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Press Release: Nintendo Reports Third Quarter Financials For Fiscal Year 2009

Press Release: Nintendo Reports Third Quarter Financials For Fiscal Year 2009
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Global Sales Mark 17% Growth Over Previous Year

Despite nearly unprecedented strength of the yen against major foreign currencies, Nintendo Co., Ltd. on Thursday (Japan time) reported 9-month (April to December 2008) global sales of 1,536 billion yen, an increase of nearly 17% over the same period in 2007, along with 501 billion yen of operating profits, up 27% from a year ago. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Nintendo Co., Ltd. has exceeded the previous results for the same nine month period. At the same time, recurring and net profits for the same nine month periods each declined about 18% due to 174 billion yen of foreign currency reevaluation losses from assets held in currencies other than Japanese yen (such as bank deposits without forward exchange contracts).

Posted by Jake 29.01.2009 in All
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Mario Tennis Remake Tops Japanese Sales Charts

“New Play Control!” promises to add motion controls, wide screen support, and a maybe some new content to classic Gamecube titles.  It’s been done before, with Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, the idea definitely has merit – but western audiences will have to wait unil March to see if these “Wii-Makes” are worth revisiting.  Still, looking at Japanese sales can give us some idea how the New Play Control series will fare stateside.

Last week Mario Power Tennis for Wii topped Japanese sales charts, boasting a sales total of 56,509 according to Media Create.  This beat out first week sales of New Play Control! Pikmin by about 12,000 units.  What makes Mario Power Tennis more successful than Pikmin, or any of the other games released this week? It could be multiple things – for one, the Mario franchise is highly recognizable – sales could be driven by the inclusion of Nintendo’s popular characters.  In contrast, Pikmin is a little more obscure, and lacks the brand recognition to grab those extra sales.  And don’t discount the play style – Sold separately in Japan, Wii Sports still makes the top 20 on sales charts – motion controlled tennis could be a driving force in and of itself.

New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis and New Play Control! Pikmin hit American shores on March 09, 2009.

Which of these titles do you think will do better in the US market? Let us know in the comments!

Posted by Sean Buckley 24.01.2009 in All
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October Wii’s best month since December 2007

October Wii's best month since December 2007
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Starman apparently now provides invincibility from both Goombas and a crumbling economy. Power up!

In the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, Nintendo sold a staggering 800,000 Wii consoles in the United States during the month of October.

It was the best month for Wii sales since December 2007 and a sizable jump over September’s 687,000.

The nearest competitor, Microsoft sold 371,000 Xbox 360 consoles, less than half Nintendo’s total. According to NPD analyst Anita Frazier, the impressive jump in Wii sales can be attributed to a greater supply of hardware in stores.

Sony’s PlayStation 3 fared worst among home consoles, selling only 136,000 units for the month, less than half of Microsoft’s total.

Nintendo DS was second only to big-brother Wii in October with 491,000 units sold, more than twice Sony’s 193,000 PSP sales.

Americans spent a total of $494.74 million on video game hardware last month, a 5 percent increase over last October. Americans have spent $4.72 billion in 2008, a 14 percent improvement over 2007.

Posted by Derek 14.11.2008 in All
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