| Nintendo Co., Ltd., today announced consolidated first-quarter financial results for the three-month period between April and June 2009. While the company reported the third highest sales and profits in its history for this period, sales and profits were down compared to the same three-month period in 2008, largely due to two factors. First, the valuation of the yen in 2009 is higher compared to the dollar and euro than it
was in 2008. Second, in 2008 Nintendo front-loaded the first half of the year with top-selling games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit, while in 2009 major Nintendo game launches fall in the second half of the calendar year. Accordingly, Nintendo made no revisions to its half and full fiscal year financial forecasts. Other highlights announced by Nintendo today include the following cumulative
shipment figures from launch through the end of June 2009:
- Wii hardware: 52.62 million worldwide
- Wii software: 384.09 million worldwide
- Nintendo DS hardware: 107.75 million worldwide (of those, Nintendo DSi hardware accounts for 6.68 million)
- Nintendo DS software: 596 million
Consolidated financial results for April-June 2009 in millions of yen:
|
April-June 2009 |
April-June 2008 |
% change |
| Net Sales |
253,498 |
423,380 |
-40.1 |
| Operating Income |
40,401 |
119,192 |
-66.1 |
| Ordinary Income |
64,824 |
176,892 |
-63.4 |
| Net Income |
42,316 |
107,267 |
-60.6 |
Unit sales forecast for April 2009-March 2010:
- Wii hardware: 26 million worldwide
- Wii software: 220 million worldwide
- Nintendo DS hardware: 30 million worldwide
- Nintendo DS software: 180 million worldwide
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