Nintendo ups forecast on strong game console sales
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. 7974.OS on Tuesday   raised its annual net income forecast for 2006/07 by 20.5   percent, citing strong sales of its Nintendo DS video game   console and titles as well as a weaker-than-expected yen.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.  (7974.OS) said on Thursday it will start selling its new video  game console, the Wii, in the United States on November 19 for  about $250, as it girds for a three-way holiday showdown with  Microsoft and Sony.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) has sold more  than 3 million units of its Wii game console in Japan, three  times the sales of Sony Corp.&#39;s (6758.T) PlayStation 3, game  magazine publisher Enterbrain said.
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TechWeb - Nielsen/NetRatings suggests price and a focus on average customers is helping Nintendo&#39;s numbers.
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NPD Group's July numbers for game console sales have arrived, and the news is good for Sony and Nintendo. The struggling PlayStation 3 saw a 60 percent sales boost thanks to a $100 price cut on the 60GB model that is being phased out. But Nintendo still held the sales lead with its Wii.
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U.S. sales of video game hardware and software jumped 75 percent in September, driven by Microsoft Corp's  "Halo 3" and Nintendo Co Ltd's  Wii console.
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Japanese stocks may rise after companies including Nintendo Co. and AOC Holdings Inc. raised their full-year earnings forecasts. ``Expectations of a strong Christmas sale season are
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Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd  nearly  tripled its first-half profit and boosted its annual earnings  outlook, as its popular Wii and DS game machines outsell rival  Sony Corp's  PlayStation.
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Nintendo&#39;s runaway surprise hit, the Wii gaming console, continued its strong performance last month, particularly in the Far East. According to Reuters, research by the marketing firm Enterbrain showed that the Wii outsold the high-end Sony PlayStation 3 by a ratio of more than six to one. In the four weeks ending June 24, Nintendo sold more than 270,000 Wiis, compared to Sony&#39;s sales of just over 41,000 units. Microsoft&#39;s Xbox 360 was a distant third, with just under 18,000 units sold.
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Nintendo says it has sold more than 600,000 of its new Wii consoles, since its launch eight days ago in the US.
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Nintendo Co. on Tuesday raised its profit outlook for the fiscal year ending in March due to robust sales of its Nintendo DS hand-held game machine and software.
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Company says sales of the handheld gaming device are much better than expected.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.&#39;s DS video game player saw strong sales on its debut in Japan on Thursday, kicking off what is expected to be a fierce fight with rival Sony Corp.
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The booming popularity of Nintendo's Wii console and DS handheld sent the combined sales of game machines and gaming software in Japan to a record high last year, according to research by a Japanese publisher.
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The companyâs third-quarter profit beat expectations, lifted by an extra week of holiday shopping and sales of video game consoles and GPS devices.
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Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS),  already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game  console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand  for its DS handheld device, the company's U.S. president said  on Monday.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s DS video game player  saw strong sales on its debut in Japan on Thursday, kicking off  what is expected to be a fierce fight with rival Sony Corp.'s  Playstation Portable.