With Mario in the driver's seat, Wii U sales reportedly improve.
Wii U console sales in the United States reached approximately 230,000 units in November, a reliable industry source has informed us.
While official sales numbers have not been released, Nintendo did state via a press release that sales of the Wii U console increased 340% from October. From April through September, Nintendo sold 460,000 units worldwide, meaning Nintendo still needs to sell around 8 million systems by the end of March to reach their annual target of 9 million in sales.
Also revealed in the press release were sales of approximately 215,000 for Super Mario 3D World, the marquee Wii U title released on November 22.