'Wii U had its strongest year yet thanks to the highly anticipated software lineup and the introduction of the amiibo platform,' said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. for Nintendo 3DS, which has already surpassed 2 million combined physical and digital units sold in a little more than three months, and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, which have combined to sell over 2.6 million physical and digital units in their first six weeks. This was primarily fueled by Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 3DS also had a strong December, including its largest month ever for first-party software sales. This helped total hardware and software sales in 2014 increase by more than 29 percent and more than 75 percent, respectively, over sales in 2013.

Wii U established new benchmarks for hardware and software sales in a single month in December. Wii U Closes 2014 with Biggest Month of Sales in Its History The improved console will be accompanied by The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate along with each game's respective special edition 3DS systems. Nintendo recently offered a worldwide launch date for the company's new 3DS system during this week's Nintendo Direct presentation the C-Stick-sporting console will arrive on February 13 for $200. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby also combined to sell 2.6 million copies in the remastered games' first six weeks. for 3DS eclipsed 2 million copies sold since the game launched this past fall. On the handheld side of Nintendo's lineup, Super Smash Bros.

Nintendo said that total hardware and software sales increased 'by more than 29 percent and more than 75 percent, respectively, over sales in 2013.' As of December, the publisher said that amiibo sales were 'approximately equal' to that of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U sold 1.3 million copies during the year, though sales of the company's amiibo figurines were 'nearly twice' that of Nintendo's Mario brawler on Wii U. The publisher also noted that Super Smash Bros. Mario Kart 8 sold 1.7 million copies in 2014 both digitally and at retail in the United States according to the NPD Group, Nintendo revealed in a press release.

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