Smash Bros. is a much desired game, a surprising fact to no one. But at this point, it’s actually the MOST desired game for the Wii U. According to Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime, the pre-orders for Super Smash Bros. Wii U have exceeded Mario Kart 8 ’s numbers, which was the original most desired game on the Wii U. Mario Kart 8 went on to sell 3.5 million copies, one of the best selling games on the Wii U thus far.
Unfortunately, Reggie did not provide a specific number for the amount of Smash pre-orders that came down the pipe. However, he does think that Smash will spur sales of the console. “The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” he said. “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.”
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Source: Gamespot