Nintendo Q2 Earnings October 30th - Results Inside

[TheLastStarFighter]

nadam23 said:

TheLastStarFighter said:

You can assume that almost all Wii U's shipped in this quarter were done so at the reduced price.  Sales were almost stagnant before the price cut/wwhd launch, so retailers were not ordering more units.  a $50 price cut is significant. It's an additional $15,000,000 in lost revenue despite the increased units shipped.  The more hardware moved actually is actually more likely a negative thing in the short term.  Monster Hunter was a great title, but Nintendo would make more off of a title like Luigi's Mansion because it is first party.  There were no big first party titles released this quarter.  Wind Waker's release was only digital.

I see. This helps explain it. 

I keep thinking nintendo is going to have a good next quarter every time I read these results, but then every quarter I'm wrong. Now I'm thinking it again. There's no way Nintendo doesn't make a pretty large operating income for quarter 3 right?

Without a doubt they will have a solid 3rd quarter.  It almost goes without saying.  The 3rd quarter is where they make most of their sales, and it is supposed to be the quarter that balances off the rest of the year. Realistically, I think most sensible people expect Nintendo to turn a good profit for the quarter and in turn for the full fiscal year.  The debate is mostly how much.  Nintendo had bold projections for Wii U sales and overall profits.  They will probably come up short on both, but I would still expect lots of black ink.  3DS should do great and if Wii U can get respectable, they will be making lots of money.