Quite controversially I think what is actually keeping Nintendo from having their deep pockets decimated right now is actually the humble Wii. They barely touch the hardware right now, but with 366,860 software units being sold this week alone, they must still be making a good amount on software royalties and sales of their first party games. The hardship now for Nintendo is trying to make the WiiU as close to profitable as they can in the next year or two before Wii and DS software sales dry up. The WiiU was not as financially disastrous for Nintendo as it could have been because it launched on the back of the still very profitable Wii, but the next Nintendo console will be relying on the WiiU to soften the launch costs, so if the WiiU is still selling at a loss, Nintendo has some tough choices to make.
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