In a recent interview with Reuters, President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata discussed Wii U sales during the Christmas holidays. Mr. Iwata stated that the sales of the latest Wii U console are steady but not at the level the original Wii had accomplished. Here is what Mr. Iwata had to say to Reuters:

“At the end of the Christmas season, it wasn’t as though stores in the U.S. had no Wii U left in stock, as it was when Wii was first sold in that popular boom. But sales are not bad, and I feel it’s selling steadily.”

“It was the first time Nintendo released two models of the game console at the same time … and I believe there was a challenge with balancing this. Specifically, inventory levels for the premium, deluxe package was unbalanced as many people wanted that version and couldn’t find it.”