sonicfan1373 on 27 November 2013
These are not full week sales (only 3 days), according to Famitsu Nintendo sold between 40%-60% of their initial shipment in 3 days (the situation is similar with Final Fantasy XIII-3 ). Therefore, I do not think the situation is all that bad. In terms of console sales, you must consider the fact that the Wii U hardware just got a major boost in Japan at the beginning of November thanks to Wii Party U and the new value bundles (sales prior to these bundles hovered around 3000) and I am sure the idea of Mario launching on the system in less than a month helped with the boost. Overall, considering Japan has transformed into a handheld dominant market, the Wii U console and Super Mario 3D World sales are just about where I expect them to be.
