Post by: Jonnyboy117 on May 17, 2007, 12:51:40 PM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13479
NINTENDO NEWS: NINTENDO RUNS THE TABLE IN APRIL SALES
May 17, 2007
Already riding a streak as America's No. 1 seller of video game consoles, No. 1 seller of portable game systems and No. 1 publisher of video games, Nintendo added more chips to its pile in April-with not just one, but the country's four best-selling games.
According to independent sales data gathered by the NPD Group, the two best-selling games in April were Pokémon® Diamond and Pokémon® Pearl, exclusively for the Nintendo DS™ hand-held game system, followed by Super Paper Mario™ and Wii Play™ for the Wii™ home video game system. Combined sales for the two related Pokémon titles exceeded 1.75 million units in just 14 days of availability during the reporting period.
The DS remained the most popular game system of any kind in April, with projected sales of more than 470,000 units. At the same time, the Wii from Nintendo, despite nearly universal sold-out status, was still purchased by twice as many consumers as any other home game console, according to the NPD data. Unit sales of 360,000 Wii systems in April bring the console's installed base in America to nearly 2.5 million in less than six months on the market.
"Nothing is more valuable in the entertainment world than an evergreen franchise," says Reggie Fils-Aime, president and COO, Nintendo of America. "These new Pokémon titles have cemented their place alongside the most enduring intellectual properties of the book, music and movie industries. And that appeal will expand even further with the introduction of Pokémon® Battle Revolution to our Wii home console next month."
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 17, 2007, 01:02:20 PM
Post by: that Baby guy on May 17, 2007, 01:03:46 PM
Post by: Kairon on May 17, 2007, 01:56:57 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on May 17, 2007, 02:28:56 PM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on May 17, 2007, 03:32:51 PM
Post by: Shift Key on May 17, 2007, 04:22:44 PM
Post by: that Baby guy on May 17, 2007, 04:27:34 PM
Post by: Shift Key on May 17, 2007, 04:37:03 PM
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Speaking of Pokemon, why won't you pm me back, Shift Key?
I got a headache from your message. Especially this part:
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I"M ON RIGHT NOW WE SHOULD TRRADE DO YOU LIK ME CHECK YES OR NO
seriously deep stuff there
Post by: that Baby guy on May 17, 2007, 04:39:01 PM
Post by: Kairon on May 17, 2007, 06:29:02 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on May 17, 2007, 07:01:06 PM
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Sorta understated. The first time I read through that I though that they'd completely forgotten the Wii... where was the boasting? the crowing? the snide remarks about competition?
Nintendo just wants to be humble in victory...That and the millions coming their way should be more than enough insult for the competition.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 17, 2007, 07:19:04 PM
Post by: Kairon on May 17, 2007, 07:23:44 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 17, 2007, 07:26:09 PM
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Yeah. But I don't expect Big Brain Academy to do anything special though. Even the GBA game sorta underperformed compared to expectations.
Big Brain Academy should be interesting to watch, maybe now that the Wii is expanding the market and is being noticed for expanding it, a game like Big Brain Academy COULD sell decently. We'll have to wait and see, if it does sell well that is a very positive sign for Nintendo.
Post by: TrueNerd on May 17, 2007, 08:02:05 PM
Jonny - You were wrong about Super Paper Mario being doomed in terms of sales due to its console shuffling/delay. I still love you though.
And why is Wii Play STILL selling? The performance of that game almost makes me wonder if it would have been smarter for Nintendo to package Wii Sports separately and drop the Wii's price to $199. Everyone would have bought (the vastly superior) Wii Sports anyways, apparently.
Post by: Kairon on May 17, 2007, 08:07:57 PM
But I think Nintendo was smart to pack-in Wii sports. They had the room for a higher price, they could recall nostalgic memories of the NES and SNES' pack-ins, and American hard core gamers really needed to be convinced of the Wiimote. Force them to buy it, and not only will they realize that they're loving this game they were planning on NOT buying otherwise, and then they could look to the left and right and realize that they had inadvertently aided Nintendo's viral marketting approach by playing it with their friends, their neighbors, their parents, and their grandparents.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 17, 2007, 09:13:08 PM
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*shrug* That's what's happening in Japan, Wii Sports has about a 60% attach rate there and can constantly be used to predict hardware sales.
But I think Nintendo was smart to pack-in Wii sports. They had the room for a higher price, they could recall nostalgic memories of the NES and SNES' pack-ins, and American hard core gamers really needed to be convinced of the Wiimote. Force them to buy it, and not only will they realize that they're loving this game they were planning on NOT buying otherwise, and then they could look to the left and right and realize that they had inadvertently aided Nintendo's viral marketting approach by playing it with their friends, their neighbors, their parents, and their grandparents.
Kairon is right, I think Wii sports was a smart pack in for Wii. The game became a gateway for people to try the Wii without having to buy something extra. Japan is more willing to buy quirky or new styled games than America has been, so Nintendo about had to include Wii sports to get people addicted to the machine who may have otherwise viewed Wii sports in the same mindset as every other video game on the shelf.
Post by: Kairon on May 17, 2007, 09:23:20 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 17, 2007, 09:25:57 PM
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And it's not like the $250 dollar has hurt them or anything. Sold out, ya know?
I still wonder if Sony priced PS3 around 300-400$, would Nintendo have dropped the price to 200$?
Post by: Kairon on May 17, 2007, 09:26:43 PM
Post by: TrueNerd on May 18, 2007, 12:14:49 PM
And to argue against my first point some more, packing in Wii Sports has created a Touch Generations-esque brand that all Wii owners recognize, and that's huge. All the future games Wii-branded (Wii Health, Wii Music, Wii Whatever, etc.) will likely have ridiculous sell thru numbers like Wii Play is currently enjoying.
In conclusion, packing in Wii Sports could turn out to be one of the best things Nintendo does this generation. I'm just playing devil's advocate.
Post by: that Baby guy on May 18, 2007, 12:28:34 PM
Edit: Also, I just realized that at some point, Nintendo started making an increasing profit on Wii's, mostly because they've definitely made enough to negate the price of development for Wii Sports. Now, rather than ten or so dollars being profit from the $50 mark-up Wii Sports probably provided, they make all fifty bucks from it, so there is definitely tons of room for a price drop. Knowing this, as long as Nintendo is able to compute a strategic price point that allows the system to not look "cheap" for consumers, but instead, seem like a great value, I see no way that Nintendo could lose this generation to any competitor.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on May 18, 2007, 01:02:42 PM
Post by: trip1eX on May 19, 2007, 08:33:49 AM
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They didn't get lucky. Nintendo shipped a major new game in April and did a better job of supplying retail. I don't think Mario Party 8 will be as big as SPM, but look for another huge month in June with Pokemon.
Actually I think Mario Party will be bigger than SPM.
I also think Big Brain Academy could do quite well. I'm picking that one up. The mp stuff looked like fun and if they price it right and market it then it could do quite well.
Post by: that Baby guy on May 19, 2007, 08:43:33 AM
Post by: Kairon on May 19, 2007, 09:55:37 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 19, 2007, 06:18:17 PM
