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Losses incurred from the application of the write-down of inventories due to decreased profitability of assets and charged to “Cost
of sales” were ¥4,236 million ($51,044 thousand) and ¥4,571 million for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
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Advertising expenses were ¥96,359 million ($1,160,963 thousand) and ¥100,217 million, research and development expenses
were ¥52,625 million ($634,043 thousand) and ¥45,461 million, salaries, allowances and bonuses were ¥19,016 million ($229,116
thousand) and ¥19,469 million, depreciation were ¥4,435 million ($53,443 thousand) and ¥3,469 million, provision for bonuses
were ¥915 million ($11,026 thousand) and ¥752 million, and provision of allowance for doubtful accounts were ¥92 million ($1,111
thousand) and ¥399 million for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Research and development expenses incurred and charged to “Selling, general and administrative expenses” and “Cost of sales”
were ¥52,756 million ($635,619 thousand) and ¥45,471 million in total for the years ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Gross realized gains were ¥104 million ($1,262 thousand) on sales of land and ¥1 million ($13 thousand) on sales of machinery,
equipment and vehicles for the year ended March 31, 2011, and were ¥74 million on sales of land and ¥52 million on sales of
buildings and structures for the year ended March 31, 2010.
Gross realized losses were ¥16 million ($193 thousand) on disposal of tools, furniture and fixtures, ¥13 million ($160 thousand) on
disposal of buildings and structures and ¥1 million ($18 thousand) on disposal of machinery, equipment and vehicles for the year
ended March 31, 2011, and were ¥55 million on disposal of buildings and structures, ¥6 million on disposal of machinery,
equipment and vehicles and ¥5 million on disposal of tools, furniture and fixtures for the year ended March 31, 2010.
“Gain on prior periods adjustment” is the amount of refund for the penalties of a law suit paid in prior years for the consolidated
accounting period ended March 31, 2010.
“Loss on prior periods adjustments” is the amount of adjustments related to prior years in connection with redeemable points
(by Club Nintendo points etc.). Effective as of the consolidated accounting period ended March 31, 2010, the granted points have
been treated as deferred sales. Prior to the period, they were expensed.
Japanese Yen in Millions
Year ended March 31, 2010
Note 9. Note to Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Number of outstanding shares
Number of treasury stocks
141,669,000
141,669,000
-
-
-
-
141,669,000
141,669,000
As of March 31,
2010 As of March 31,
2011
Decrease in the
number of shares
Increase in the
number of shares
As of March 31,
2009 As of March 31,
2010
Decrease in the
number of shares
Increase in the
number of shares
Common stock
Common stock
13,786,778
13,784,279
3,258
2,964
105
465
13,789,931
13,786,778
As of March 31,
2010 As of March 31, 2011
Decrease in the
number of shares
Increase in the
number of shares
As of March 31,
2009 As of March 31, 2010
Decrease in the
number of shares
Increase in the
number of shares
The reasons for the increase or decrease in the number of shares are as follows:
Increase due to purchase of odd lot shares and decrease due to disposal of odd lot shares by shareholders.
Common stock
Common stock
Amount of dividends paid
¥660
¥140
March 31, 2010
September 30, 2010
June 30, 2010
December 1, 2010
Effective dateRecord date
Dividend per share
(Japanese Yen)
Annual general shareholders’ meeting
held on June 29, 2010
Board of directors’ meeting
held on October 28, 2010
$7
$1
March 31, 2010
September 30, 2010
June 30, 2010
December 1, 2010
Effective dateRecord date
Dividend per share
(U.S. Dollars)
Annual general shareholders’ meeting
held on June 29, 2010
Board of directors’ meeting
held on October 28, 2010
Common
stock
Common
stock
¥84,402
¥17,903
Type of shareAmount of dividends
(Japanese Yen in
Millions)
Common
stock
Common
stock
$1,016,894
$215,702
Type of shareAmount of dividends
(U.S. Dollars in
Thousands)
Effective dateRecord date
Dividend per share
(Japanese Yen)
Annual general shareholders’ meeting
held on June 26, 2009
Board of directors’ meeting
held on October 29, 2009
Type of shareAmount of dividends
(Japanese Yen in
Millions)
¥780
¥270
March 31, 2009
September 30, 2009
June 29, 2009
December 1, 2009
Common
stock
Common
stock
¥99,750
¥34,528
Japanese Yen in Millions
Year ended March 31, 2010