Pre-orders for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U have exceeded those of Mario Kart 8 and are at a record high, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has told Bloomberg. The company expects the effect on Wii U hardware sales will be significant.

“The launch of Mario Kart 8 has essentially doubled our Wii U sales year-on-year,” said Fils-Aime. “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.”

According to Fils-Aime more consoles in homes Nintendo could generate increased support from third-party publishers with high-profile games not currently available on Wii U.

“Consumers buy the hardware so they can play the software,” he said. “When you have a robust library of games, that’s when consumers jump in.”

Nintendo recently announced that Wii U sales between April and September this year are double that of the same period last year and that worldwide Wii U sales currently sit at 7.29 million units shipped.

* Game Revolution - 10/10

* Toronto Sun - 10/10

* GamesBeat - 9.8/10

* Digital Chumps - 9.8/10

* IGN Italia - 9.6/10

* NintendOn - 9.6/10

* Destructoid - 9.5/10

* The Jimquisition - 9.5/10

* EGM - 9.5/10

* Gaming Age - 9.5/10

* XGN - 9.4/10

* GameKult - 9+

* CVG - 9/10

* Nintendo Enthusiast - 9/10

* GameZone - 9/10

* Hardcore Gamer - 9/10

* USgamer - 9/10

* Technobuffalo - рекомендовано к покупке

* Post Arcade - 8/10

О да, глубочайший гемплей с тремя кнопками и все под соусом глубочайшей игровой механики уровня 5Б.

Battlefield
Big Battlefield
Final Destination
Mushroom Kingdom U
Mario Galaxy
Delfino Plaza (Brawl)
Mario Circuit
Mario Circuit (Brawl)
Luigi’s Mansion (Brawl)
Jungle Hijinx
Congo Jungle (64)
Skyloft
Bridge of Eldin (Brawl)
Temple (Melee)
Pyrosphere
Norfair (Brawl)
Port Town Aero Dive (Brawl)
Woolly World
Yoshi’s Island (Melee)
The Great Cave Offensive
Halberd (Brawl)
Orbital Gate Assault
Lylat Cruise
Kalos Pokemon League
Pokemon Stadium 2 (Brawl)
Onett (Melee)
Coliseum
Castle Siege
Flat Zone X
Palutena’s Temple
Skyworld
Gamer
Garden of Hope
Town and City
Smashville
Wii Fit Studio
Boxing Ring
Gaur Plain
Duck Hunt
75m
Wrecking Crew
Pilotwings
Wuhu Island
Windy Hill
Dr. Wily’s Castle
Pac-Land

там еще уровни с virtual console игр будут. В одной игре штук 20 игр.

Так они же в виде демо-версий, или нет?

Да, я именно это и написал.

Не понимаю смысла в этом. Хотя наверно они на продажи полных версий очень сильно влияют.

Тем временем в США наступил дефицит адаптеров для кубовских контроллеров. Люди пишут, что их нет ни в каких магазинах, а цены на eBay взлетели до $80.