launch that outpaced most others in recent history - but sales have since fallen off a cliff as the console has suffered an almost total absence of new releases. Next week (the week after in Europe), Lego City Undercover will be the first significant game to be released for the console in four months.

Overall video game sales are down 25% on where they were last February in the US as the retail market continues to shrink. As ever, though, it's worth pointing out that NPD does not count digital sales, DLC or in-game purchases.

Thanks, Gamasutra.

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