September 30, 2008
Nintendo profit rises 34 percent (pc magazine)
PC Magazine - Shocking news, people — Nintendo is making a lot of money.
Nintendo reports jump in 1q profit on hit wii (ap)
AP - Nintendo Co.’s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of the video game unit in attracting novice players.
September 29, 2008
Nintendo q1 profit up 32 pct on wii; ds sales dip (reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) quarterly profit rose 31.5 percent on the runaway success of its Wii game console, but the Japanese video game maker kept its annual outlook well short of market expectations.
Nintendo sales, profit surge on wii, ds (pc world)
PC World - Nintendo reported strong growth in its sales and profits during the April to June quarter on the popularity of its Wii console…
September 28, 2008
Nintendo reports jump in quarter profit on hit wii (ap)
AP - Nintendo of Japan says its profit for the fiscal first quarter rose 34 percent from a year ago as sales of its hit Wii video game consoles shot up.
Nintendo q1 profit up 32 pct on wii demand (reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) quarterly profit rose 31.5 percent on the runaway success of its Wii game console, but the Japanese video game maker kept its annual outlook well short of market expectations.
September 27, 2008
Video game company to put gamers’ dna in space (cnet)
CNET - If you’ve every wanted to live forever, legendary game designer Richard Garriott–also known in the video game community as “Lord British”–may give you the chance.
Nintendo, software makers target ds game piracy (pc world)
PC World - Nintendo and major Japanese software companies are going after 5 companies they say sold devices to play pirated DS games.
September 26, 2008
Ea loss narrows, but results short of expectations (reuters)
Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc reported a narrower quarterly loss as its revenue doubled on strong sales of some video games, but its shares fell as the results were short of analyst expectations.
Electronic arts posts smaller loss, misses targets (ap)
AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss for its fiscal first quarter Tuesday and more than doubled its revenue thanks to soaring sales of games such as “Rock Band” ? even as it spent more on marketing and development.