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Wii U sales in the U.S. in January are believed to have come in at "well under" 100,000 units, and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is the latest publishing executive to express concern over the system&rsqu🐻o;s performance, telling this month: "We think Wii U is a great machine. But it just has to sell more.” In February, Activision CEO the company was "somewhat disappointed with the launch of the Wii U”.

With the release of PS4 on the horizon, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox also expected to launch this year, killer exclusive software will prove crucial to Nintendo’s hopes of boosting Wii U sales. Among other 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:games in development, the platform holder is working on 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:two new Mario releases for Wii U - a 3D action title developed by the team behind the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Super Mario Galaxy series and a fresh 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mario Kart. Playable versions of b𝕴oth 🔜games will be present at this year’s E3 in June.