Nintendo: Wii U Hits 9.2M, 3DS 50.3M, Mario Kart 8 4.77M, Super Smash Bros. for 3DS 6.19M - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 28 January 2015 / 6,362 Views
Nintendo has released the sales figures for their third fiscal quarter and the nine month period, which ended on December 31, 2014. Revenue for the third quarter was ¥271.5 billion, while net income was ¥45.2 billion.
"Based on the sales performance for the nine months ended December 31, 2014 and afterwards, net sales and operating income are expected to be lower than our original forecasts," read the report. "Also, considering recent trends in foreign currency exchanges, assumed exchange rates for the fourth financial quarter as well as at the end of the full fiscal year have been revised as follows: ¥115 per U.S. dollar (previous rate: ¥100), ¥130 per euro (previous rate: ¥140). As a result, we have revised up the ordinary income and net income forecasts."
For the full fiscal year Nintendo expects revenue to drop year-over-year to ¥550 billion, while net income is expected to grow to ¥30 billion.
Nintendo also released the sales figures for their hardware and some of their key software. For the third quarter Nintendo shipped 1.91 million units Wii U consoles to bring the total to 9.2 million units. Nintendo also shipped 4.99 million units 3DS consoles for the quarter, to bring the total to 50.41 million units. They also announced that Wii shipments hits 101.44 million units and DS shipments hit 154.01 million units.
Looking at software sales, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire was Nintendo's biggest game with sales of 9.35 million units. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sold 6.19 million units, while the Wii U version sold 3.39 million units. Mario Kart 8 sold 4.77 million units.
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Not bad :-). The Wii U is now a shoe-in to get to.10 million before the Vita.
Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are selling WAY better than expected. And I love it!
Glad they made a profit. On the down side, it's obvious that the 3DS and Wii U are overtracked.
Nintendo may not be this gen's king, but they sure are living like one.
