As of last month, Nintendo held its monthly sales-leader position for consoles and handhelds in North America, selling a combined tally of 438,000 Wiis in the US and Canada, as well as 434,300 total Nintendo DSs.
Obviously this news has raised the Kyoto, Japan-based publisher’s stock price. Since hitting a year low of 28,320 yen (about $247) in January, the company's stock has been climbing steadily
The company's market value stands at 8.39 trillion yen (about $73.1 billion), which surpasses Canon's 8.12 trillion yen (about $70.7 billion) value, yet is still behind Toyota, which currently stands at 24 trillion yen (about $209 billion).
