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DS on the way of becoming best seller of all time

Friday, May 14th, 2010

This time Nintendo is expecting a dent in profits and this is for the first time if we count the last six years of this gaming giant. The sales Wii maker and also of Nintendo DS took a plunge and it has been dropped by 23 percent.

Nearly ten percent the profits fell of the company but it seems to them that the worst will soon be faded out. based in Kyoto, Japan.

Based in Kyoto, Japan, the Nintendo DS was running very closely second behind the PlayStation 2. Nintendo is expected to become the top in sales by this year end.

NPD Group’s Anita Frazier said, “The NDS is approaching the PS2 as the best-selling hardware system of all time”.

On the other hand the competitor Microsoft reported in the begining of this year of reaching the sales figure of more than 40 million Xbox 360s. According to the current figures, the PlayStation 3 of Sony has sold 33.5 million units. More than 71 million is the sales figure of Wii and the Nintendo DS are has sold so far about 129.

Nintendo is also planning of launching a 3DS version by this year end and this will be offering 3D technology, sans 3D glasses.

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Nintendo DS tops in August

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

The sales of video game for the month of August this year was down from the previous year. But not for all. The PlayStation 3 sales were considerably up from the month prior. It sold roughly the twice amount. Let us give a thank note to the mid-month price drop.

The data of NPD Group reveals that Sony sold 210,000 PlayStation 3s in the United States last month. There was a $100 drop that took an effect at some of the retailers as early as August 18th. It likely translated to a price conscious boost in sales.

Oh yes, the Xbox 360 sales also experienced a late August drop. It got a minor boost.

Nintendo DS sold over half a million units in the month of August. It was a DS Lite and DSi combined.

Below is the details:

o Nintendo DS - 552,900
o Wii - 277,400
o Xbox 360 - 215,400
o PlayStation 3 - 210,000
o PSP - 140,300
o PlayStation 2 - 105,900

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Healthy sales of Nintendo DS portable console

Friday, July 17th, 2009

Nintendo of America’s representatives have recently released an official response to the US sales data of NPD Group for June 2009. The data has focused on healthy sales the Nintendo DS portable console and also of its new Motion Plus accessory for the Wii.

In the month of June the Nintendo DS sale was 766,000 units. To this figure the company had said that it is more than all other consoles combined. Nintendo said that out of this sale figure, 424,000 units were of the new Nintendo DSi and 342,000 units are of the original Nintendo DS Lite.

It has been also reported by Nintendo that it has sold a total of 374,000 units of its new MotionPlus accessory for the Wii. In this sale about 169,000 units were sold in a standalone package and 205,000 units were packaged with EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10.

Vice president of sales and marketing of Nintendo of Ameriaca said, “More consumers continued to gravitate toward products that offer quality experiences and great value for the whole family.”

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Nintendo outsells competition nearly 2 to 1 last month

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Video game sales graph showed a southward ride by 23% in May. This has been revealed by latest data from NPD Group. The bright spot of this report is the ongoing domination by Nintendo, whose hardware and associated games outsold the competition by nearly 2 to 1.

The CNET’s Lance Whitney report says, “NPD blamed most of the decline on the lack of blockbuster games rather than the weak economy. The report noted that last year’s sales were boosted by the launch of popular software titles such as Grand Theft Auto IV. Nintendo’s Wii Fit also was a hot commodity in 2008.”

Check the below top 10:

1. UFC 2009 Undisputed(THQ) Xbox 360 - 679,600
2. Wii Fit(Nintendo) Wii - 352,800
3. EA Sports Active(EA) Wii - 345,800
4. UFC 2009 Undisputed(THQ) PS3 - 334,400
5. Infamous(Sony) PS3 - 175,900
6. Pokemon Platinum(Nintendo) DS - 168,900
7. Mario Kart(Nintendo) Wii - 158,300
8. Punch Out!!(Nintendo) Wii - 156,900
9. X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged(Activision) Xbox 360 - 120,700
10. Wii Play(Nintendo) Wii - 109,800