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Sales for the fourth quarter of 2008-09 came to 206 million, down 5.1%, or down 2.3% at
constant exchange rates, compared with the 217 million recorded for the same period of
2007-08. Full-year sales for fiscal 2008-09 totaled 1,058 million versus 928 million for fiscal
2007-08, representing an increase of 14.0%, or 18.4% at constant exchange rates.
Fourth-quarter sales were in line with the guidance of between 190 million and 210 million
issued when Ubisoft released its sales figures for the third quarter of 2008-09. This
performance was primarily attributable to:
− A continued very strong showing for games for Wii, including Rayman Raving
Rabbids® TV Party and Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip, combined with the
successful launch of My Fitness Coach.
− Sales of TOM CLANCYS H.A.W.X which reached the set target of one million sell-in
units.
− The Petz® and Imagine® franchises which each sold-in over one million units during
the quarter.
The first quarter of 2009-10 will see only a few games releases, including:
− Anno for the PC, Wii and Nintendo DS
− Call of Juarez®: Bound In Blood for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3
− New casual games for the Nintendo DS in the Imagine®, Petz®, MyCoach and
Playzone ranges.
2009-10 targets confirmed
Ubisoft is confirming its targets for 2009-10, namely sales of around 1,100 million and
current operating income before stock-based compensation representing at least 11% of sales.
Growth is forecast to be generated in the second half, driven by the launch of the year's
principal games for the Holiday season. Consequently, in the first six months, sales are
expected to contract by approximately 35% compared with the first half of 2008-09, followed
by an estimated growth of around 23% in the second half.
The games line-up for 2009-10 will include the following flagship titles:
− 7 franchised games, including Assassin's Creed® 2, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Conviction, Rabbids Go Home, Red Steel® 2, Ghost Recon® 4 and Anno 1404.
− 4 licensed games James Cameron's Avatar, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs and Arthur and the Invisibles.
− 3 new brands R.U.S.E., I am Alive and a sports game for the Wii.
− New titles based on the successful Petz, Imagine and MyCoach brands and new
innovations for Wii.
Breakdown of sales by platform
Q4 2008/09 Q4 2007/08 12 months 2008/09 12 months 2007/08
Nintendo DS 23% 27% 29% 25%
GBA 0% 1% 0% 1%
PC 13% 4% 9% 7%
PlayStation®2 2% 2% 2% 6%
PLAYSTATION®3 15% 23% 20% 20%
PSP 4% 2% 3% 4%
Wii 29% 9% 18% 11%
XBOX 360 15% 33% 19% 26%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
swerve said:So Nintendo now has $10.5billion in the bank if I'm reading that right, and a further $4.5bn in assets?
donny2112 said:They're paying out a dividend, so their actual cash on hand is dropping compared to last FY. I think I read in the .pdf that they only have $8 billion in cash available.
swerve said:Oh right. That's roundabout where it's always been. I guess they have a preferred amount to keep on hand and anything above that is gravy.
bttb said:GBA SW = 377.28M
NDS SW = 566.92M
Wii SW = 353.02M
Wii Fit - 18.22M
Wii Million Sellers = 54
donny2112 said:Sorry. Only $9 billion. (894.1 billion yen)
Way lower than the Wii.Shin Johnpv said:How does the Wii SW number compare to the 360 and PS3, and PS2 at this point in its life out of curiosity?
jakncoke said:Nintendo on the verge 3 20 million selling games, wowza. What were the top 3 selling PS2 games?
Yes Boss! said:I think those are GTAs and Turismos and all those are well below things like Kart and Fit. Nutty times.
In today's economy, you can burn 9 billion pretty fast. I remember Toyota once had about 40 billion, now they have less than half IIRC.Flying_Phoenix said:Only :lol
swerve said:Well below? I think San Andreas might be close to if not more than 15 million. Maybe even comfortably higher depending on if you factor in re-releases.
speedpop said:Promoting Iwata to President of NCL seemed to just enhance Nintendo that much more. He is set for life.
starship said:Way lower than the Wii.
PS2 cumulative productions of software at the end of Sep. 2002 (after 30 months) was at 229m copies.
Wii software at the end of Mar. 2009 (after 28 months) was at 353m copies.
I do miss the quotes but we get excellent hair flicking gifs of Iwata.swerve said:Hah, but not on GAF - not enough amazing quotes like old Yamauchi
bcn-ron said:Aren't Sony financials due very soon?
Nuclear Muffin said:Amazing to see DS H/W over 100 million now! What's even more stunning perhaps is that Kirby Superstar Ultra is at almost 2.5 million and they're not releasing it in Europe, I'm just dumbstruck!
Shin Johnpv said:Isn't that exactly double the amount of Million Sellers as last time? Wasn't it 27 last we heard?
swerve said:Do we have past threads for some hint as to what sort of things get shown at these 'day after' events?
swerve said:Well below? I think San Andreas might be close to if not more than 15 million. Maybe even comfortably higher depending on if you factor in re-releases.
schuelma said:So it looks like there will be a briefing where new software could be shown/teased:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article6241331.ece
"All eyes, said one Tokyo fund manager, will anyway be turned to Fridays presentation by the company an event where Nintendo has traditionally bludgeoned investors with a lurid montage of teasers for forthcoming games"
schuelma said:At the very least I expect a Wii Sports Resort Japan date.
Wii Million Sellers = 54
markatisu said:You would hope so, doesn't the game launch in about a month?
donny2112 said:Sorry. Only $9 billion. (894.1 billion yen)
Neo C. said:In today's economy, you can burn 9 billion pretty fast. I remember Toyota once had about 40 billion, now they have less than half IIRC.
Wii Fit - 18.22M
THQ:
Results for the 12 Months Ended March 2009
Net Sales: $ 829,963,000
Net Income: - $ 431,112,000
http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1285360&highlight
swerve said:Well below? I think San Andreas might be close to if not more than 15 million. Maybe even comfortably higher depending on if you factor in re-releases.
Vinci said:Dear god.
Johann said:If it keeps its pace, Wii Fit could outsell the PS3 worldwide before the year is over.
Shiggie said:DS has over 90 million sellers?
Woah.
I still intend on buying one. Wait til the hoard of hardcore gamers like me decide to jump in. It'll sell 60K more.Vinci said:Sorry, it's just seeing the number there to quantify what that means ... that's the shock. The concept isn't something I'm struggling with, but that's just ... that's a helluva lot of a $90 product.
skinnyrattler said:I still intend on buying one. Wait til the hoard of hardcore gamers like me decide to jump in. It'll sell 60K more.