DS sells 125 million worldwide, Wii up to 67 million
Nintendo announced its earnings for the nine-month period from April to December 2009, reporting a 23.8% year-over-year drop in net sales from the same period in 2008 but still claiming "the third best corresponding performances in company history." That's the extremely mild downside of the kind of crazy success Nintendo's been experiencing: even slightly less crazy success sounds bad.
The company also announced new sales totals for its hardware. The DS sold an additional 23.35 million units worldwide in April-December 2009, for a worldwide life to date total of 125.13 million. Wii is now up to 67.45 million worldwide, having sold 17.05 million units. Both of those totals are, again, down from Nintendo's 2008 sales, while also being ridiculous.
You can see the full chart of Wii and DS sales, as well as software sales, all broken down by region after the break.
Unit sales in millions:
Apr-Dec 08 | Apr-Dec 09 | LTD | Forecast | |
Nintendo DS | ||||
Total Hardware | 25.62 | 23.35 | 125.13 | 30 |
Japan | 3.29 | 3.52 | 29.92 | |
The Americas | 9.54 | 10.53 | 44.99 | |
Other | 12.79 | 9.30 | 50.23 | |
Total Software | 163.78 | 121.38 | 688.29 | 150 |
Japan | 27.11 | 25.04 | 171.99 | |
The Americas | 64.55 | 56.95 | 261.90 | |
Other | 72.11 | 39.38 | 254.41 | |
Wii | ||||
Total Hardware | 20.52 | 17.05 | 67.45 | 20 |
Japan | 1.89 | 1.76 | 9.72 | |
The Americas | 9.80 | 8.48 | 32.02 | |
Other | 8.83 | 6.81 | 25.71 | |
Total Software | 163.78 | 156.64 | 509.66 | 192* |
Japan | 11.04 | 12.48 | 46.57 | |
The Americas | 90.29 | 82.84 | 275.84 | |
Other | 62.46 | 61.32 | 187.24 | |
