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Title: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
Post by: NWR_pap64 on January 05, 2010, 08:41:26 PM
Nintendo hardware and software performed very well during the Holiday season across all regions.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20717

 In a recent announcement by Nintendo, president Satoru Iwata presented sales data that showed Nintendo hardware and software performing very well during the month of December. While the official NPD numbers won't be released until January 14, Nintendo is pleased with the early sales numbers for December.    


Nintendo estimates that Wii sales for December will surpass 3 million units sold, while they estimate that the DS and DSi set an all-time calendar year sales record. The software side is also estimated to have performed well, with the estimates putting New Super Mario Bros. Wii at four million copies sold in the month of December.    


Nintendo has experienced success throughout the holiday season. In Japan, after experiencing a decline in Wii sales which Iwata classified as "not being healthy", Media Create confirmed that New Super Mario Bros. Wii dominated the sales charts for the last week of December, with over 2 million copies sold since its launch.    


In November, Nintendo saw considerable success as well. The Wii's price cut drove sales up to 85% after experiencing a sales lag in the month of September due to the PlayStation 3's own price cut. Thanksgiving week sales also saw significant sales for both the Wii and DS, with the Wii selling 550,000 units and the DS selling over a million. The official NPD numbers for November put the Wii and DS selling over a million units, with New Super Mario Bros. Wii selling more than 2 million copies.    


In Europe, both the Wii and DS have broken sales records. The DS has sold over 40 million units, making it the best-selling video game system in Europe. The Wii has become the fastest selling console as well, reaching 20 million units in just three years. In addition to its record-breaking sales numbers, Nintendo also released numbers for Wii Sports Resort. The MotionPlus-enhanced title has sold 5 million copies since its release in July, while the Wii Fit series has sold over 9 million copies.    


Special thanks to forum user BlackNMild2k1 for the news tip. Visit our forums for further discussion of Nintendo's sales data!    


  NINTENDO ANNOUNCES HEALTHY HOLIDAY SALES FIGURES  Jan. 5, 2010  As everyone looks ahead to the possibilities in store for 2010, Nintendo of America is looking to extend the glow of the holidays with some fresh December sales information. The following items were announced by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata in Japan:    


  • Although official U.S. sales data for December and all of 2009 will be announced by the NPD Group on Jan. 14, it appears that U.S. consumers responded enthusiastically to Nintendo's Wii™ home console in December. Nintendo estimates that December sales in the United States will exceed 3 million units.
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  • Nintendo estimates that the portable Nintendo DS™ lineup, including the Nintendo DSi™ video game system, set a new all-time calendar-year U.S. sales record for any console or hand-held system.
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  • Nintendo software also continued to perform well. Although the NPD Group will provide the full sales numbers for each game, Nintendo estimates that lifetime U.S. sales of New Super Mario Bros.™ Wii are approaching 4 million. The game, which is the first Super Mario Bros. game to include simultaneous four-player action, launched in the United States on Nov. 15.
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    "The millions of people who bought Nintendo hardware during the holidays can look forward to enjoying great games on those systems now and in the future," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for Nintendo DS, and Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii are all currently providing Nintendo fans with amazing experiences and fun adventures for the whole family."    


    For more information about Nintendo, please visit www.nintendo.com.

    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 05, 2010, 08:54:08 PM
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    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 05, 2010, 09:00:30 PM
    The Wii is doing well since the price cut and NSMB, but sometime later this year sales will start to deteriorate unless it gets some boosts. I really hope Nintendo improves the pack-in situation with the system. Wii Sports should either be updated, or perhaps NSMB could become the pack-in. It would make perfect sense, because SMB1 was the pack-in for the old NES, and that was the most successful Nintnedo console to date. NSMB as a pack-in would do wonders for the Wii.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: Penguin_Of_Thyme on January 05, 2010, 09:31:27 PM
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    NSMB as a pack-in would do wonders for the Wii.

    A pack-in bundle of NSMB, New Duck Hunt, and Wii Sports would be amazing.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: GearBoxClock on January 05, 2010, 09:47:52 PM
    Its never a surprise when the Wii does well during a holiday.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: Morari on January 05, 2010, 10:26:39 PM
    Quote from: Chozo Ghost on January 05, 2010, 09:00:30 PM
    I really hope Nintendo improves the pack-in situation with the system. Wii Sports should either be updated, or perhaps NSMB could become the pack-in.

    I think that New Super Mario Bros. can sell well enough on its own. Really, they need to make Wii Sports Resort the pack-in and include a Motion Plus.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: Stratos on January 05, 2010, 10:26:55 PM
    Quote from: Penguin_Of_Time on January 05, 2010, 09:31:27 PM
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    NSMB as a pack-in would do wonders for the Wii.

    A pack-in bundle of NSMB, New Duck Hunt, and Wii Sports would be amazing.

    It's like the holy trinity NES package that had the 3-in-1 Mario/Duck Hunt/Track & Field game w/ running pad.

    Insta-win.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: NWR_Lindy on January 05, 2010, 10:30:29 PM
    Quote from: Morari on January 05, 2010, 10:26:39 PM
    I think that New Super Mario Bros. can sell well enough on its own. Really, they need to make Wii Sports Resort the pack-in and include a Motion Plus.

    Yep.  I bet we'll see this package released for next Christmas.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 06, 2010, 02:22:17 AM
    The Zapper should also be bundled with the system, along with M+ as well as a pack-in title (or titles) that makes use of all of them. This is important not just for boosting the Wii itself, but also because it would put those peripherals in the hands of a larger base and effectively make them the standard for the system. That means we would see more 3rd party games to utilize them.

    Oh yeah, and I forgot the classic controller. That should be included as well, perhaps with a card with $10 of points to get players started on wiiware and the VC. This would get them hooked and probably get them to buy more in the long run.

    Unfortunately, bundling the Wii Boad probably wouldn't work because its too expensive...
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 06, 2010, 02:31:12 AM
    But you'll end up painting the label "non-casual edition" on it with a pic of some space marine, ensuring sales.  Those non-casuals are dumb enough to shell out the cash for all that.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: Kairon on January 06, 2010, 02:52:39 AM
    NinGurl, you know you wouldn't object if the non-casuals picked up Ghost Squad.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 06, 2010, 03:24:13 AM
    But I can't expect them to even be aware of GS without someone educated like me to demonstrate its awesomeness in front of them.
    Title: Re: Nintendo Comments on Healthy December Sales
    Post by: Chozo Ghost on January 06, 2010, 05:12:10 AM
    Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on January 06, 2010, 02:31:12 AM
    But you'll end up painting the label "non-casual edition" on it with a pic of some space marine, ensuring sales.  Those non-casuals are dumb enough to shell out the cash for all that.

    Mario the Space Marine? Sounds like a good premise for a future Galaxy sequel. :) But it needs to be rated M and be an FPS.