52 Weeks.  That means in its first year the 3DS has reached $5 Million units but, couldn't take Nintendo to a profit.  How would you gauge success internally as Nintendo?

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52 Weeks.  That means in its first year the 3DS has reached $5 Million units but, couldn't take Nintendo to a profit.  How would you gauge success internally as Nintendo?

When you lose money on every unit you sell (which the 3DS is doing now), it's hard to make profit. Game sales have picked up as a result and eventually hardware will make a profit again too.

Are they really losing money or are they just not making much? The 3Ds doesn't look that expensive to make to me.

I don't have it in front of me, but Iwata said that at the current 3DS price, they are in the red with each unit sold.

The 3DS was selling at $100 markup before the $80 pricedrop, so logically there should still be a $20 markup. If that disappears because of some other factors I don't understand like exchange rates or whatever I don't really know, but I don't think Nintendo is losing much money off each 3DS they sell (if any). They are probably right around breaking even.

Chozo: that price you saw ignores manufacturing, packaging, and shipping costs.

But Nintendo's DOOMED! /sarcasm

Awesome news! Who says dedicated handheld systems are dead?!?

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Awesome news! Who says dedicated handheld systems are dead?!?

Nintendo shareholders.

The Angry Birds crowd. Seriously, fuck that company coasting on that one game.

So in other words, morons?

Angry Birds is a pretty addictive game. I don't think Rovio should focus on just that IP (and I don't think they are right in believing its worth $1 billion), but it's not bad.

I hate Angry Birds. I'm in this weird position where I defend the quality that exists on the iOS platforms but can't stand the most prominent and popular game for them.