Official Nintendo Gloating Press Release

Hey when you’re doing well, it’s good to shout about it. That’s exactly what Nintendo were doing yesterday with their hardware and software sales.

For those who want exact details of just how well Nintendo are doing, hit the link to see their full gloating press release. Well done!

January 27, 2010 – On January 28, 2009 (Japan), Nintendo Co., Ltd. reported financial results for the first three fiscal quarters and earnings for the period ending Dec. 31, 2009, and left unchanged prior forecasts for full year global sales and profits.

The nine month figures for net sales, operating income, ordinary income, and net income represented the third best corresponding performances in company history, but they all saw a decline from the results of the prior year. The net sales and operating income declines in comparison to the record-breaking previous year primarily stem from year-on-year decreases in Wii hardware and Nintendo DS software sales, a price cut for Wii hardware, and the significant impact of a stronger yen.

The company also updated life-to-date worldwide unit shipments for its two category-leading brands. Cumulative shipments of Wii hardware now exceed 67 million, along with nearly 510 million software units. For the Nintendo DS franchise that includes Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, and Nintendo DSi, the corresponding lifetime totals now stand at over 125 million portable hardware systems, and over 688 million software units.

Consolidated financial results for April-December 2009 in millions of yen:

	Net Sales	Operating Income	Ordinary Income	Net Income
Apr-Dec, 2009	1,182,177	296,656	314,511	192,601
Apr-Dec, 2008	1,536,348	501,330	352,488	212,524
% Change	-23.1%	-40.8%	-10.8%	-9.4%

Unit sales in millions:

	Apr-Dec 08	Apr-Dec 09	LTD	Forecast Apr 09-Mar 10
Nintendo DS
Total Hardware	25.62	23.35	125.13	30
Japan	3.29	3.52	29.92
The Americas	9.54	10.53	44.99
Other	12.79	9.30	50.23
Total Software	163.78	121.38	688.29	150
Japan	27.11	25.04	171.99
The Americas	64.55	56.95	261.90
Other	72.11	39.38	254.41
Wii
Total Hardware	20.52	17.05	67.45	20
Japan	1.89	1.76	9.72
The Americas	9.80	8.48	32.02
Other	8.83	6.81	25.71
Total Software	163.78	156.64	509.66	192
Japan	11.04	12.48	46.57
The Americas	90.29	82.84	275.84
Other	62.46	61.32	187.24