Sailing away to sales success

Trade publication MCV has revealed that the release of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD has caused a 685% increase in Wii U console sales in the United Kingdom — however, it's not been revealed exactly how many units that jump entails.

The news backs up Nintendo's stance that games are vital to the success of any system, as Nintendo UK head of consumer marketing James Honeywell explains:

We have long believed that software sells hardware and it's great to see that reaffirmed this week with an uplift of Wii U hardware sales to coincide with the launch of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD.

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[source videogamer.com]