DS Half a year sales collapse nearly half of Nintendo need 3DS bailout

(compiled/applies) according to overseas media, as of September 30, the Nintendo Palm Machine DS in the last six months of sales compared with the same period last year, nearly 50%, Nintendo home computer Wii sales in the last six months compared to the same period last year also a small decline. Over the last six months of September 30, Nintendo sold 6.69 million DS globally, compared to 11.7 million of the DS worldwide this time last year.　　In other words, DS's global sales have fallen by nearly half compared with the same period last year. This is also expected to happen, after all, the DS from the launch to now has been six years.　　Combined with Nintendo's announcement that a new generation of handheld 3DS will be available next February, the appeal of the DS has fallen further.　　The Nintendo Wii, meanwhile, sold 4.97 million globally in the last six months of September 30, a small drop from 5.75 million a year earlier. This is the fourth year of the Wii's launch, and Nintendo has not announced plans for next-generation home machines.　　After rivals PS3 and XB360 have launched their own body-feeling programs, the Wii's attractiveness to consumers and its market dominance will be further weakened. The decline in sales and the sharp devaluation of the yen mean that Nintendo's net income is down 33.7% from a year earlier, while operating profits are down 48% from a year earlier. (Edit/Ming)