Nintendo Revises Wii and DS Sales Forecast

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gossomer said:

I here you on the 3DS, they definitely have a winner on their hands.

But the reality of it is  that Nintendo has lost over 6.5 Trillion yen ($81B) or two thirds its market value over the past 3 years.  This is value lost to the real owners of the company, the shareholders.

Market value can just as easily be gained back if 3DS is a huge success. Market values for companies like Nintendo can change very fast, even tripling market value in 1 year isn't impossible (I've seen even much stronger gains). Also, shareholders only lose money when they sell their shares for loss. If shares go back up and they haven't sold any of them, they haven't lost anything.