Nintendo Reveals Big Increase in 3DS Hardware Sales Thanks to Smash Bros

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 16, 2014

News: Nintendo has just released some figures on how Super Smash Bros did in its first couple of days as well as the increase in 3DS units sold.

Nintendo has revealed the first half of October has been incredibly successful for them thanks to Super Smash Bros for 3DS. Nintendo has revealed that Super Smash Bros for 3DS sold around 705,000 units in two days with more than 135,000 downloads off of the eShop. Super Smash Bros for 3DS is the reason that Nintendo saw a 55% increase in 3DS sales in September selling over 140,000 units.

Sales of Wii U hardware also saw double-digit increases in September, increasing by nearly 50 percent over sales in August. These gains were driven in particular by two software titles: Hyrule Warriors and Mario Kart 8. Hyrule Warriors launched on Sept. 26 and has already sold more than 190,000 combined units in the U.S. alone. Mario Kart 8 sold nearly 60,000 combined units in its fifth month on the market, bringing its lifetime total in the U.S. to nearly 1.2 million total units.

A great lineup of games for Wii U begins on Oct. 26 with Bayonetta 2, the Wii U exclusive that currently holds a 91 score on Metacritic. That continues with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on Nov. 21 and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on Dec. 5. Also launching on Nov. 21 isamiibo, Nintendo's foray into the toys-to-life category. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will be the first game to launch with amiibo integration. Other games that will support amiibo include Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10 and Yoshi's Woolly World, with more to come. More details about compatibility and functionality of amiibo may be found at http://amiibo.com.

The 3DS will also receive another boost on November 21 when Pokemon: Omega Ruby and Pokemon: Alpha Sapphire are released. Do you own a 3DS and/or a Wii U? Did you pick up Super Smash Bros for 3DS? If not, do you plan on doing so in the future? Let us know what you think below.