Wii U: Nintendo shifts 400,000 consoles in U.S. launch week

Nintendo managed to sell 400,000 Wii U consoles across America last week, marking an impressive launch week for the company's latest hardware. Nintendo of American head Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed more stats in a new interview. Check them out below.

Speaking with CNET, Fils-Aime confirmed that across Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS, Nintendo sold around 1.2 million consoles in America alone last week. Black Friday sales were cited as a key driver in sales, helping Wii U's launch figures trump the original Wii, which sold 300,000 units during its first week on sale.

Although it only launched on November 18th in the States, Fils-Aime stated that "Wii U is essentially sold out of retail," and that Nintendo is now working to replenish stock, adding, "Retailers are also doing their best to get the product to store shelves. But as soon as product hits retail, they're selling out immediately."

Although Wii U is currently selling faster than its predecessor, Fils-Aime couldn't foresee a repeat of stock shortages that befell the original Wii, and explained, "Wii was a unique phenomenon. You couldn't walk into a retailer and buy a Wii until spring of 2009.

"We've certainly learned many lessons from that and we are replenishing retailers more quickly this time around. We are looking to have as much product into retail as possible. It's driven by consumer response."

Wii U launches across UK and Europe from November 30th. Will you be getting one at launch? Let us know below.

Thanks Eurogamer.