The rosy sales forecast spurred great investor interest in Nintendo Co. Ltd., leading to the best single-day jump for the Kyoto-based company's stock since November 2008. Nintendo ended the day on the Osaka Stock Exchange with their stock price jumping up 6.9% to 24,500 yen.
Eiji Maeda, a senior analyst JP Morgan Chase & Co. in Japan, explained his thoughts on Nintendo's recent success. "Nintendos got a good lineup and were finally seeing the benefits of the price cuts," said Maeda. He also stressed that the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii had a "huge impact."