Kyoto, Japan-based video game company Nintendo has successfully managed to dominate the portable console gaming market in United States as the company announced only last week that sales of its 3DS portable gaming console surpassed 5 million units, which is a 500,000 increase from March.
The company, which is currently attempting to recover from an annual loss, sold more than 155,000 3DS consoles, more than 150,000 original DS handhelds and almost 95,000 Wii consoles in June. Nintendo, for the second consecutive month, controlled as much as 75 percent of portable-hardware sales.
The company, which is the creator of the “The Legend of Zelda,” according to a BGR report, is predicting another 37 percent sales jump with the introduction of the 3DS XL, a new handheld that will feature a larger viewing area, for $199 on August 19. As per Nintendo, the 3DS XL’s upper screen, which can display 3-D images, will be enlarged to 4.88 inches compared with the existing model’s 3.53 inches.
Nintendo is also set to launch its next-generation Wii U console ahead of the holidays, and both devices are expected to help the company return to profit this fiscal year.
