DS Design = Nintendo Profits

There's nothing but good news in Nintendo's world right now, as the success of the DS leads to a more profitable financial year than they'd initially expected. From the article: "The company has re-estimated a net profit of 95 billion yen ($807 million) for the year ended March 31, compared with its previous forecast of $637 million. Last year the firm took £739 million." To get an idea of why the DS is so successful, Gamespot has a breakdown of an interview with the DS Engineers.

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Re:Not bad at all

[freeweed]

no console has sold for more then $199.99 (I might be mistaken on the ones that came with a game, but back in the 80's with the NES my parents got my sister and me the NES with Mario, Duck Hunt & Track & Field (or whatever it was called) with the light gun and power pad for $199.99, same with the SNES when it was released with 2 controllers & Super Mario World)

MANY consoles have sold for more than $199.99. The Atari VCS was $249.99 in the early days, for one. Your NES/SNES purchases happened well into the life of those consoles - people who bought them earlier paid well over $199.99 for them.

Hell, the 3D0 was well into the $700 range, even if it was a niche release.