richardhutnik said:
Thing is that the 3DS is the said top selling game console now, and the company making it is saying it doesn't have sufficient momentum in two of the three major markets. So I have concerns about it doing well. |
Because Iwata is commenting on how it performed in the past quarter, not based on what VGC shows for the most recent sales week. The 3DS was in third place in both the US and Europe. With the first place consoles selling 50% and 72% more respective to each region.
Really, it doesn't matter how much the PS3 and 360 are selling. Nintendo originally forecasted 18.5 million for the fiscal year. Then that was cut to 17.5 million, then cut to 15 million, and then they couldn't even meet that number. That is why they feel it doesn't have sufficient momentum. Though I really have no clue what they have been thinking with their forecasts the last several years. I mean the 15 million forecast was made just two months before the end of the fiscal year. What could have possibly happened in that time period for the 3DS to only ship 54% of what they expected for the quarter. They are either misleading investors or completely clueless.
