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No one's ever doubted or denied that Nintendo has been the most successful video game company in history. It has been, certainly. Notice that is past tense, though. Nintendo's been posting operating losses for more than two years now. Never before has the company had so much difficulty in console transitions. 3DS and Wii U both had very, very rough starts. 3DS is just now coming into it's own outside of Japan. Wii U needs this holiday's lineup to be very well-received in order for Nintendo to maintain the status quo with their business model, otherwise come next year they will be forced to change their ways. Iwata is not irreplaceable. Not to the shareholders, anyway.



The Screamapillar is easily identified by its constant screaming—it even screams in its sleep. The Screamapillar is the favorite food of everything, is sexually attracted to fire, and needs constant reassurance or it will die.