Despite the Nintendo Wii U lagging behind the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in terms of unit sales, Nintendo is still on top of its game due to a recent report from Reuters Japan (translation via Nintendo Life) that states over 21 million amiibo units have been sold, with 10.6 Million units sold from April 1 onwards.
According to the report, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima confirmed the figures and Nintendo of America has also stated that over 7 million of those amiibo sold were in the United States alone. The report also explains that these numbers are expected to keep climbing as new amiibo specifically for "Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer" will release soon.
GameRant has also discovered a financial report from Nintendo which was initially shared to its shareholders. The document reveals that amiibo sales between April 1 and Sept. 30 generated over $1.7 Billion with approximately $1.2 billion of that sum coming from sales outside Japan.
Stock for amiibo constantly runs out, particularly in the United States as specific amiibo figures are often available in a very limited supply and many are only available through particular dealers instead of being massively available in all retail stores. As previously reported, Nintendo is re-stocking several amiibo in order to meet growing demands.
Despite Wii U sales concerningly low, GameRant does point out that the company is still making up for it with amiibo sales and with the growing sales of the 3DS and the new Wii U game "Splatoon." The game has reportedly sold over 2.4 million units since May while the 3DS sold over 2.28 million units within a six-month period.
More amiibo are expected to come as "Splatoon" and the new game "Super Mario Maker" make full use of these figures. Other Wii U titles that are still scheduled to release may also make good use of amiibo, although at this point there is no word regarding how "The Legend of Zelda" WiiU will utilize amiibo or if it will use them at all.
