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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Nintendo systems accounted for 58.4%

Friday, April 17th, 2009

The Wii home console of Nintendo and also the Nintendo DS portable video game system comfortably led the U.S. sales last month. Giving a closer look to the data received from the independent NPD Group Pokémon Platinum Version for Nintendo DS has been the No. 2 video game in March. Nearly 805,000 units of this game has been sold. NPD Group tracks video game sales in the United States.

The Nintendo Wii tallied sales of about 601,000 last month where as Nintendo DS sold over half a million, even in advance of the April 5 launch of the new Nintendo DSi system. Both the game extended their lead as the best-selling video game systems of the present generation.

Cammie Dunaway, vice president (Sales & Marketing) of Nintendo of America said, “Nintendo systems accounted for 58.4% of the video game hardware sold in March, more than all other systems combined.” He also added that consumers continue to be attracted to the great value of Nintendo systems.

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Nintendo on the way of launching in US

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Nintendo is going to launch its latest version of the portable video game system in the United States. The expected date is April 5. The company will add 2 digital cameras to it and also an added feature of the ability to play with sound recordings.

The DSi that is at present available in its home country i.e. Japan will be costing $170 and will be available in 2 colors - black and blue. This is in fact the 3rd iteration of the most popular handheld gaming system on the planet. The DS Lite, its predecessor, comes at the cost of $130.

The new one that is going to be launched will be slimmer than the DS Lite, sports bigger screens and will include 2 digital cameras — one that will face outward and the other to point at the user when the device is flipped open. Nintendo likened them to a set of eyes.

The maker of Nintendo says, “If the touch screen gave Nintendo DS a sense of feel and the microphone allowed it to hear, the two cameras give DSi the sense of sight. With the use of the Nintendo DSi players can manipulate photos, mix all the images and even share them with friends.
The launch is announced when millions of people are turning to mobile games such as on the DS and on smart phones like Apple’s iPhone to themselves busy when free.

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