That is odd because the Tokyo Stock Exchange has remained relatively even or gone up a tad the last week or so, so this must be investors being worried about Nintendo in specific.
I think the 3DS is probably a case for concern, their November NPD of 3DS sales were down like 35% this year, even though the 3DS has NSMB2 and the new XL models this year, it's actually declining year over year in North America, so that's troubling. I'm not sure why NOA did not have that MK7 bundle at least for Black Friday week (or y'know how about like the white 3DS XL and blue 3DS, NOA?).
Wii U is a newborn, so it's hard to put too much pressure on it to carry the company, it's selling OK to good in North America and Japan thus far. UK looks very weak, but Germany/France/Sweden probably are stronger. I think they will miss that 5.5 million target though.
The bright spot for Nintendo this holiday season is Animal Crossing's performance in Japan, I think that game has over performed Nintendo's expectations internally.
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