Nintendo Q1 '09 Results

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Ouch...the recession is hitting Nintendo hard. Discuss!

its not really hitting nintendo hard if they are actually making a profit... a nice $400 mil profit, i think

its not really hitting nintendo hard if they are actually making a profit... a nice $400 mil profit, i think

ogvampire

Yes they are ... and comparing to the PS3, which once again LOST money for Sony - they'd doing peachy.

They are down from last year because they released Smash Bros. Brawl last year and this year they didnt really release anything in Q1.

I'm pretty sure a 50% decrease in sales is something. :?

still the best selling console out of the three

and considering how they had no major first party game (outside of punchout) until last week

id say they did pretty well

Well, Wii owners (like myself) are also really tired of Mario, Wii *insert name*, Metroid, and Zelda shoved down our throats. What we need is either a new IP and/or a ressurection of dead IP's such as Star Fox and F-Zero.nintendoboy16

They are down from last year because they released Smash Bros. Brawl last year and this year they didnt really release anything in Q1.

Scythes777

Well, Wii owners (like myself) are also really tired of Mario, Wii *insert name*, Metroid, and Zelda shoved down our throats. What we need is either a new IP and/or a ressurection of dead IP's such as Star Fox and F-Zero.nintendoboy16

Monster Hunter 3 comes out this Saturday in Japan. Game over.

I'm pretty sure a 50% decrease in sales is something. :?

SoulEater30

50% decrease in sales........and yet STILL outsold the competition this Q by a very wide margin

shows how well nintendo is doing this gen

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]Well, Wii owners (like myself) are also really tired of Mario, Wii *insert name*, Metroid, and Zelda shoved down our throats. What we need is either a new IP and/or a ressurection of dead IP's such as Star Fox and F-Zero.SoulEater30

Well, Wii owners (like myself) are also really tired of Mario, Wii *insert name*, Metroid, and Zelda shoved down our throats. What we need is either a new IP and/or a ressurection of dead IP's such as Star Fox and F-Zero.nintendoboy16

1. Disaster Day of Crisis (Not good though) (1st Party)
2. Project H.A.M.M.E.R. (Not released thought to be cancelled but the people working on it say it is still in development) (1st Party)
3. Monado: Beginning of the World (Not Released announced at E32009) (1st Party)
4. Line Attack Heroes (Not Released shown off at Nintendo's conference on October 2nd, 200 (Might be first Party but I don't know yet Nintendo does own the IP)
5. Spawn Smasher (Not Released yet) (2nd Party but Nintendo owns the IP)
6. Dynamic Slash (Not Released yet) (2nd Party Nintendo owns the IP, it is developed by Sandlot the team behind Earth Defense Force series)
7. Wii Series (Includes Wii Sports, Play, Fit, Chess, Music, Sports Resport, and Fit Plus.)
8. Endless Ocean (2nd Party)
9. Captain Rainbow (2nd Party)
10. Cosmic Walker (Not Released yet) (2nd Party)
11. Kensax (2nd Party) (Not Released Yet I think)
12. Me and the Cubes (Wiiware I think Not released shown at E3 2009) (1st Party I think)
13. Start W/ 100 Conversations! English Conversation (Japan Only I think and I doubt it would be considered a real game) (I'm not sure if it is 1st or 2nd Party)
14. Everyones the Star on the NHK Red-and-White Quiz Battle (Same as what I listed 13th.)

I'm pretty sure a 50% decrease in sales is something. :?

SoulEater30

Can't really aruge with you there, but that being said, I think it's important to dig deeper as to why it's been such a 'slow' year for Nintendo thus far. First of all, we have to keep in mind that last year was a record-setting year for the company in terms of sales, and the first half was fueled by three must-have games in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and Wii Fit. Those three games alone was able to do serious damage, with Mario Kart and Wii Fit having a lasting effect throughout all of last year and this year. Heck, those two games are among the top selling games of this year, as well, with Wii Fit being first and MKWii at fourth. On the other hand, what big name titles has Nintendo put up this year? Punch-Out? Talk about night and day, with all due respect to the recent Punch-Out installment.

So yeah... it's really no surprise that Nintendo is seeing decreases in sales right now, and that will remain until the company brings out some bigger guns. That being said, the entire industry is suffering right now, and to see Nintendo still making significant profit at the moment is shocking in itself. A lot of people may not like what Nintendo is doing, but that doesn't mean that it didn't have a great business model coming into this gen.

No major releases during that time will do that to ya.

If I didn't know Nintendo loves money so much, I'd say they are tanking Q1 to make next years Q1 look even more impressive with all the sweet 2010 games they have lined up :P

Well, Wii owners (like myself) are also really tired of Mario, Wii *insert name*, Metroid, and Zelda shoved down our throats. What we need is either a new IP and/or a ressurection of dead IP's such as Star Fox and F-Zero.nintendoboy16

If the recession were the cause of this drop, then the Wii and DS would share similar numbers... but the Wii is much lower than the DS, which says something.

Well, Wii owners (like myself) are also really tired of Mario, Wii *insert name*, Metroid, and Zelda shoved down our throats. What we need is either a new IP and/or a ressurection of dead IP's such as Star Fox and F-Zero.nintendoboy16

Sales say otherwise.