Nintendo says Wii shipments have now passed 67 million, but sales ...
by Dean Takahashi
Looks like Mario was not enough to make a spectacular holiday season Nintendo. Nintendo reported lackluster results for the first nine months of the year, with both profits and sales fell because of recession, a strong yen, hardware prices and weakening demand.
The result was 2.1 billion U.S. dollars for the first nine months to 31 December, from 9.4 percent the previous year. Revenues for the first nine months were $ 13.1 billion, up 23 percent over the previous year.While these comparisons are disappointing, the company is still spanking his rivals Sony and Microsoft in the video game console wars.
Nintendo has no quarterly figures. The nine-month figures are not surprising. Nintendo had to release a relatively weak game line-up in the fall with the retreading New Super Mario Bros. game than just first class. But everything is relative, of course. A poor season means that controls for the Nintendo Wii games, only the top-ten list of best selling games (six out of ten titles) in the U.S. in December.
The Japanese company said it has now shipped more than 67 million Wii game consoles and 510 million games. The DS handheld has now more than 125 million units sold and 688 million games. These are obviously impressive numbers. But they are not enough for Nintendo optimistic.
The company left unchanged its forecast for the fiscal year. Overall, it is expected to sell 20 million Nintendo Wii consoles in the fiscal year ending 31st March 2010, compared to 25.9 million units in the previous year. DS sales are expected to be 30 million DS games are expected to top 150 million hit.
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Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen
Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge
DS Lite doesn't just play DS games – it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks
Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game
Powerful dual processors bring 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering
Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen
Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge
Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game
DS Lite doesn't just play DS games – it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks
Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen
Powerful dual processors bring 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering
Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen
Powerful dual processors bring 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering
Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game
DS Lite doesn't just play DS games – it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks
Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge
Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge
Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen
DS Lite doesn't just play DS games – it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks
Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game
Powerful dual processors bring 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering
DS Lite doesn't just play DS games – it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks
Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game
Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen
Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge
Powerful dual processors bring 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering
DS Lite doesn't just play DS games – it also features an additional port for Game Boy Advance Game Paks
Powerful dual processors bring 3D graphics to life with lightning-fast rendering
Twin ultra bright LCD screens that combine crisp, punchy colors, along with touch-screen technology on the lower screen
Ready to take on the world? With Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you can connect wirelessly, chat with friends while you play and compete with Nintendo DS owners across the globe. All you need to play is a Nintendo DS and a Wi-Fi-ready game
Get up to 19 hours continuous gameplay on one charge
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Looks like Mario was not enough to make a spectacular holiday season Nintendo. Nintendo reported lackluster results for the first nine months of the year, with both profits and sales fell because of recession, a strong yen, hardware prices and weakening demand. 
ReutersNintendo's DS and Wii global sales for past 3 fiscal quarters and Life To Date The DS hardware numbers account for the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, and Nintendo DSi. For lifetime sales (as of December 2009) of the Wii, Strong holiday sales fail to counter Nintendo's declining profitsNintendo: 125 Million DS, 65 Million Wiis Sold Worldwideall 261 news articles »
PC WorldAccording to Nintendo, the Nintendo DS models -- Nintendo DS Lite and DSi -- sold over 11.2 million US units combined in 2009, which the company says sets a Nintendo Shines Strong in 2009 with Multiple Sales RecordsWhere does New Super Mario Bros. go next?Nintendo's Wii and DS top December US salesall 299 news articles »
Telegraph.co.ukThe new Nintendo DS XL has dual screens that are 93% larger than the DS Lite. It will go on sale in March The console will be available in wine red and dark Nintendo DSi XL Gaming Console Comes To UK In MarchExtra-large Nintendo DS on sale in Europe in MarchNintendo DSi XL goes on sale March 5 - -all 127 news articles »
