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North America net sales decreased by $97.0 million in fiscal 2008 as compared to fiscal 2007. The decrease
in North America net sales was primarily due to the following:
• sales of Ratatouille in fiscal 2008 were outperformed by sales of Cars in fiscal 2007, and
• a decline in sales of games based on our Nickelodeon license in fiscal 2008, including Avatar: The
Burning Earth as compared to sales of games based on our Nickelodeon license in fiscal 2007,
including Avatar: The Last Airbender, partially offset by
• an increase in sales of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw! 2008 in fiscal 2008 as compared to
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw! 2007 in fiscal 2007, and
• an increase in sales of our owned intellectual properties, including MX vs. ATV Untamed in fiscal
2008.
International net sales increased by $100.6 million in fiscal 2008 as compared to fiscal 2007. The increase in
international net sales was primarily due to the following:
• an increase in sales of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw! 2008 in fiscal 2008 as compared to
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw! 2007 in fiscal 2007,
• an increase in sales of our owned intellectual properties, including Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights,
Stuntman: Ignition and MX vs. ATV Untamed in fiscal 2008, and
• sales of Cars 2: Mater National in fiscal 2008, with no comparable title in fiscal 2007.
Changes in foreign currency rates increased reported international net sales by $44.6 million or 10% in
fiscal 2008, as compared to fiscal 2007. Excluding the impacts of foreign exchange rates, international net
sales increased by 13% in fiscal 2008 as compared to fiscal 2007.
Net Sales by Platform
Our worldwide net sales by platform for fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, Increase/
Platform 2008 2007 (Decrease) % Change
Consoles
Microsoft Xbox 360 ........ $ 129,483 12.6% $ 134,908 13.1% $ (5,425) (4.0)%
Microsoft Xbox ........... 2,278 0.2 27,476 2.7 (25,198) (91.7)%
Nintendo Wii ............. 91,431 8.9 30,025 2.9 61,406 204.5%
Nintendo GameCube ....... 7,090 0.7 52,338 5.1 (45,248) (86.5)%
Sony PlayStation 3 ......... 85,533 8.3 — — 85,533 —%
Sony PlayStation 2 ......... 252,642 24.5 304,916 29.7 (52,274) (17.1)%
568,457 55.2 549,663 53.5 18,794 3.4%
Handheld
Nintendo Dual Screen ...... 226,912 22.0 114,143 11.1 112,769 98.8%
Nintendo Game Boy Advance . 36,655 3.6 119,869 11.7 (83,214) (69.4)%
Sony PlayStation Portable .... 84,030 8.2 65,402 6.4 18,628 28.5%
Wireless ................. 19,751 1.9 26,467 2.6 (6,716) (25.4)%
367,348 35.7 325,881 31.8 41,467 12.7%
PC ...................... 94,264 9.1 149,546 14.6 (55,282) (37.0)%
Other .................... 398 0.0 1,766 0.1 (1,368) (77.5)%
Net Sales ................. $1,030,467 100.0% $1,026,856 100.0% $ 3,611 0.4%
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