The release of DSi boosted nintendo DS sales

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Released in the month of April, Nintendo DSi is on the way to increase the sales of the Nintendo made handheld by over 175 per cent year over year that is quite the performance. This statement is said by Mike Hickey, an industry analyst. He is currently working for Janco Partners.

The main reason is the increased price of the DSi. Hence, it brings in more revenue than the previous one, DS Lite. But yes, the sales volumes of DSi is also said to be higher.

The new handheld should also increase the hardware sales for the month of April by 25 per cent where as the software revenue should be declining by 20 per cent in the same period of 2008. This is just because no other game on the magnitude of Grand Theft Auto IV or Mario Kart Wii has been released in 2009. Some other analysts also say that the decline in the NPD Group numbers for the April month could be as much as 17 per cent.

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