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May NPD: 3DS steals top console spot

The Nintendo 3DS finally edged out the Xbox 360 in May 2013 as the best selling console across hardware and portables, according to the NPD's monthly report on the retail sector.

Moonman4728d ago (Edited 4728d ago )

Thank the gaming God's. M$ reign of.......is over!

Xof4728d ago

Right, because Microsoft has had such a huge presence in the handheld gaming market.

Not even Microsoft's home consoles have ever been dominant, in any market.

justastranger104727d ago

Xbox 360 still #1 console for 29 months. Incredible feat. I wonder if it will ever be matched.

Loadedklip4727d ago

@justastranger10 ... it doesn't have to be beat since it was never a record. Wii was number 1 for YEARS.

Canary4727d ago

@justastranger: that's only true for the North American market if you ignore the context of the data. The 360 had that sales lead because it was released BEFORE the Wii, and had a big head start.

If you look at the curve of the data, you'll see that the Wii sold at a much higher rate than the 360 in North America.

And, you know, everywhere else, too.

miyamoto4728d ago (Edited 4728d ago )

great games>sales figures

Kevlar0094727d ago

U mad?

Nintendo dominates the handheld market because they know the gams people play on them. Call them casual if you like, Nintendo knows what's up

3-4-54727d ago

TBH if you only play sports games and FPS, then YOU are the causual ( not intended at you kev..just in general )..

It's the gamers who play 20 different genres and games of all kinds that are the real hardcore gamers.

jcnba284727d ago

That's been your modo since the PS3, PSP, PS Vita launched right? lol

TongkatAli4728d ago

Who are the people disagreeing ? LOL, Nintendo won that month, props.

PopRocks3594727d ago (Edited 4727d ago )

Remember those times a couple months back when I said that people have bitter resentment toward companies (in this case Nintendo) based on brand name alone?

That's probably those people. :p

RankFTW4728d ago

The 3DS has had some amazing games come out in the last few months that would have boosted sales considerably. Monster Hunter, Donkey Kong, Fire Emblem, Luigi's Mansion and Animal Crossing to name a few.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7757d ago (Edited 57d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer81d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi81d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure80d ago (Edited 80d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer81d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot81d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box81d ago (Edited 81d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno81d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay81d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno80d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK80d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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