News: 10.5 million Amiibos shipped worldwide

The US proving to be a lucrative market for the toy figures.

5.7 million units had shipped by December 31, 2014, meaning that almost 5 million more were shipped worldwide in the following three months.

"It is safe to say that we achieved very strong growth even in the period immediately after the year-end sales season was over," said Iwata. "Our assessment is that people purchase additional amiibo figures without any seasonal bias, as they are relatively more affordable than video game titles."

Iwata also revealed that the US and Canada had been a major market for Amiibo sales, with 66 per cent of the toys' most recent shipment...

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