Retailers, publishers and Nintendo itself have all expressed disappointment over early Wii U hardware sales, but ther🌄e’s finally some positive momentum as new software releases have boosted adoption of the platform holder's latest console in both the UK and Japan.

In the UK, Wii U sales jumped by almost 125 per cent during the week ended March 23, retail sources have told . The success was attributed to the release of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, which is available as part of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a new hardware bundle, and a major sale at HMV thﷺat sa🅺w the Wii U Premium model discounted by £140.

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Until recently, Wii U has sorely missed new software, but fresh games aren’t the console’s only problem – we recently analysed the ways 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo can fix its console before it’s too late.