Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has announced that the global credit crunch is not impacting his sales on bit. In fact, he now states that "We are aiming to sell the DS for every individual, not for every household.
Crikey. This statement came during a press conference in which he also stated:
He was speaking shortly after Nintendo declared its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2009. This, despite being lowered by 16% due to the strength of the yen - stands at 345 billion yen (£2.1billion). In case you've not kept up in detail with Nintendo's fiscal history, that would make it record for the company.
This forecast comes on the back of Ninty's half-yearly financials declaration which saw profits up 9.4% to 144.6 billion yen (£925 million).l
Crikey. This statement came during a press conference in which he also stated:
"As far as the overseas market is concerned, I have not seen any signs of slowing demand for the Wii and the DS due to the financial crisis".
He was speaking shortly after Nintendo declared its net profit forecast for the year ending March 2009. This, despite being lowered by 16% due to the strength of the yen - stands at 345 billion yen (£2.1billion). In case you've not kept up in detail with Nintendo's fiscal history, that would make it record for the company.
This forecast comes on the back of Ninty's half-yearly financials declaration which saw profits up 9.4% to 144.6 billion yen (£925 million).l
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Well we have 5 living in our house i bought 3 DS fats, and so far have bought 4 DS lites and then replaced 2 which broke through being dropped or thrownby the kids!, so in total i have bought 9 Nintendo DS`s since launch. and no doubt when the DSi comes out ill end up buying a couple of them, infact i have bought
3 DS Phat, 6 DS Lite, 1 PSP Phat, 3 PSP Slim, 1 360 Prem, 1 360 Arcade, 1 Wii, and 2 PS3`s. wow thats too many!
3 DS Phat, 6 DS Lite, 1 PSP Phat, 3 PSP Slim, 1 360 Prem, 1 360 Arcade, 1 Wii, and 2 PS3`s. wow thats too many!