Nintendo lowers forecast from 55 billion yen profit to 25 billion yen loss

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DanneSandin said:

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DanneSandin said:
Well, 9m Wii U's were never feasible... But How could the beastly 3DS not do more than 13.5m?! THAT'S the big question?! It has Pokémon, Monster Hunter AND Zelda this year alone! Those games alone should pull 15m... wtf?

Something definitely needs to change at Nintendo.

It's time to admit smartphones/tablets have completely changed the market. There's no denying it anymore. 

Yup. I've never denied that; the market has shrunk - but I still think there's a place for dedicated handheld consoles. But they might not sell more than 50m LDT.

I'm curious how Nintendo will tackle the mobile market... Making a phone and tablet of their own? Is it is right now, you can't play Nintendo games on smart devices, because those devices sucks too much - but maybe Nintendo will come up with something that will change that?

There's nothing they can do to combat this problem head on. 

What I think may happen though is they will make their own gaming tablet and try to have that coexist with a cheaper 3DS. 

If they can squeeze 10 million units from both product lines annually, that's 20 million portables sold a year ... which suddenly doesn't seem so bad.