Nintendo DS y GBA SP Siguen siendo el juguetito preferido en Norte America

No cabe dudas que siempre Nintendo hace de las suyas en el llamado dia Viernes Negro. Pues que mas se puede decir que la Nintendo DS ha vendido nada mas y nada menos que 500,000 unidades y la GBA SP ha vendido 800,000. Como siempre Nintendo haciendo sus records de ventas. aqui esta la noticia y el hilo

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S is a virtual sell-out, but more units are arriving this week. GBA and GameCube are also selling briskly.

IT'S A HAND-HELD HOLIDAY AS SHOPPERS SNAP UP 500,000 NINTENDO DS UNITS

Game Boy Advance and Nintendo GameCube Also Post Big Numbers

REDMOND, Wash.--Dec. 1, 2004--Shoppers spent Thanksgiving week stuffing their shopping bags with Nintendo hardware, setting the stage for 2004 to be the year of the hand-held holidays. Shoppers snapped up more than 500,000 Nintendo DS(TM) systems during Thanksgiving week, representing more than 90 percent of all units available in stores across the United States.

With Nintendo DS sales moving faster than anticipated, some locations have reported sellouts, and Nintendo predicts the initial North American supply will be depleted within days. As additional shipments are rushed to stores by this weekend to meet the demand, Nintendo expects to sell 1 million Nintendo DS units in North America alone by the end of 2004 -- a mark that took Apple's iPod 19 months to achieve.

"Consumers have voted the Nintendo DS as the hot item this holiday, so if you see one, you'd better buy it," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales & marketing. "Nintendo owns the hand-held market, and once again we're the hit of the holiday season."

Nintendo's other hand-held system, Game Boy(R) Advance, also soared during the holiday weekend. Nintendo sold more than 800,000 Game Boy Advance and Game Boy(R) Advance SP units during the past week. The combined 1.3 million Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance units sold last week set a new one-week sales record for hand-held systems. And the Game Boy Advance line remains on track to be the best-selling hardware line of the year.

Nintendo GameCube(TM) also posted impressive numbers. The special bundle of a Nintendo GameCube and a "Mario Kart(R): Double Dash!!(TM)" game has sold more than 250,000 units since its introduction in mid-November.

Nintendo DS is revolutionizing video games by providing players completely new ways to interact with their games. The sharp, angular, silver-and-black dual-screened system comes with a stylus and features a touch screen, voice control and wireless communication. Nintendo DS, available now at an MSRP of $149.99, represents a third, distinct product line for Nintendo, along with Game Boy Advance SP and Nintendo GameCube. Nintendo DS comes packaged with both a free, embedded "PictoChat(TM)" communication program, and a playable demo of "Metroid(R) Prime Hunters" with both single-player and multiplayer modes.
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otra cosa es que el Gamecube sigue conservando su segundo lugar en los charts. y aqui el link del reporte. Alla MS que sigue sufriendo porque no vende en Japon.
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Stats show that gamers are preparing for the next generation.

In-Stat/MDR Reports Declining Shipments and Prices Continue as Game Console Market Awaits the Next Generation

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--The video game console market remains in the back end of its current cycle, with declining shipments expected to continue until the next generation of consoles come to market, reports In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com). The high-tech market research firm finds that Sony is still dominating the market with its PlayStation 2 (PS2) console, which shipped its 70 millionth unit in January 2004.

"As is typical with the back end of a market, this one is characterized by companies cutting prices on both hardware and software to entice more casual, value-oriented consumers," said Brian O'Rourke, a senior analyst with In-Stat/MDR. "However, as can be expected, year-over-year shipment declines will continue until all next-generation consoles are on the market in 2006."

The first next-generation console should hit the market in the fourth quarter of 2005 with the introduction of Microsoft's Xbox 2. Sony, however, is not likely to give Microsoft too much lead time before launching its PS3 console, which should occur by mid-2006. Nintendo will try to launch its next-generation GameCube 2 console either before, or simultaneously with Sony, which Nintendo considers to be its primary competition.

In-Stat/MDR has also found that:

-- Nintendo's GameCube has performed solidly over the past year, with a worldwide price cut in the fourth quarter of 2003 significantly increasing sales.

-- Microsoft's Xbox is in a struggle with the GameCube for second place in the market. It has performed well in North America, and is doing increasingly well in Europe.

-- Sony will ship the most next-generation consoles through 2008. It has a proven track record built over the last 10 years, and has shown itself to be a marketing powerhouse. However, Microsoft and Nintendo are expected to narrow Sony's lead in the next generation.

The report, "Game Consoles 2004: Waiting for the Next Generation" (#IN0401260ME), includes a five-year shipment and revenue forecast for each current generation console: the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, broken down by region. Shipment and revenue forecasts for the next generation of consoles are also provided through 2008. There is also an annual forecast for online console gaming subscribers through 2008. The three participants in this market, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, are profiled in depth in four areas: console business, marketing strategies, online plans and shipment analysis. In addition, four responses on consumers' console ownership and buying plans from In-Stat/MDR's annual Residential Technology Survey are included. To purchase this report, or for more information, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/Ccatalogue.asp?id=162 or contact Erin McKeighan at 480-609-4551; emckeighan@reedbusiness.com. The report price is $2,995.

About In-Stat/MDR

In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com) offers a broad range of information resources and analytical assets to technology vendors, service providers, technology professionals and market specialists worldwide. The company stands alone in its ability to integrate both supply-side and demand-side research methodologies into a single comprehensive view of technology markets and products. This capability relies on a unique ability to cover the entire value chain from engineering-level technology, through equipment, infrastructure, services and end users.

In-Stat/MDR is part of the Reed Electronics Group, a division of Reed Elsevier (http://www.reedelsevier.com), a world-leading publisher and information provider. With over 38,000 employees worldwide, Reed Elsevier operates in the science & medical, legal, education and business-to-business industry sectors, providing high value and flexible information solutions to professional end users, with increasing emphasis on the Internet.
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