Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Nintendo profits fall but the software will not misfires – International Business Times Italy

The first half of fiscal Nintendo shows a picture familiar: Wii U hardware sales are low but the software is solid. The Japanese company announced lower profits than in 2014, but sales hardware and software have been positive for both Wii U 3DS.

Between April and September, Nintendo said it sold 1.19 million Wii U and 2.28 million 3DS. Net sales rose from 171 billion to 204 billion yen (1.5 billion euro) in the context of a net profit of 11.45 billion yen (85 million euro). The commercial performance of exclusive games were positive: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Design has sold two million units worldwide; Splatoon has reached 2.4 million and 1.9 million Super Mario Maker. From the report of the tax, also it shows that almost half of the holders Wii U (10.73 million in all) has a copy of Mario Kart 8 .

In general, Nintendo sold 12,370,000 of games on Wii U and 19.2 million software units for the 3DS. Also improved profits from digital, rose to 21 billion yen (157 million euro). Statuettes NFC amiibo showed “solid sales”.

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