Nintendo Posts 60% Drop in Net Profit

It is that time of year again when various companies reveal how well they have done over the past financial quarter, showing off profits, game sales and the performance of pieces of hardware where possible. This has given Nintendo the chance to update its First Quarter 2009 fiscal data and the results were revealed yesterday. Unsurprisingly, after such massive earnings from last year, the company has not quite been able to keep up the fantastic pace it set with the DS and Wii, therefore Nintendo has actually posted drops in all areas: hardware, software sales and net profit.

Check out some of the facts and figures below:

• Wii hardware sales - 2.2 million for first fiscal quarter 2009. US saw a drop in Wii hardware - around 65%, Japan 60% and Europe 40%.
• Wii software sales - 29 million units (- 20%)
• DS hardware - 6 million units (- 23%)
• Sales down 40% from 423.3 billion yen to 253.4 billion yen - in the same period last year.
• Net profit down 60% from 2008 at 42.31 billion yen.
• Total DSi sales at 6,680,000 units worldwide, total DS sales at 107,750,000 units worldwide, total Wii sales at 52,620,000 worldwide.

Thanks to Shacknews, NeoGAF.

Those interested in more, more, more figures along with other bits and bobs can view the official report from Nintendo of Japan online.