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Multiple sales records of Nintendo in 2009

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Finishes 2009 having multiple Records by selling over 11.2 million U.S. units of its models; and . According to its press release, the has had the best year in gaming history.

“, and combined to sell more than 7 million units in the month of December alone,” said Cammie Dunaway, the executive Vice President of and marketing.

U.S. experienced a decline of 5.7 percent from 2008 with figure rounding up to 9.6 million units that were sold this year. has already pointed towards strong of the this year and talking about it has already topped 38.8 million units, which is quite high in terms of its predecessor the .

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Best year ever for Nintendo DS, Good year for Nintendo Wii as well

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

has released its figures. According to , it has been the best year ever for and a great year for as well.

They have revealed that the two models- and have sold a total combined of 11.2 million units in in 2009. According to them, it is a new calendar year record for any video game .

has saw volumes of 9.6 million units, which is lower by 5.7% as compared to 2008, but still it is an exceptional figure. They also told that 18.6% of the units were sold in November and December 2009 which implies that the company can expect good in 2010.

The lifetime volume of stands at 27.2 million units whereas it is 38.8 million units for , i.e. it is ahead of Gameboy Advance.

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The best selling console in Europe is Nintendo DS

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

has been announced in European history as becoming the best selling .

The family of , including the and also the , have now shifted more than 40 million units in only the market. boasted that the handheld achieved this milestone of success within five years and this is a new record.

In the same chart the claims to be the fastest selling home in the market by achieving the sale figure of 20 million within just three years.

Talking towards the software side, the Sports Resort has been shifted around 5 million copies in the 5 months after its release in the late July.

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Mad Catz announced new peripherals for Nintendo Wii and DS handheld

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Interactive has announced some of the new peripherals for and also for the handheld. is widely known for providing accessories for . Most of the new announcements of are related to portable gaming devices.

The of the is only getting the Wireless . This accessory of it will allow the gamer to pre-set a timer for number of hours they have planned to use the connection. It allows them to converse the power and also to be sure that they can access the service always. This new gadget of is usable with both AC power and also with batteries.

On the other hand, the and the version are becoming a larger array of . Out of the , most of them are specially designed to protect the device which can get damaged as it is used on the go.

The two examples are Suede Game Wallet and the Premium Suede Folio Case, priced at 14.99 and 19.99 dollars, are well designed to allow gamers to carry the handheld abreast of extra stylus peripherals and also game cases.

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Nintendo and Intel to develop new console

Monday, December 28th, 2009

and may join hands. This is the latest news coming from different sources. It is now much talked that both the giants could be in talks to develop new . It is also presumed that the new may be the inevitable successor to the .

may tempt to use its latest graphics processor, . This is also being assumed if the talk between the two implements.

Many also believed that in 2010 or early 2011 a HD system will be launched. It is presumed that the talks between and would be with regard to a next-gen as opposed to the re-jigged platform such as comparison between the and the /.

Well, lets wait and watch what happens. And also to watch whether this would be the right move for by ignoring options that are provided by ATI and Nvidia.

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First time PS3 outsells Nintendo in Japan

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

For the first time video-game outsold the of in . This data has been revealed by market researcher . It says that for the first time it had happened on a monthly basis in in the month of September. This was the result of the earlier price cut.

According to the data from August 31 to September 27 there were 309,939 PS3s sold. This was a monthly record for the in . ., the -based research firm said that ’s and handheld players sold a combined 297,060 units.

Sony had cut the price in of PlayStation 3 on September 3 by 25%. After discount the price stands to 29,980 i.e. $335. Sony also introduced a model that of one- third size of the original and it consumes 34% less power.

A same type of price cut in the U.S. market helped the -based company sell over one million units globally in just 3 weeks and it brought it closer to its annual target of thirteen million.

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Nintendo DS tops in August

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

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

The data of reveals that Sony sold 210,000 PlayStation 3s in the 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 .

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

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

Below is the details:

o - 552,900
o - 277,400
o - 215,400
o - 210,000
o - 140,300
o - 105,900

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DS sold more than other Nintendo products

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

is the buzz. It is selling more than the , more than the , and also more than the .

The third iteration of the has sold 6.86 million units globally. The more remarkable story is that the speed at which consumers have snapped the device up.

Denise Kaigler, Vice president of corporate affairs of of America, said that the has sold more units in the first 3 months in the than the original could manage. It was 1.7 million and the original was 1.38 million. It was even more than the (1.07 million) could manage. Not only this, it is also more than the (1.52 million) could manage.

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Nintendo sales chart takes a southward slope by 40%

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The previous quarter of financial statements was released by recently and it revealed that the demand for the and platforms may be slowing down henceforth in the face of the current recession. The net sale of have fallen by 40 percent if we compare it to the in the same period last year.

According to data the drop in net of has created a 66 percent fall in quarterly operating profit. To this report says that it is mostly due to slowing demand for the and also due to the strengthening position of the .

It is not surprising at all that both the and also the have been selling like the hottest of hotcakes for sometime and now it may finally be reaching a saturation point. Also do not forget to take the economic situation into account.

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Healthy sales of Nintendo DS portable console

Friday, July 17th, 2009

of America’s representatives have recently released an official response to the data of for June 2009. The data has focused on healthy the portable and also of its new Motion Plus accessory for the .

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

It has been also reported by that it has sold a total of 374,000 units of its new accessory for the . 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 and marketing of 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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