Yesterday Nintendo's third-quarter earnings were announced, and the company revealed that lifetime sales of its Wii U console are now 9.2 million units.
The traditionally strong holiday sales season included the release of high profile games such as Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The quarter saw Wii U sales just shy of 2 million units, with the official number standing at 1.91 million. That number represents almost two-thirds of sales for the 9 months of Nintendo's fiscal year so far.
These numbers point to Nintendo being on track to meet its internal estimate of 3.6 million units sold during the fiscal year. The total now stands at 3.03 million, with 3 months left in the company's fiscal year.
Mario Kart 8 sold 4.77 million copies during the quarter, and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sold 3.39 million copies.
Nintendo also posted positive earnings for Q3, putting it on-track to end its streak of yearly losses that began in FY2011.
However, the Wii U remains behind Xbox One and PS4 lifetime sales, despite the fact that the Wii U had a head start on its competitors. Worldwide sales of the PlayStation 4 recently exceeded 18.5 million units, while the Xbox One became the most popular selling console in November in the US and UK.
