Nintendo Sales Update

REDMOND, Wash.--Dec. 14, 2001--Nintendo:

-- Total North American shipments of NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM) have

now reached 1.1 million, with more than 800,000 sold through

in the U.S., Canada and Latin America markets.

-- While retailers report out-of-stock situations everyday,

Nintendo is shipping more than 100,000 NINTENDO GAMECUBE units

every week to replenish supplies.

-- Due to the overwhelming success of the North American launch,

Nintendo Co., Ltd. in Japan has announced an increase in

NINTENDO GAMECUBE production.

-- Super Smash Brothers Melee(TM) has reached sales of more than

a quarter of a million units in just nine days in the

U.S....making it, by far, the fastest selling game for any new

console launched this year.

-- Total NINTENDO GAMECUBE titles available will reach 21 by

calendar year end, and 37 by fiscal year end.

-- The top selling video game system across all platforms in

November was Nintendo's portable Game Boy(R) Advance. It sold

through 20 percent more units than any video game console.

-- In November, U.S. sales of all Nintendo systems (NINTENDO

GAMECUBE, Nintendo(R) 64, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color)

nearly equaled the combined sales of all systems from all

other manufacturers.

-- Nintendo will enjoy the best selling U.S. holiday season in

its 17-year history.

-- The video game industry overall is hotter than ever, with

total 2001 retail revenues now on track to exceed $8 billion

for the first time ever (+19% vs. 2000).