Nintendo today announced that strong sales of Nintendo DS hardware and software and the successful launch of Wii have led to record consolidated sales and operational profit for the nine-month period ending Dec. 31, 2006 . Recurring and net profits also set record highs. Nintendo maintains projections for record financial results through its fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2007. Thanks to extremely strong Nintendo DS sales and the successful launch of Wii, Nintendo’s consolidated net sales were up 72.8 percent over the same nine-month period last year, and operating income was up 102.5 percent.

During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, consolidated worldwide shipments of 19 software titles for Nintendo platforms reached or surpassed 1 million units. These include three Wii titles, 13 Nintendo DS titles and three Game Boy Advance titles. Nearly 1.4 million Wii hardware systems have connected to the Internet worldwide (as of 1/24/07) Approximately 1.5 million Virtual Console games have been downloaded and sold to customers worldwide (as of 1/24/07) More than 3.5 million unique users have played on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for Nintendo DS, with far more than 100 million connections (as of 1/24/07).