MEGATON! Monster Hunter 4 for 3DS!

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oni-link said:

RolStoppable said:

megaman79 said:

RolStoppable said:

This estimate is far off and Nintendo has officially said that they are selling 3DS hardware at a loss right now.

source?

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-selling-3ds-at-a-loss-after-price-cut-207335.phtml

 

That article was making assumptions that Nintendo is taking a loss.  Also, the source of the article had not only been removed but is somewhat dubious seeing it came from a site that typically caters to downing NIntendo (ie GameInformer with the Wii etc).   I found another article from a more reputable site that seems more fair in translating Iwata's investor commentary:   http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2389406,00.asp   hopefully this helps but until we see the books this march 2011.  We will see how much 3DS (and for that matter the Wii) price cut had an affect on Nintendo's profitablility.   In any case, if Nintendo was selling the 3DS for a small loss; one would assume it would still be less of a risk than the Vita which has more expensive components and therefore probably a bigger loss for Sony!!!

The PC mag article bases the possible loss on cost analysis. But why speculate? Take what Iwata himself said:

"On the other hand, a drastic markdown like this, before the mass-production effect can take place for the hardware, will naturally generate red ink on the hardware sales. As a result, a significant minus effect is expected on the profitability of the current fiscal year. Even though we understand this, for us to elevate Nintendo 3DS to be the platform that can sustain our business, we have concluded that we need to take the best possible measure we can take now, even at the cost of short-term profitability.

source - http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/110729/index.html

All this is off topic though....

So, OT: Who knows, maybe there will be crossplay capability with the WiiU and they are not announcing anything since that is saved for when the WIiU actually works...