Kotaku: nintendo q109 results

The GBA And GameCube...Still...Function!

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:30:00 MDT

The Game Boy Advance and GameCube. Relics of Nintendo's early 21st century efforts. Purple, plastic-looking consoles that, for all their strengths, were the company's flagship devices during the "dark days". With the Wii and DS on the scene nowadays, and printing all kinds of cash money, they're dead machines, yes? Gone, no further need for them, thanks for the memories, right? WRONG. They LIVE.

Nintendo's quarterly earnings show that, while they're hardly raking in the big bucks, both consoles are still selling units and still making money well into 2008. While nobody in Japan, Europe, Asia or Australia bought a new GameCube between April and June, somewhere, somehow, 40,000 Americans did. As for the GBA, well, none were sold in the US, but globally, 180,000 of them found new homes. 180,000! If you ever wonder why Nintendo have never publicly proclaimed the death of the little handheld, that's probably why.

DS, Wii Totally Cooling Off In Japan

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 MDT

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 Q1 this year. In last year's Q1, Nintendo moved a staggering 2 million plus DSes. Hardware isn't the only thing that suffered; DS software sales are down as well. Last year's Q1, 979,000 units of DS software were sold, compared to this part quarter's 493,000 units of DS software.

Same's true for the once red hot Wii console. In the previous year's Q1, Nintendo shifted 950,000 units. This past quarter, Nintendo sold 530,000 Wiis. Good news is that Wii software sales are up. Last year Q1, Nintendo moved 2.78 million units of Wii software. What about Q1 2009? A strong 3.9 million units. As the domestic business continues to diminish, Nintendo is clearly finding success with customers in North America and Europe. Japan, it seems, is on the decline.

Comparison after the jump

DS Hardware
•Japan
Actual Apr. - June '07: 2,080,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 580,000

•The Americas
Actual Apr. - June '07: 2,390,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 2,710,000

•Other
Actual Apr. - June '07: 2,500,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 3,650,000

DS Software
•Japan
Actual Apr. - June '07: 9,790,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 4,930,000

•The Americas
Actual Apr. - June '07: 11,290,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 14,330,000

•Other
Actual Apr. - June '07: 13,180,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 17,330,000

Wii Hardware

•Japan
Actual Apr. - June '07: 950,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 530,000

•The Americas
Actual Apr. - June '07: 1,440,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 2,500,000

•Other
Actual Apr. - June '07: 1,040,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 2,150,000

Wii Software
•Japan
Actual Apr. - June '07: 2,780,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 3,900,000

•The Americas
Actual Apr. - June '07: 8,700,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 19,340,000

•Other
Actual Apr. - June '07: 4,500,000
Actual Apr. - June '08: 17,160,000

Forget Wii Fit, It's Mario Kart That's Buttering Nintendo's Bread

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:30:00 MDT

As part of their freshly-dropped quarterly financials, Nintendo have decided to lavish special attention upon two of its titles. While neglecting to provide us with individual sales data for all their first-party games, which they've sometimes done in the past, they would like us to know how many copies of Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii they've sold. And the totals may surprise you! Because while Wii Fit's been a media darling, and has captured Nintendo a ton of good press with morning television crowd, it's sold "only" 3.42 million units worldwide since launch. That's a little over half of what Mario Kart Wii's managed, with the plastic-wheel-packing GameCube update managing to sell 6.42 million units worldwide.

Nintendo DS Software Sales Up, Nintendo Wii Software Sales Up (Up, Up, Up!)

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:00:00 MDT

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 reached 40.41 million units, a 24.42 million increase from Q1 last year. Titles like Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, Wii Play and Wii Sports in Japan led the charge.

Nintendo Hardware Sales: DS Sales Down, Wii Sales Up (With Bonus Lifetime Sales Data)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:30:00 MDT

Nintendo just released their financial results for Q1 2009, and as part of that have revealed not only how much hardware they've shifted between April and June 2008, but how much they've managed to shift over each of their console's lifespans. And it's interesting reading, because while the Wii continues to go from strength to strength, the DS is showing a sales downturn (albeit a minor one). Could we finally be seeing the handheld's high-water mark?

Here's the sales data for each console over the quarter (Apr-Jun 08), with lifetime figures in brackets.

Wii

Japan - 530,000 (6.4 million)
North America - 2.5 million (13.1 million)
Europe/Aus/Asia - 2.15 million (10 million)
Total - 5.17 million (29.62 million)

Japan - 580,000 (22.9 million)
North America - 2.7 million (25.1 million)
Europe/Aus/Asia - 3.65 million (29.5 million)
Total - 6.94 million (77.5 million)

Wii sales are up from Apr-Jun 2007, when "only" 3.4 million were sold. But, as mentioned, DS sales are actually down, as this time last year 6.98 million were sold, as opposed to 6.94 million. It's a small reduction, sure, but it's a reduction nonetheless.

Nintendo's Sales And Profits Are Up, Yo

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:00:00 MDT

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 million). Compare to last year's Q1 figures: ¥340,439,000,000 ($3.2 billion) in net sales and ¥80,251,000,000 ($744 million) in net income. Looking towards the future, Nintendo expects a 7.6 percent increase in net sales and a 26.3 percent jump in net income by March 2009.