NPD: Nintendo 3DS to break DS sales record, Xbox leads

New NPD data for October on Friday showed Nintendo recovering some of its pace in mobile but still in a struggle with Apple and Microsoft. The 3DS had reached 1.65 million systems shipped to the US since it reached the country in March and was on track to break the original DS’ first-year sales record. With 720,000 units left to go by March 2012, the company expected a rush of holiday sales and …

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Nintendo Expects its First Annual Loss in 30 Years

Thanks to a combination of factors that don’t play into Nintendo’s hand, the company behind Mario today projected a net loss of 20 billion yen ($264 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. That’s an enormous shift from where that number was originally projected to be; it had been expected to come in at a 20 billion yen profit by the company. Analysts weren’t quite as high in their …

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3DS First Week Sales Results

Nintendo said today that first week U.S. sales for the 3DS were “just shy” of 400,000 units. Traditional Nintendo DS sales for the month of March totaled more than 460,000 units…

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Almost Here: The Nintendo 3DS Arrives Sunday March 27

The Nintendo 3DS is nearly here, a two-screen flip-top handheld that lets you play games in true 3D without bulky glasses or other odd-fitting headgear. Nintendo’s handheld already went on sale February 26 in Japan, then on Friday March 25 in Europe, and it finally celebrates its U.S. launch this Sunday, March 27.

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GameStop to Launch Nintendo 3DS

GameStop Corporation is all set to unleash its much awaited Nintendo 3DS on March 27, 2011 at over 3,000 of its U.S. stores.

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Nintendo 3DS launch titles for North America

Wondering what games the Nintendo 3DS will launch with in March? Considering the handheld’s hefty $250 price tag, it’s going to have to launch with some pretty good stuff in order for people to want to toss out their beloved DS Lite/DSi/DSi XLs. The good news is that the release list is looking relatively strong at

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Nintendo 3DS Brings 3D Gaming to the U.S. on March 27

John Gaudiosi The company expects to sell four million Nintendo 3DS devices by March 31, 2011 read more

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Analysis: DS Games Outselling PSP 8 To 1 In U.S.

[Gamasutra looks at the evolving handheld space as part of its NPD analysis, revealing that Nintendo DS software outsold PSP software by an 8-to-1 ratio in the U.S. in March 2010 -- and muses on Nintendo's motivations for launching a fourth simultaneously sold handheld.] Since our last report, Nintendo has announced that it will launch a successor to the Nintendo DS, currently called the …

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Analysis: The Great Handheld Battle Of 2010

Since our last report, Nintendo has announced that it will launch a successor to the Nintendo DS, currently called the Nintendo 3DS, before the end of its current fiscal year (ending March 2011). The new device will incorporate a screen technology that allows 3D effects with the naked eye and will be backward compatible with the existing Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi. Should that device come to …

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U.S. DSi XL Sold 141,000 Units In Its Debut Month

Nintendo’s new upsized hanheld, the DSi XL, had a “solid” sales debut in the U.S. in March, according to a post-NPD report from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter. The handheld didn’t arrive Stateside until March 28, but still managed to sell 141,000 units, Pachter said. The entire DS line, which now includes the DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL, sold 700,800 units total during the month, NPD reported …

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U.S. DSi XL Sold 141,000 Units In Its Debut Month

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