On my break from studying here's some quick numbers:
LTD Shipments (as of end of March 2009)
DS- 101.78
Wii- 50.39
Within the Fiscal year (April 2008 to March 2009)
DS- 31.18
Wii- 25.95
On my break from studying here's some quick numbers:
LTD Shipments (as of end of March 2009)
DS- 101.78
Wii- 50.39
Within the Fiscal year (April 2008 to March 2009)
DS- 31.18
Wii- 25.95
| TheSource said: Hm they beat their SW projections for Wii & DS but missed by about 400k-500k on Wii and DS hw. Forecast: 30m DS for FY March 2010/ 180m games 26m Wii for FY March 2010/ 220m games |
Well, they kept low their predictions, this may mean something. I think it's gonna be pretty easy for both hardware wise and software wise, especially for the Wii which has a lot of titles which manage to move, even one year after the release, a lot of software every month. Furthermore the DS has Dragon Quest IX and probably the Gold/Silver remakes, so just these two, in Japan, together, will sell 0ver 10 milions. No release schedulle? I think we're supposed to have something more in the next days, looking at the previous entries.
Software LTD (as of March 2009)
DS- 566.92 million
Wii- 353.02 million
Fiscal Year (April 2008 to March 2009)
DS- 197.31 million
Wii- 204.58 million
HW Projections for Fiscal Year 2010 (April 2009 to March 2010)
DS- 30 million
Wii- 26 million
SW Projections for FY 2010
DS- 180 million
Wii- 220 million
Some conservative projections if you ask me but they always start of that way.
Solid numbers. Hardware basically spot on, which is impressive - given the "recession".
If they can do 30m DS & 26m Wii for the next FY - they will be doing really well. DS will be up to 130m (approx) install base, and Wii around 75m.
Pretty much status-quo - another solid/sellout year really.
2.2m Wii/month, and 2.5m DS/month.
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Wii code: 2263 4706 2910 1099
If that 30 million holds up DS will be very close to surpassing PS2's 140 million number or whatever it last was. By the end of 2011 we will definitely have a new best selling hardware.
But yes even with the economic situation they are still maintaining high DS and Wii projections although they eased a little off of DS. Though still going strong for Wii.
Fairly solid results, without being spectacular:
(at 100yen = $1US:)
For FY:
Net sales: $18.4bn, up 10%
Operating income: $5.5bn, up 14%
Net income: $2.8bn, up 8.5%
Forecast net sales to drop 2% for FY 2009-2010, to $18bn.
Forecast net income to rise 7% to $3.0bn.
...more cash for the kitty...
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Nocturnal is helping companies get cheaper game ratings in Australia:
Wii code: 2263 4706 2910 1099
| shams said: Fairly solid results, without being spectacular: (at 100yen = $1US:) For FY: Net sales: $18.4bn, up 10% Operating income: $5.5bn, up 14% Net income: $2.8bn, up 8.5% Forecast net sales to drop 2% for FY 2009-2010, to $18bn. Forecast net income to rise 7% to $3.0bn. ...more cash for the kitty... |
Not a bad chunk of change right there for Nintendo haha.
Some more figures:
"Royalty / Content Income" - $115m up to $140m ('09)
...would this include WiiWare + related income? (or would it go under software?)
R&D went from $370m to $420m
Marketing went from $1.13bn to $1.17bn (!) - and will hit $1.2bn in '09-10
Brain Training(s) have shipped 31m units
91 1m(+) (shippers) for the DS (i.e. 91 titles have shipped 1m or more units)
54 for the Wii
(up from 57 & 26...).
Animal Crossing Wii shipped 3.4m
WiiMusic shipped 2.65m
WiiFit shipped 18.3m lifetime
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Nocturnal is helping companies get cheaper game ratings in Australia:
Wii code: 2263 4706 2910 1099
Seems like we are about right on Wii million sellers but way behind on the DS ones.
Software predictions for 2010 seem good to me, they are not however spectacular, the Wii is starting the fiscal year with double the install base as last year and Nintendo is only prediction to sell 12 millions more units of software....
I could be wrong but a forecast of similar revenue with slightly greater profit doesn't seem to leave much room for a worldwide Wii price cut. There is plenty of room for a japanese cut however....