Super Mario 3D World: Struggling Already In Japan?

<p>With sales of Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s next-generation console&comma; the Wii U&comma; being in big trouble for quite some time now&comma; Nintendo must be pinning all hopes on this Christmas&&num;8217&semi; Super Mario 3D World to actually sell some units of hardware and inject some life into its struggling console&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If the sales in Japan are to be repeated in North America and Europe however&comma; then it may struggle to do just that&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In its first week on sale&comma; Super Mario 3D World sold around 99&comma;588 units which may initially sound fantastic but when you see that the game that beat it to the top of the charts&comma; Lightning Returns&colon; Final Fantasy XIII&comma; sold a staggering 277&comma;082 units you can&&num;8217&semi;t help but feel sorry for your favorite plumber and friends&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This must be terrible news for Nintendo who now face competition in the next-generation marketplace as both Sony&&num;8217&semi;s PS4 and Microsoft&&num;8217&semi;s Xbox One are now widely available to purchase throughout stores&comma; with both consoles selling over one million units within its first 24 hours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Can Nintendo turn this generation around do you think&quest; Let us know in the comments below&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gematsu&period;com&sol;2013&sol;11&sol;media-create-sales-111813-112413">Gematsu <&sol;a>via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nintendolife&period;com&sol;news&sol;2013&sol;11&sol;super&lowbar;mario&lowbar;3d&lowbar;world&lowbar;underwhelms&lowbar;on&lowbar;japanese&lowbar;chart&lowbar;debut">Nintendo Life<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;299d3518-46d0-4e3a-95d6-7c5a920fc321" alt&equals;"" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;