Okay so, I'll say what I've been saying for Months.
Nintendo launched the 3DS way too soon, to help with the financials. This has screwed up big style. They're losing profit and sales are tanking due to a lack of quality (Or any?) SW releasing.
Hardly any games were ready for the system, DS was selling perfectly fine as it was (with profits) and Nintendo themselves only had poor efforts on show for it. Nintendogs and Cats? Steel Diver? A Remake of an N64 game? Really? You can do better than that, Nintendo...
Nintendo should have done what I think, was planned originally. Released it this Holiday season.
March - Cut DS price, remain profitable.
September/October - Release 3DS along with plenty of games, release DSlite/DSi in lower-market countries for a cheap price. PS2 style.
November/December - Release the 3DS Mario games, Monster Hunter, real system sellers
This would have ensured huge sales, huge profits at the $250 price point, plenty more games releasing around launch and plenty of games releasing within the next 6 Months. There wouldn't be a need for a pricecut for another whole Year at the least due to there being support for it, Nintendo would be profiting on 3 systems. Instead, they decided to ruin 3DS' first Year on the market.
Makes you wonder what goes through the heads of Nintendo management.
OT: Excellent PS3 and 360 numbers, and the DS finally falls below the PSP.
Anyone got the full adjustment numbers?
