Mario is to blame for Nintendo's financial troubles?

[Mr Khan]

I must add to this thread that we can't pin Nintendo's financial troubles entirely on the 3DS. We must remember the Yen/Dollar situation

True, if the 3DS had shifted in larger volume, they might have been able to scrape by with profits, but as it was Nintendo deliberately dug themselves in with the losses in order to get momentum going for the console. Proof that they should have pursued a different strategy, but even with a successful 3DS out of the gate, Nintendo would be having problems.