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Nintendo raises profit projections as first-quarter sales surge

Nintendo has increased shipment forecasts for Nintendo Wii and DS by millions of units each after its consolidated first-quarter results saw massive growth in sales.

Net income rose to 80.3 billion yen (GBP 325 million) from 15.5 billion yen in the comparable period last year.

The company raised its full-year net income projection to 245 billion yen (GBP 993 million) - a leap of 40 percent.

Nintendo now expects to ship 16.5 million Wii consoles (up from 14 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2008, while DS supply is being increased to 26 million from 22 million.

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PS360WII6118d ago

Worldwide Wii sales have reached 9.27 million units as of the end of June 2007, the company said, while DS sales (including DS Lite) are at 47.27 million.

Is that right? Wii at 9.27 million? I belive the 47 million DS's but dang that figure was from Nintendo themselves...

MyNutsYourChin6118d ago

Maybe they're including eBay sales as well. I'm kidding of course. But I agree, that's incredible.

I hope they show some love back to the consumer with their next console, more powerful in all ways and yet cheaper since they've been baking in the dough.

scarlett_rg6118d ago

Wow. That's good for Nintendo.

In other news... the pic attached to this N4G article is hilarious on so many levels! =D

djt236118d ago

lolol i like the picture

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos4h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto3h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger883h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

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Infinite Space: The Story Of A Forgotten Space Opera And Sega's Negligence

Space opera fans deserve a chance to experience the vastness of Infinite Space, and Sega needs to make up for its mistake.

ZeekQuattro12h ago

I still go back to Infinite Space from time to time. Probably the most underrated game I ever played.

CDbiggen8h ago

Felt like I was the only person who bought and played this lol

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Pac-Pix - A Fantastic Forgotten Spinoff

Pac-Pix launched in 2005 as a Nintendo DS exclusive, and deserves to make a comeback on modern touchscreen devices.