Wii + DS: The Ultimate Combo?

  

It seems that the tides of time are working in Nintendo’s favor. A possible global recession would seal the deal for the company who has found their niche in low-cost gaming. Going up against the higher-priced competition, the Wii and DS combination should be a hit this Christmas Season for consumers who have become wary of spending more than $600 on a new console. In other words, analysts are saying that a lot of people maybe thinking to get a Wii and a DS, which is financially equivalent to a PS3 and slightly expensive than MS’ Xbox 360.

Nintendo has been in cloud nine as of the moment, partly because of their share price’s strong performance over the summer which rose up from $17 to $23. Aside from that, the company has also delivered an 85% revenue increase and a tolerable 10% EPS hike — which is pretty good considering that Wii hasn’t even been launched yet. How much more could they go up when Wii hits the market?

The DS has been enjoying a good second year, especially in Japan, thanks to the DS Lite. Some figures have shown that the launch of DS Lite has helped Nintendo open a lead over Sony PSP in America (590,000 vs. 220,000 in June). Japan is obviously a DS country, with the DS selling 260,000 in the latest weekly data. Their tabletop, next-gen console is expected to launch in the October-November time frame and possibly beat the PS3 to the market by at least a month.

That’s a lot of good news coming at Nintendo’s way. Do you think Sony or Microsoft could spoil the party with better sales performance and better games? Or do you think this could be one of Nintendo’s moments of greatness? Whatever is on your mind, tell it to us through your comments.

Via MSN Money

  

It seems that the tides of time are working in Nintendo’s favor. A possible global recession would seal the deal for the company who has found their niche in low-cost gaming. Going up against the higher-priced competition, the Wii and DS combination should be a hit this Christmas Season for consumers who have become wary of spending more than $600 on a new console. In other words, analysts are saying that a lot of people maybe thinking to get a Wii and a DS, which is financially equivalent to a PS3 and slightly expensive than MS’ Xbox 360.

Nintendo has been in cloud nine as of the moment, partly because of their share price’s strong performance over the summer which rose up from $17 to $23. Aside from that, the company has also delivered an 85% revenue increase and a tolerable 10% EPS hike — which is pretty good considering that Wii hasn’t even been launched yet. How much more could they go up when Wii hits the market?

The DS has been enjoying a good second year, especially in Japan, thanks to the DS Lite. Some figures have shown that the launch of DS Lite has helped Nintendo open a lead over Sony PSP in America (590,000 vs. 220,000 in June). Japan is obviously a DS country, with the DS selling 260,000 in the latest weekly data. Their tabletop, next-gen console is expected to launch in the October-November time frame and possibly beat the PS3 to the market by at least a month.

That’s a lot of good news coming at Nintendo’s way. Do you think Sony or Microsoft could spoil the party with better sales performance and better games? Or do you think this could be one of Nintendo’s moments of greatness? Whatever is on your mind, tell it to us through your comments.

Via MSN Money