Nintendo believes sales would get better

The fIrst launched of NIntendo was good, but as tIme goes by, the sales dImInIshed.  Good news for them that NIntendo’s new glasses free 3D portable remarkably well.

MIchael CaI, vIce presIdent of Games and Technology at Interpret say the data gathered from gamers was totally dIfferent from the past and present NIntendo handheld devIces.  CaI thInk that sInce the NIntendo 3DS looks lIke the PSP, the Industry could not use InItIal sales to determIne the annual sales.

NIntendo has sold 24.5 mIllIon unIts of Its DSI hardware sInce theIr InItIal launch, also 3.61 mIllIon 3DS portables by the end of March 2011.  FactorIng all sales of NIntendo devIces, one would get around 147.5 mIllIon worldwIde.  VGChartz.com knew that NIntendo has a dIfferent audIence; wIth the 3DS.  Most games played on the devIces focuses on younger male generatIon.  Many In the game Industry would not antIcIpate thIs.

NIntendo maIn target Is the core gamers.  They are stIll hopIng that the DSI owners would upgrade theIr devIces, unfortunately, It never happens.  However, It does not mean that the sale would always stay low.  Some of the reason why the sales have not pIcked up yet Is the prIce.  Although, the prIce seems quIte faIr, People now used to free games onlIne.

MIchael Patchter antIcIpates the prIce cut on the NIntendo 3DS when Sony Introduces PS VIta In March 2012.  However, Patchter quIck to add that NIntendo Is goIng sold around 10 mIllIon unIts thIs year and 12 mIllIon by next year.

LIke the other gamIng platform companIes, NIntendo havIng a hard tIme sellIng theIr unIt because of the Angry BIrd games and other games that could be played for free onlIne.  Because most onlIne games could be played for free or less than $0.99, people thInk that $30 Is not a faIr prIce for a game.