Yet the company expects sales to take a turn for the worst in the remaining fiscal year. Though it has revised forecasts of DS sales up, expecting additional growth of 3 percent, Nintendo expects software for the handheld to drop 7 percent below previous expectations. Wii hardware too has seen a revision in sales projections, with Nintendo trimming its expectation both software and hardware figures down by 3 percent.
Unit turnover saw the company enjoy? ?$17? ?billion in sales for the nine month period,? ?with operating profit also climbing some? ?27? ?percent to? ?$5.6? ?billion.?
Yet the firm,? ?citing the strong Yen which has stung export trade,? ?saw net profit drop sharply?; ?falling? ?18%? ?to? ?$2.4? ?billion.? ?Now the company expects its net income to shrink from previous projections,? ?down from? ?$3.8? ?billion? ?to? ?$2.55? ?billion?; ?down a third on original expectations and? ?falling? ?over? ?10? ?percent year-on-year.