Lifetime Sales of Nintendo Consoles - SatChat ™ Satellite & Entertainment Forum

checkered · 02-03-2010, 11:14 AM

Have you seen the Nintendo report that revealed the lifetime sales of their consoles?

The Wii has sold more than 67 million units in just under 4 years. It was launched in 2006.

The DS (all versions, including Lite DSi ad LL) sold more than 125 million units since 2004.

It may be wrong to compare, but can you imagine that the Wii sold 17 million per year, while DS sold 25 million units per year. So it's really the DS that's really making money for Nintendo.

barbaric · 02-03-2010, 12:09 PM

Can you imagine that a quarter of all Wiis available around the world right now were sold beween the 9 months from April to December 2009? That is how strong Wii was last year. Even as their numbers declined year on year.

cholesterol · 02-03-2010, 01:42 PM

Nintendo actually predicts that for the last quarter, it will have some 3 million units more sold, which is basically in line with other quarters. They expect to turn more than twice as many DS units for that same period.

amber · 02-04-2010, 06:27 AM

Nintendo's latest quarterly financials, however, reveals that the company has dwindling sales. Sales for the company only amounted to $13.09 billion for the nine months ending December 31, 2009. The drop is like 23% from the previous year.

Nafnaf · 02-04-2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by amber

Nintendo's latest quarterly financials, however, reveals that the company has dwindling sales. Sales for the company only amounted to $13.09 billion for the nine months ending December 31, 2009. The drop is like 23% from the previous year.

Even with that drop, you have to take into consideration that Nintendo had a record year in 2008. That is why everything pales in comparison!

babydengue · 02-04-2010, 10:20 AM

I agree. Nintendo also said that the 9 month results were their third best showing ever. So it's nothing to laugh at.

Topher · 02-04-2010, 12:47 PM

True. You forgot to mention that their sales of more than $13 billion translates to profits of more than $2 billion. Certainly nothing to laugh at!

02-03-2010, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
checkered Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 144	Lifetime Sales of Nintendo Consoles Have you seen the Nintendo report that revealed the lifetime sales of their consoles? The Wii has sold more than 67 million units in just under 4 years. It was launched in 2006. The DS (all versions, including Lite DSi ad LL) sold more than 125 million units since 2004. It may be wrong to compare, but can you imagine that the Wii sold 17 million per year, while DS sold 25 million units per year. So it's really the DS that's really making money for Nintendo.

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02-03-2010, 12:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
barbaric Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 158	Can you imagine that a quarter of all Wiis available around the world right now were sold beween the 9 months from April to December 2009? That is how strong Wii was last year. Even as their numbers declined year on year.

02-03-2010, 01:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
cholesterol Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 432	Nintendo actually predicts that for the last quarter, it will have some 3 million units more sold, which is basically in line with other quarters. They expect to turn more than twice as many DS units for that same period.

02-04-2010, 06:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
amber Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 421	Nintendo's latest quarterly financials, however, reveals that the company has dwindling sales. Sales for the company only amounted to $13.09 billion for the nine months ending December 31, 2009. The drop is like 23% from the previous year.

02-04-2010, 10:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
babydengue Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 123	I agree. Nintendo also said that the 9 month results were their third best showing ever. So it's nothing to laugh at.

02-04-2010, 12:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Topher Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 375	True. You forgot to mention that their sales of more than $13 billion translates to profits of more than $2 billion. Certainly nothing to laugh at!