Soundwave said:
It's actually not unusual for a Nintendo console to put up these numbers around this time of year, actually, GameCube did similar things. Nintendo always enjoys a very nice holiday gift giving boost in December in Japan: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=94756669&postcount=33 GameCube, 2001: Week 49, 52,806 Week 50, 100,882 Week 51, 168,268 Week 52, 130,719 GameCube, 2002: Week 49, 39,849 Week 50, 44,902 Week 51, 66,410 Week 52, 60,290 GameCube, 2003: Week 49, 38,264 Week 50, 55,962 Week 51, 128,502 Week 52, 168,766 Wii U, 2012: Week 49, 308,570 Week 50, 130,653 Week 51, 122,356 Week 52, 76,760 Wii U, 2013: Week 49, 46,773 Week 50, 72,982 Week 51, 119,159 With the exception of that dissapointing GameCube 2002 in Japan that's fairly consistent across the board. Guess the Japanese really don't like Zelda/Metroid (Wind Waker and Prime 1) versus Mario and Smash.
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