Nintendo of America have confirmed that over 460,000 Wii U consoles were sold across the country in December, according to sales data from the NPD Group.

This means that within the 41 days since launch, the install base across North America has reached 890,000 units generating revenue of $300 million.

In comparison, Nintendo explains that the Wii achieved slightly less than this at $270 million at the same point within its lifecycle.

The company also confirmed that New Super Mario Bros. U has sold more than 580,000 units, with an attach rate of more than 65 percent. Which clearly shows that the Italian plumber can still draw in the crowds.

“While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has surpassed its predecessor in perhaps the most important category: revenue generation,” comments Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales & marketing.

“The demand for the Deluxe SKU, which was essentially sold out at retail this holiday, and the strong attach rate of New Super Mario Bros. U, shows that we have the value and the games to drive momentum in 2013.

“We look forward to offering great new experiences and bringing smiles to millions of new faces throughout the year.”

nice PR talk, no gimme the games!!!

very PR talk but the WiiU is doing fantastic for Nintendo. Do they make money on each system sold?

Nintendo needs to sell two games per console to gain profits. Although their revenue has been very high, enough to increase their stock.

Now for the people that already own NSMBU... give us more games!

wow really? didnt know it cost them that much to make the system. There is no chance of a price drop in the first year or so then :(

NSMBU has been quite impressive but just because Wii U is making more doesn't mean it's doing better.
Afterall, the Wii U costs more than the Wii. (Not sure if that affects anything but it's something that I noticed.)

Do you have a source for the two games?  I thought the last news we had was just that Reggie was wrong for saying it was just one game.  Unless there's been something even newer since then that I've missed!

There is no source, and the revenue gain over the wii is a joke, the wii was supply constrained so its potential revenue was never realized and the Wii U costs 50-100 dollars more at retail.

"...The number is more than one, but the company declined to say the exact number." - Mercury News.