Nintendo 64 is America's Top-selling Video Game Console; ``Funtastic`` Color Series and Pokemon Spur Boom.Business/Technology Editors, Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2000 The Nintendo(R) 64 is once again America's top-selling home video game console A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The three most popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on CDs or DVDs, although earlier game machines used cartridges containing read only memory , thanks to the introduction of the `Funtastic' series of transparent, brightly colored housings, and the overwhelming demand for the country's top-selling video game, Pokemon Stadium(TM). With the continued 97 percent market share for the handheld Game Boy(R) Color system, Nintendo claims both of the top-selling video game systems in the country. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. independent weekly sales data from the NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD , the Nintendo 64 captured 46 percent of all console sales in America since the March 6 launch of the `Funtastic' series of systems, as compared to 43 percent for the Sony PlayStation Sony Playstation - Playstation , and 11 percent for the Sega Dreamcast. Nintendo also claims the individual top-selling console and handheld games. "During March, sales of the Nintendo 64 jumped 30 percent from the same month a year ago, while those of our nearest competitor plunged 32 percent," says Peter Main, Nintendo of America's executive vice president, sales and marketing. "It's a vindication of our corporate mandate to continue supplying our customers with even more fun for their Nintendo systems." The torrid popularity of all things Pokemon was reflected in full March Toy Retail Sales Tracking System (TRSTS) sales data showing Pokemon Stadium the top-selling game for the month, outpacing the next most popular game by more than 70 percent. The Yellow, Blue and Red versions of Pokemon for Game Boy claimed the third, fifth and sixth top-selling spots respectively for all games.
BEST SELLING VIDEO GAMES
MARCH, 2000 (NPD Group)
TITLE PLATFORM
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1 Pokemon Stadium Nintendo 64
2 WWF Smackdown PlayStation
3 Pokemon Yellow Nintendo Game Boy
4 Syphon Filter 2 PlayStation
5 Pokemon Blue Nintendo Game Boy
6 Pokemon Red Nintendo Game Boy
7 Mario Party 2 Nintendo 64
In the last month, roughly 50 percent of all Nintendo 64 systems sold were in `Funtastic' colors of Smoke, Ice, Watermelon watermelon, plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now extensively cultivated in the United States and are popular also in S Russia. , Grape, Jungle and Fire, with Ice (blue) the most popular. The Atomic Purple N64 bundle, featuring the added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
"Based on current trends and our past experience with preceding video game console generations, we expect another five to 10 million pieces of N64 hardware to be sold," Main adds. Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, is the acknowledged worldwide leader in the creation of interactive entertainment. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 1 billion video games See video game console. worldwide, has created such industry icons as Mario(R) and Donkey Kong Donkey Kong may refer to:
A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in North America. For more information about Nintendo products visit the company's web site, www.nintendo.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photoblob.sh?pw.042000/bb1 |
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