Nintendo Says Super Smash Pre-Orders Set Record for Wii U
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Advance orders for Nintendo Co.’s coming Super Smash Bros. video game are at a record and may lift sales of the company’s struggling Wii U console during the holidays, Americas President Reggie Fils-Aime said.
Presales of the fighting game for Wii U, which reaches stores on Nov. 21, surpassed Mario Kart 8, Fils-Aime, president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, said yesterday in an interview at the New York headquarters of Bloomberg News. Interest in the game has generated optimism at Nintendo, which relies on popular titles to draw players to its consoles.