Nintendo has been in somewhat of a slump for a while now, although the company did experience some success when they released Mario Kart 8 for the Nintendo Wii U as it helped to boost the sales of the console. While Super Smash Bros. has yet to be released for the Wii U, could the game do the same for the console?
Well as it turns out the answer is yes. According to Nintendo America’s President Reggie Fils-Aime, it turns out that the pre-orders for the game are moving along pretty well, so much so that it even managed to exceed those of Mario Kart 8. Speaking to Bloomberg, Fils-Aime expressed his optimism that Super Smash Bros. will do for the Wii U what Mario Kart 8 did for the console.
“The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year. Our expectation is that the sell-through for Smash is going to be very strong, certainly on par with what we saw with Mario Kart 8. We think the impact on hardware will be similarly dramatic.” Of course it remains to be seen the exact impact sales of the game will have on Nintendo, but so far it looks pretty positive.
Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo Wii U will be released on the 21st of November. The 3DS version of the game has since been released to positive feedback, so we’re sure many gamers are looking forward to the Wii U version which will also include an 8-player mode.
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