Nintendo: More than 4 million 3DS units sold in the U.S.
Nintendo said today it has sold more than 4 million units of its 3DS gaming handheld in the U.S., thanks to a big price cut and a wave of new software.
The strong surge during the holidays shows the 3DS isn’t dead, even though many wrote it off after its weak debut in March. In its first nine months, Nintendo said it sold more 3DS units than it did during the first nine months of … Continue Reading
Nintendo confirms new console on the way, reports profit drop
Nintendo confirmed rumors that it will release a new video game console in 2012 as a successor to the aging Wii console. The Japanese company made the announcement as it reported relatively weak sales and profits for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
Nintendo said it plans to release a new console to replace the Wii, which has sold more than 86 million units since its launch in 2006. The company will show a … Continue Reading
Sony to offer digital downloads for all games on its new NGP handheld
Sony will release digital versions of all new games alongside physical copies so gamers can download and begin playing games immediately on its newest portable gaming device, the Sony Next Generation Portable (NGP).
Digital distribution has become pretty popular because it removes the traditional barrier to buying games — having to drive or walk to a brick-and-mortar retail store and purchase it. Stores like Steam, a digital distribution front run by Valve, capitalize on impulse … Continue Reading
Nintendo reports so-so results and forecasts mixed unit sales ahead
Nintendo reported that its nine-month results today were respectable, despite the negative impact of a sharply rising yen which makes dollar-based sales look weaker. The sales include the all-important holiday selling season, where Nintendo fared reasonably well but couldn’t beat last year’s numbers.
The report shows that Nintendo has to start raising its game as it faces new competition from Apple and Sony. The latter announced it has a new portable game system coming this … Continue Reading
Nintendo says its sold 1.5M Wii and DS game systems during Black Friday week
Nintendo sold 1.5 million Wii console and DS handheld video-game systems during Black Friday week, according to the Japanese company.
The announcement by Nintendo’s American arm shows the company’s determination not to be counted out against heavy competition from Sony and Microsoft in the battle for consumers’ living rooms and pockets , a competitive landscape that’s growing ever more cluttered as smartphones and smart TVs add game and entertainment features which were once the sole … Continue Reading
Nintendo will expand social features with its new 3DS
Nintendo has drawn a lot of notice for its upcoming 3DS game handheld because it lets you watch stereoscopic 3D imagery without 3D glasses. But the new system, which debuts in March in the U.S., also has an expanded social networking feature that the Wall Street Journal says will be critical to its acceptance.
The 3DS is a big overhaul of the handheld DS that Nintendo first launched in 2004. The DS has sold more … Continue Reading
Nintendo reports loss due to weak sales and 3DS handheld delay
Living up to its downbeat forecast, Nintendo reported that it lost money for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, largely because of a strong yen, weak sales of the Wii and the company’s games, and a delay in the launch of the 3DS handheld gaming system.
Nintendo reported sales of 363 billion yen, down 33.7 percent from 548 billion yen a year ago. Operating income was down 48 percent to 54 million yen from a … Continue Reading
iPod Touch accounts for 38 percent of iPhone-compatible devices
Using a bit of clever math, app maker and market analyst firm Asymco has determined that about 38 percent of all 120 million reported iOS device sales are iPod Touches.
The company got the value by subtracting the 59.6 million iPhones and 3.2 million iPads sold through June (figures presented in Apple’s SEC filings) and the estimated July and August iPad and iPhone sales of 12 million — a combined 74.8M iPads and iPhones sold … Continue Reading
Console game sales shrink slightly in July, but StarCraft II makes PC game sales soar
Overall U.S. console game sales shrank 1 percent in July, continuing a weak trend that has persisted for much of the year. But sales of StarCraft II, which went on sale on July 27, were so strong that PC game sales rose 103 percent during the month. That game helped push the overall console and PC game sales for July to 4 percent growth, according to market researcher NPD Group.
The results show that it’s … Continue Reading
Report: U.S. video game sales rise in March, God of War III leads sales charts
Overall U.S. console game sales shrank 1 percent in July, continuing a weak trend that has persisted for much of the year. But sales of StarCraft II, which went on sale on July 27, were so strong that PC game sales rose 103 percent during the month. That game helped push the overall console and PC game sales for July to 4 percent growth, according to market researcher NPD Group.
The results show that it’s … Continue Reading
