Nintendo profit plummet 66 %

25 April 2011 last updated at 08: 13 GMT see: children talk about their favorite game video games giant Nintendo break its annual profits by 66%, hurt by you has seen a strong yen and a decline in sales.

Net profit for the year to end March Yen $945 m (￡ 570 m), joined the 77 6bn compared with 228 6bn Yen in the last year his results showed.

The company said that while it not had suffered direct damage from last month's earthquake, to charge it to consumer spending in Japan.

Nintendo also announced that it will release a successor to the Wii in the year 2012.

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Nintendo relies on [the successor to the Wii] read further migration make a from the Wii and potentially his rival - no-brainer for the consumer. "

End quote author Daniel Sloan, play, to Wiin net sales fell 29% to 1,014 billion yen."

A growing challenge from smartphones and tablets is Nintendo. A bid to fight back started the 3ds, a handheld console that provides a 3D experience for users without carrying need special glasses.

The company said started it in February in Japan and in March in Europe, the United States and Australia, had a "smooth start in sales", which amounted to 3.61 million worldwide.

In a separate statement said Nintendo had decided the Wii next year to start a system successfully.

There will be a demonstration of the new model at the E3 Expo in Los Angeles in June.

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