Wii sends Nintendo profits up 48 per cent
Nintendo, the electronics manufacturer, said its annual profit rose by 48 per cent on the back of strong sales of its Wii console, but forecast lower than expected annual growth of 9 per cent, adding that sales of its handheld DS device had slowed.
Nintendo sees 9 pct growth this year on Wii sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) said on Thursday its annual profit more than doubled and forecast it would grow 9 percent this year on red-hot demand for its Wii and DS game machines in the United States and Europe.
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Japan's Nintendo Co. does not plan to cut prices of its popular Wii console or DS handheld game system anytime soon, the company's president said Friday.
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