Nintendo is expecting to sell four million 3DS systems and 15 million 3DS software titles during its first month on sale.

The 3DS will launch in Japan on February 26, 2011 for 25,000 yen ($300) and will launch in North America and Europe a month later, though pricing details for those territories were not announced.

The Kyoto-based company issued a revised financial forecast this morning for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

Despite impressive 3DS sales estimates, Nintendo cut its profit projection for the remaining fiscal year nearly in half from $2.4 billion to $1.1 billion.

"The earnings forecast has been modified to reflect the trend of stronger-than-expected yen appreciation, current sales performance, the sales outlook for the holiday season and the decided release conditions for the Nintendo 3DS," the company said.

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Nintendo also cut its Nintendo DS sales projections, which include the 3DS, from 30 million units to 23 million units. They also cut projected Wii sales from 18 million to 17 million units.

DS software projections were lowered from 150 million units to 125 million units, and Wii software from 165 million units to 135 million units.