In 2006, the DS ruled Japan. (Heck, in 2007, too.) The hardware was hard to come by, and things got so back in 2006 that American DSes were re-imported into Japan to satisfy the demand. Things have tailed off considerably. According to Nintendo's Q1 FY3/09 statement, DS hardware sales dwindled, moving 580,000 units in…

Nintendo also announced its software sales data in its Q1 FY3/09 statement. In Q1, Nintendo DS software sales were 36.59 million, up 2.33 million units from Q1 last year. Standout titles for the DS include the international release of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness/Explorers of Time. Wii software sales…

Nintendo Co., Ltd. has just released its financial statement for Q1 FY3/09. And yes, Nintendo still prints money. Oh yes. Lots. In fact, both sales and profits are up from last year's numbers Nintendo states. Net sales were ¥423,380,000,000 (US$3.9 billion) for the quarter with a net income of ¥107,000,000,000 ($992…