Smash Bros. Wii U sells over 490,000 units in the U.S., fastest-selling Wii U game ever

[Aielyn]

soony_xbone_U said:

Great sales. To bad no word on hardware impact.
On MK8 release, we got the 600% increase statement

The 600% increase number (actually, it was 666%) was in the UK, where sales data gets collected and released within just days of the end of the week. In the US, Nintendo generally waits for NPD data before releasing PR info regarding hardware sales. To demonstrate, here's the NoA press release just after MK8 release:

http://playeressence.com/nintendo-of-americas-official-press-release-for-mario-kart-8s-1-2-million-sales/