Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Sales Conquers World

OCT. 7, 2014 • Having already amassed sales of 1.42 million in Japan since September 13, Super Smash Bros. 3DS was released in the Americas, Australia and Europe on October 3 to strong consumer demand. Purchases in these additional markets have boosted total worldwide Super Smash Bros. sales of the game to 2.8 million. The strong performance has led Nintendo Co. Ltd. to announce the Wii U version.....

Nintendo Taiwan Office is Closed

APRIL 22, 2014 • After 23 years in operation Nintendo is closing down its Taiwan branch on May 31. Most employees of Nintendo Taiwan (Nintendo Phuten Co., Ltd.) in Taipei will exit the office by the end of April, however. Responsibility for the Taiwan market will be assumed by Nintendo’s Hong Kong branch. Nintendo says there will be no retrenchment from the Taiwan market with agents, dealers and service system in the country remaining unchanged after the s.....

Nintendo Downgraded Forecast

JAN. 17, 2014 • Despite strong indications otherwise during the months leading into Christmas, Nintendo Co. Ltd. has steadfastly held to its 9 million Wii U unit sales projections for the fiscal year ending March 31. After digesting holiday sales data the Nintendo downgraded forecast for Wii U sales to 2.8 million for the fiscal year. “As year-end sales constitute an extremely high proportion of the annual sales volume in the video game industry and the an.....

WII U Sales Uptick

OCT. 30, 2013 • Since Nintendo Co. Ltd. reduced the price of the Wii U by $50 on September 20 in North America and Europe Wii U sales have increased. For the quarter ending on September 30, units sold totaled 300,000, up 88% from the 160,000 moved during the preceding quarter. At 460,000 units sold through the first two quarters of Nintendo’s fiscal year, the gamemaker is well short of its forecast of selling 9 million Wii Us by March 31. On total sales of.....