Q1 2013: 190k

Q1 2014: 201k

Up 11,000 units in the US this Q.

However Worldwide it is down, as Japan has seen a big drop

Japan
Q1 2013: 227k

Q1 2014: 164k

Down 63k YOY.

Europe is an unknown, but it is A) by far WiiU's weakest region but B) trends like the US, so it could be down, flat, or up, but either way it won't be by much, not enough to offset being down 52k WW.

So partially good news for WiiU in the US, at the least it's stable, but not so good news in Japan and overall, Worldwide.

Sad really, but Nintendo only has themselves to blame. They assured us they wouldn't be any dry periods for games this year, software sales tell a different story. Over three months between DK & MK8, games like Lego and Cabela don't count as far as I'm concerned.

Interesting, kinda supports the notion US is more gamer hardcore the likes of buying all the consoles. As its doing the best job supporting all 3.

Yeah the situation is dire. Wii U is coming off a horrible year and it is basically flat after it built a year worth library, cut the price and so on.
I wonder how much effect Mario Kart will have, how many Nintendo fans already have a system, I would imagine a lot, cause I personally don't see a reason to buy that console. Not much time now.

Its not just about the games. It's also about the performance of the console and its pricing.

I keep reading on this forum that great games will save wii u. Great games didn't save the Dreamcast.

More than anything though its about decent marketing.

It's about appealing to an audience. That means everything has to play a part. But at the end of the day, they can't appeal to the core or your average gamer because A) no third party support, B) online is lacking compared to competition, C) few core exclusives, D) can't/won't afford to money hat the big stuff, E) underpowered, F) console/company image goes against them.

Casuals ... it's too expensive, it's not fresh and unique like Wii, they're burnt out on the casual stuff (Just Dance, Wii series ect).

WiiU is perfect for some Nintendo fans, but you have a hard case selling it to anyone else.

?? NO!

US have a reason to buy all 3 consoles however. Xbox is the most powerful brand coming off of last gen, PS4 is the popular new console and Wii U is Nintendo and the US have Nintendo nostalgia.

EU give little fucks about Xbox and the blunder they made with XBO didnt help, Nintendo nostalgia and Nintendo in general were never popular due to the NES and SNES never truly taking off over there, EU is Sonyland.

Japan give little fucks about console gaming, especially with the limited games targeted at them... its kinda that simple =P
They get there Nintendo fix on 3DS.

Last point to make. US has a high population of people with the dissposable income to pay for these kinds of luxuries, sales naturally should be higher

OT: Congrats I guess 

Isnt the WiiU selling less in entire Europe than Japan?

I really want a WiiU, have already got 6 games for it! But 300 euro is too much, ~200 euro is when the product is appealing to me.

when you have one major retail game for the entire quarter - at a time where momentum means everything - you kinda deserve the shitty sales. Nintendo better have a spectacular strategy post Mario kart 8 - the game alone isn't strong enough maintain strong sales for long - it needs to be a one-two-three-four-five mega combo if they hope to have some sort of chances to turn things around.