Things are starting to look up for Nintendo.
After reporting a profit for the year, the Japanese game company revealed today that Wii U sales were up about 15 percent when compared to the first four months of 2014. The 3DS was also up about 65 percent over the same period last year.
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As for games actually released in April, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D finished as the No. 5 best-selling software SKU in April. It is the first game that only works on the New Nintendo 3DS.
Things are busy at Nintendo. The company is working on a mobile deal with DeNA and an agreement with Universal to bring Nintendo-themed attractions to Universal theme parks. Nintendo is also working on a new system, the NX, but we won’t hear more about that until 2016.