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Gamasutra - News - Nintendo Bundles Top Titles With 3DS In Time For Holidays
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Gamasutra - News - Nintendo 3DS On Track To Beat First-Year DS Sales
Nintendo is hoping to boost its 3DS console sales during the all-important holiday shopping season by bundling its most popular games with the console.
Starting on Thanksgiving day, November 24, the company will begin offering two new packages for the unit: one "Flame Red" system packaged with the recently-released Super Mario 3D Land, and another packaged with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
The latter package ties into the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda franchise this year, and the unit will have special markings and embellishments reminiscent of the series.
Both bundles carry an MSRP of $199.99, $30 more than the current price of the standalone unit.
This holiday season may be one of the most important in company history, as Nintendo is projecting its first annual loss in 30 years of reporting its financials, due in part to the 3DS' slow start at the beginning of the year.
Sales have begun to pick up, however, and the company currently projects that the 3DS is on track to beat first-year sales of its predecessor, the DS, which has sold 149 million units worldwide as of September 30.
Starting on Thanksgiving day, November 24, the company will begin offering two new packages for the unit: one "Flame Red" system packaged with the recently-released Super Mario 3D Land, and another packaged with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.
The latter package ties into the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda franchise this year, and the unit will have special markings and embellishments reminiscent of the series.
Both bundles carry an MSRP of $199.99, $30 more than the current price of the standalone unit.
This holiday season may be one of the most important in company history, as Nintendo is projecting its first annual loss in 30 years of reporting its financials, due in part to the 3DS' slow start at the beginning of the year.
Sales have begun to pick up, however, and the company currently projects that the 3DS is on track to beat first-year sales of its predecessor, the DS, which has sold 149 million units worldwide as of September 30.
Gamasutra - News - Nintendo 3DS On Track To Beat First-Year DS Sales
Nintendo's slow-starting portable console, the Nintendo 3DS, may end up selling more units in its first year than its predecessor, according to data provided by the company.
Citing data provided by the NPD Group, Nintendo said that the 3DS has now sold 1.65 million units in the United States in its first eight months on the market.
By comparison, the original DS sold 2.37 million units in its first twelve months on the market, with approximately half of those sales occurring during the crucial Holiday time frame.
It is worth noting that the original DS launched in the United States on November 21, 2004, meaning that the Holiday period that generated half of its year-one sales also coincided with the product launch.
The 3DS, by comparison, launched on February 26 of this year, and therefore will not have its predecessor's added benefit of attracting early adopters this Holiday. Early adopters purchased 400,000 units in the system's opening week.
Sales for the system were well below expectations for a time, though a dramatic price cut in July -- as well as the announcement of a Holiday release for franchise titles Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land -- have improved its performance.
Despite the system's potential recovery, the company is projecting its first ever annual loss due in part to the 3DS' slow start.
The 3DS sold over 250,000 units in October, according to Nintendo, as did the Wii. The original DS still held out strong with 180,000 units sold.
Citing data provided by the NPD Group, Nintendo said that the 3DS has now sold 1.65 million units in the United States in its first eight months on the market.
By comparison, the original DS sold 2.37 million units in its first twelve months on the market, with approximately half of those sales occurring during the crucial Holiday time frame.
It is worth noting that the original DS launched in the United States on November 21, 2004, meaning that the Holiday period that generated half of its year-one sales also coincided with the product launch.
The 3DS, by comparison, launched on February 26 of this year, and therefore will not have its predecessor's added benefit of attracting early adopters this Holiday. Early adopters purchased 400,000 units in the system's opening week.
Sales for the system were well below expectations for a time, though a dramatic price cut in July -- as well as the announcement of a Holiday release for franchise titles Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land -- have improved its performance.
Despite the system's potential recovery, the company is projecting its first ever annual loss due in part to the 3DS' slow start.
The 3DS sold over 250,000 units in October, according to Nintendo, as did the Wii. The original DS still held out strong with 180,000 units sold.
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