Net sales for this six-month period ended September 30, 2008 were 836.8 billion yen. Operating income, income before income taxes and extraordinary items and net income were 252.1 billion yen, 237.3 billion yen and 144.8 billion yen, respectively.
Worldwide unit sales of "Nintendo DS" hardware were 13.73 million units for the first six months of this fiscal year and have reached 84.33 million units life-to-date. Worldwide sales of "Nintendo DS" software were 85.02 million units in the first six months of this year and have reached 454.63 million units life-to-date.
In the console business, "Wii" hardware has displayed increasing popularity in the US and Europe and has sold a total of 10.1 million units worldwide in the first two quarters of this year and 34.55 million units life-todate.
Thus, worldwide sales of "Wii" software in the first six months were 81.41 million units, a large increase from the same period in 2007. "Wii" software sales have reached 229.85 million units life-to-date.
Net sales in the electronic entertainment products division were 835.4 billion yen, while sales in the other products division (playing cards, karuta, etc.) were 1.4 billion yen.