Market Analysis: Nintendo Earnings Preview by somebody we know

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happydolphin said:

mrstickball said:

3. I think you'd be surprised about Pachter on this one. If you take off your blinders and look at Nintendo's history of console development - how cyclical their products are - you'd understand that they're positioned for another downswing like what we saw with the N64.

I don't have blinders on, and there is no cycle. It happened once, you don't make a pattern out of that.

What we do know however is that Nintendo's portable business has always thrived. As such, the Wii and WiiU piggybacking on that trend is a recipe for success if trends are anything to go by.

Do you honestly believe the 3DS is thriving right now, and has built up enough success to continue it for the next 5-6 years?