Freak of Kane
04-09-2004, 06:41 AM
They top the sales without the Pokemon games, too!
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd pulled away from the competition and remained Japan's top game software maker in the business year ended March 31, game magazine publisher Enterbrain Inc said on Friday.
Nintendo sold nearly 6.5 million units, helped by hit titles such as racing game "Mario Kart Double Dash" and "Mario Party 5."
It maintained the top spot even without "Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green," Japan's top selling game. That game and other popular Pokemon titles now come under the Pokemon company in which Nintendo holds a 30 percent stake.
Square Enix Co Ltd sold nearly four million titles and came in second, while Konami Corp slipped to sixth from fourth last year, despite having Japan's second most popular game, "World Soccer Winning Eleven 7."The rest of the article is at http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=4793388§ion=news
Wow, this is a pretty big lead - without Pokemon, which is saying a lot, since it's Japan's biggest selling videogame franchise. A 2.5 million lead...which will most probably grow for the current financial year due to the release of the DS. Further proof to show that Nintendo are one of if not THE best at making games. IMO, untouchable --~
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd pulled away from the competition and remained Japan's top game software maker in the business year ended March 31, game magazine publisher Enterbrain Inc said on Friday.
Nintendo sold nearly 6.5 million units, helped by hit titles such as racing game "Mario Kart Double Dash" and "Mario Party 5."
It maintained the top spot even without "Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green," Japan's top selling game. That game and other popular Pokemon titles now come under the Pokemon company in which Nintendo holds a 30 percent stake.
Square Enix Co Ltd sold nearly four million titles and came in second, while Konami Corp slipped to sixth from fourth last year, despite having Japan's second most popular game, "World Soccer Winning Eleven 7."The rest of the article is at http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=4793388§ion=news
Wow, this is a pretty big lead - without Pokemon, which is saying a lot, since it's Japan's biggest selling videogame franchise. A 2.5 million lead...which will most probably grow for the current financial year due to the release of the DS. Further proof to show that Nintendo are one of if not THE best at making games. IMO, untouchable --~