Market Analysis: Nintendo Earnings Preview by somebody we know

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happydolphin said:

mrstickball said:

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?

If trends are any indicator, we have nothing to worry about except the 3DS selling at a loss. As far as sales volume goes, the 3DS is on course to sell fine. The DS also lagged one year behind the Japan thread in the West. Put it this way if Nintendo doesn't hit it out of the park this holiday season in the west, that's when I'll start to worry.

However if Nintendo fails to succeed with the WiiU, it will have nothing to do with past trends, but with modern factors such as the rise of cheap, tablet and social gaming, nothing more.

Still, I believe Nintendo will do well since its systems and games are now following the recipe that attracts sales on both the home and the console front.

So to visit this thread after December, what do you consider a failure for 3DS sales in the November-Decembe timeframe? Same for WiiU (although that would be harder to judge since its likely to launch in the November timeframe worldwide).