So after the NPD, is the 3DS doomed again?

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^^^ 3Ds sold at a loss

i thought nintendo don't go down that road,sounds a bit worrying if true

They normally don't but a huge price cut a few months after launch forced them down the loss leading road.

i thought they would have sold at a break even price

i guess they have some wii cash  under the mattress to pump up the 3DS for a bit

They actually have over 13 billion $ of cash, mainly created in the last years...no problems of money.

Where did you find that figure?

I thought Nintendo had about $9Bn in current cash, which is actually way too high if you ask me, although I've never really looked into their accounts.

I read this figure everywhere, but maybe it was 13T yens, I'm not sure...still, that's a lot of money for a company who profits every year, they could actually give away millions of 3DS for free and still be a wealthy enough company...or invest them in more teams.

just did a quick check - as of March 2011 Nintendo has roughly $9Bn in current cash. They owe $4Bn in the short term however so they really have $5Bn spare sitting around. I don't quite understand  why they have such a surplus, surely they would be better investing some more cash into the business? My guess is that they have made a ton from the Wii, are investing as much as they possibly need to, and don't want to tie down their money in any long term investments (like savings accounts etc).

Will be very interesting to see their accounts when their Annual Report comes out for fiscal year 2012.