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Thursday, 06 May 2010 15:34 | Written by wraggster |
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DS sales have surpassed Game Boy's, according to Nintendo's latest financial report. The company sold 27.11 million DS units in the year ended March 31, 2010, taking life-to-date sales to 128.89 million. "In spite of lower unit sales versus last year, Nintendo DS life-to-date sales have surpassed the Game Boy series, which was released in 1989 and became the biggest selling handheld gaming device worldwide," the firm said. Notable performers over the 12 month period were Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver, Tomodachi Collection and The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, which shifted 8.4 million, 3.2 million and 2.61 million copies respectively. Nintendo also sold 20.53 million Wiis during the year, pushing lifetime sales to 70.93 million. "This is the largest cumulative unit sales performance for console hardware in our company's history," the company said. During the financial year, Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus moved 16.14 million, 14.7 million and 12.65 million copies respectively. Nevertheless, Nintendo reported a drop in annual sales and profit. Sales fell 22 per cent to £10.1 billion, while profit declined 18 per cent to £1.6 billion. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=245530?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS Add new comment
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010 17:26 | Written by wraggster |
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Reggie Fils-Aime has said that Nintendo hasn't experienced any decline in DS sales following the vastly successful launch of the iPad a month ago. Nintendo's COO told CNBC that the platform holder had in fact set two new sales records for the year so far, adding that it was still experiencing great momentum with the handheld, despite the iPad selling one million devices in a month. "We have not seen any impact on our DS business. In the first three months we've set two new sales records for the Nintendo DS," said Fils-Aime. "We think that through April, we'll have the best four month time period to kick off a new calender year that we've ever had with the device. So certainly we're seeing momentum, they're seeing momentum - I think two products can succeed at the same time." He added that Nintendo was constantly looking at how it could expand its products, and highlighted several incentives coming from the company this year - notably the 3DS. "What we see with consumers is that they certainly do want something new. We're constantly looking at what else we could do with our products," he said. "We've mentioned that at this coming E3 in June we'll be showcasing a new 3DS so 3D capability with a handheld product. We think the consumer is going to be very interested in that news." In order to keep driving Nintendo Wii sales, Fils-Aime drew attention to a new Wii bundle in the US, incorporating the new black console, Wii Sports Resort and the Wii Motion Plus controller. "We're looking to continue driving [...] momentum by adding more value to the package," he said. "Over the last four months consumers have bought over five million Wii consoles. That amount is equal to the entire amount our competitors have sold over the previous 12 months." Fils-Aime said that over a million customers had now signed up to the new Netflix service, which would be aggressively marketed throughout May. He added that software too would keep driving demand for the Wii - "We've had great software and we've got great software coming," he said. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/fils-aime-ipad-has-had-zero-impact-on-ds-sales
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 17:16 | Written by wraggster |
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Official Nintendo Magazine will make a "world exclusive" Nintendo reveal in its 57th issue, released June 16. The mag says: "Speaking of the future, you may want to mark Wednesday 16 June in your diary. We'll be revealing world exclusive details on a top secret new game in the next issue of ONM. We had to make sure we cover this new game which is why ONM 56 and 57 are both being released on a Wednesday rather than a Friday as usual." For the record, June 16 is slap bang in the middle of E3 - so you know it's going to be good. Speculate away, kids. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=245410?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
Tuesday, 04 May 2010 20:50 | Written by wraggster |
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Nintendo’s first 3D system, the Virtual Boy, wasn’t a home run, but Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo of America, is optimistic about the Nintendo 3DS. "We’ve mentioned that this coming E3, in June, we’ll be showcasing a new 3DS with 3D capability in a handheld product. We think the consumer is going to be very interested in that news,” Fils-Aime said in a televised interview with CNBC. The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld system with a 3D screen that does not require special glasses. Rumored features include a 3D joystick and force feedback. But, will the consumer “pay up for it”, the reporter asked. “Well, we certainly do, and again as long as you provide great new experiences and great value we’ve seen in this category the consumer is willing to participate,” Fils-Aime answered. What kind of “great new experiences” would the Nintendo 3DS need to have for you to participate in buying it? http://www.siliconera.com/2010/05/04/reggie-fils-aime-on-nintendo-3d-interest/
Monday, 03 May 2010 21:35 | Written by wraggster |
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News via http://ideasemu.biz/ Actarus has released a new version of the DS Emulator for Windows Final version 1.0.3.5, here's the changelog :
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