Gamasutra has the good word today about Nintendo's profits, and the word is very good indeed for Nintendo. This Q1 alone Nintendo's sales were up 24%, resulting in single quarter profits of $992 million dollars.
This may sound dramatic, but actually it's down a little from Nintendo's ridiculous performance around this time last year. The big difference is that demand for the Nintendo DS has stalled significantly in Japan, although sales are still very healthy in less saturated territories. Software sales for the DS are way, way up, so everyone who has DSes are still using them.
Wii sales are also way up over this time from last year, due to worldwide supplies of the console meeting demand more adequately. Software sales are consequently way up, with Nintendo citing Mario Kart Wii and Wii Fit as top sellers. Sales of non-bundled Wii Sports in Japan and worldwide sales of Wii Play remain strong.
The only surprise for me here is Mario Kart Wii's performance-- after the tepid fan reaction and mixed reviews, I wasn't expecting it to do so well.
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