Posted on 2008-11-12 22:51
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Reuters
Nintendo shares fell sharply on Friday after its new DSi handheld console failed a surprise to many investors.
The DSi can take pictures, and play music as well as games
and is aimed at cementing a sales lead over Sony's PSP and moving into Apple's iPhone directory.
The new model heat in Japan shows next month is slimmer,
but slightly more expensive at US$ 180, but still less than the PSP.
The DSi would go global next year.
And it's Nintendo's latest attempt to prompt the game population to women and elderly.
Big buyers of Nintendo heat Wii Fit Console.
Analysts say women account for over 20% of the gaming industry total sales growth last year with games like Wii Fit popular.
Nintendo High can assure profit forecast August to US$6.2 billion on the back of rise sales.
But the company says the actual situation may be a problem.
Global sales in the April-June quarter exceeds 6.9 million units.
Sony sold only around 4.7 million PSPs.
Nintendo on Thursday was a Pen Fit most valuable company as investors piled in on the back of the success of DS and Wii consoles, Dan Sloan, Reuters Tokyo.