Smartphones Climbing, Handheld Consoles Falling
Survey data from Google shows some interesting trends in 5 different countries.
Survey data from Google shows some interesting trends in 5 different countries.
Nintendo's holiday sales won't counteract poor results from the rest of their fiscal year.
Skyward Sword, Mario Kart 7, and Super Mario 3D Land have each sold a million in the US.
The 3DS has beaten its predecessor in only 8 months.
So far, 1.65 million 3DS units have been sold since launch.
Mobile analytics firm Flurry crunches the numbers and says the dedicated handheld gaming device is dying.
Following the disappointing fiscal news, Nintendo's so-called 'Blue Ocean' strategy is clearly being questioned.
Along with the fiscal report, Nintendo provided updated hardware figures.
The system is seeing healthy interest before the holiday shopping period.
It would appear that Nintendo's looking to clear DS inventory.