Nintendo has confirmed that neither will be sold at a loss.
http://gamestatics.com/platform/3ds/3ds-xl-will-be-sold-loss/
http://mynintendonews.com/2012/06/10/nintendo-says-we-wont-sell-wii-u-at-a-loss/
Read my original story on Fictionpress (Shinigami Twin): http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2996503/1/Shinigami-Twin
As well as my other one (Hell's Punishment): http://www.fictionpress.com/s/3085054/1/Hell-s-Punishment
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