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DS Sales Have Peaked, Say Nintendo
DS Sales Have Peaked, Say Nintendo
PocketGamer - April 28, 2008
Submitted by Makidian (555) at 5:58AM PST on April 28, 2008
It's called gravity. Everything that goes up must come down. And finally that ol' sales gravity seems to have caught up with the DS. But it's not Pocket Gamer's prognosticators who are making it up. No, this revelation comes direct from Nintendo's own beancounters. Hacking through the pages of Nintendo's financial report for its FY07-08 (April 1st 2007 – March 31st 2008), the situation is clear...
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1lstormy10 posted on Nintendo Co Ltd. (NTDOY) at 7:18PM PST on April 28, 2008. RE: DS Sales Have Peaked, Say Nintendo@DrMarioKart,
I wouldn't be overly worried, Nintendo still sold over 1.5 million GBA units during their fiscal year that just ended - which I don't know why people who bought the GBA units just didn't buy a DS...
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2DrMarioKart posted on Nintendo Co Ltd. (NTDOY) at 3:18PM PST on April 28, 2008. RE: DS Sales Have Peaked, Say NintendoPlease DONT introduce a new handheld, Nintendo!
So what if you're hit the peak, you've got YEARS of distinguished golden years to go. 28M forecasted to sell this fiscal year, right?
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23Makidian posted on Nintendo Co Ltd. (NTDOY) at 5:58AM PST on April 28, 2008. Article: DS Sales Have Peaked, Say NintendoIt's called gravity. Everything that goes up must come down. And finally that ol' sales gravity seems to have caught up with the DS. But it's not Pocket Gamer's prognosticators who are making it up. No, this revelation comes direct from Nintendo's own beancounters. Hacking through the pages of Nintendo's financial report for its FY07-08 (April 1st 2007 – March 31st 2008), the situation is clear...[ Guru ] [ Level 18 ] [ Rank: 555 ]
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Yeah, given that the DS is still technically selling large amounts each month, I think it would be a bit ridiculous to suddenly introduce a new model this year.