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http://www.wsj.com/articles/pokemon-shows-nintendo-still-has-path-to-glory-1477475028

Per the article:

Investors keep hoping such disastrous quarterly results will eventually get management to see that Nintendo’s future is more in mobile than consoles. So far, Nintendo is only halfway there.

As Nintendo posted an operating loss this past quarter, it shows investors are not pleased with the Nintendo Switch announcement, with stock being 10% down since the announcement. They are looking forward to Mario Run on iPhone though it seems. 

I think for the sake of investors, Nintendo perhaps should have had a more professional presentation with an actual "event" where the system could be detailed more thoroughly. 

Yes for fans, 3 seconds of new Mario is often all it takes to get them squeeling with delight, but investors are not the same thing. 



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Buy the rumour, sell the fact. Investors aren't unhappy, they just follow the rules of the market. Guess what happens every time Apple announces a new iPhone! Nothing to see here, move along.



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Usual stupid and biased articles... From Nintendo mobile only beggers!

Stopped reading when saw this... sales falling!
3DS was yoy up by 40% for the FYQ2... Thanks to pokemon go!

Writer didn't consider that significant... eh So you want me to take that article seriously when it is distorting some facts...

Yeah, Nintendo's future is mobile with apple/google grabbing the 30=40% of money made by apps, instead of profitable hardware!

 

 

Just 48m loss mostly owing to stronger yen, is disastrous? WOw, I don't wanna see how it would deem a loss triple of that number...

Edit: It's 1.8m not 1.7m, so 50% yoy up!



tak13 said:
Usual stupid and biased articles... From Nintendo mobile only beggers!

Stopped reading when saw this... sales falling!
3DS was yoy up by 40% for the FYQ2... Thanks to pokemon go!

Writer didn't consider that significant... eh So you want me to take that article seriously when it distorting some facts...

Yeah, Nintendo's future is mobile with apple/google grabbing the 30=40% of money made by apps, instead of profitable hardware!

Think your number of 40% is off there, looks like 3DS sales are up for the Apr-Sept period YoY, but by a more modest 18% or so. 

The stock price is down 10%, there's no real arguing that, so stock holders are not happy with Nintendo this week. 



Soundwave said:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/pokemon-shows-nintendo-still-has-path-to-glory-1477475028

Per the article:

Investors keep hoping such disastrous quarterly results will eventually get management to see that Nintendo’s future is more in mobile than consoles. So far, Nintendo is only halfway there.

As Nintendo posted an operating loss this past quarter, it shows investors are not pleased with the Nintendo Switch announcement, with stock being 10% down since the announcement. They are looking forward to Mario Run on iPhone though it seems. 

I think for the sake of investors, Nintendo perhaps should have had a more professional presentation with an actual "event" where the system could be detailed more thoroughly. 

Yes for fans, 3 seconds of new Mario is often all it takes to get them squeeling with delight, but investors are not the same thing. 

No dude one of these investors complained about hearing about the games industry (despite the fact he's invested in a games company) and not knowing a thing about it at the last meeting so it's best they're kept at arms length with no presentation because it's clear many of them don't have a clue.



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Soundwave said:

tak13 said:
Usual stupid and biased articles... From Nintendo mobile only beggers!

Stopped reading when saw this... sales falling!
3DS was yoy up by 40% for the FYQ2... Thanks to pokemon go!

Writer didn't consider that significant... eh So you want me to take that article seriously when it distorting some facts...

Yeah, Nintendo's future is mobile with apple/google grabbing the 30=40% of money made by apps, instead of profitable hardware!

Just 48m loss mostly owing to stronger yen, is disastrous? WOw, I don't wanna see how they would deem a loss triple of that number...  

Edit: it is 1.8m not 1.7, so 50% yoy up!

 

Think your number of 40% is off there, looks like 3DS sales are up for the Apr-Sept period YoY, but by a more modest 18% or so. 

The stock price is down 10%, there's no real arguing that, so stock holders are not happy with Nintendo this week. 

I'm talking about july-sept soundwave... FY16 Q2!  1.2m->1.8m  Edit: Any word for the massive increasement of Pokemon games sales?

Also, I don't comment about investors but about some journalists spiteful attidude towards Nintendo!  What kind of article is this? Presenting just the negative things, suggestions to a corporation to change its core buinsess focus and dramatizing ?

 

 

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/index.html Read what Iwata was saying about some journalists and how they treat Nintendo...



If the NS does run/play Android apps, I think Nintendo should've mentioned that at the unveiling. At some point all the secrecy just becomes stupid and counter productive, at least if they had said that the stock would've bounced nicely. This thing is launching in like 4 1/2 months. 



Nintendo Switch is a high risk product and until launched and shown to be pretty popular Nintendo shares will be up and down I would of thought. We don't have the full details yet to even make an educated guess about Switch success or failure. Pricing, games, spec, other features still tons to find out.



PlayStation dominance guaranteed?



Investors in Japan don't have close to no influence over big societies.