Looking at the raw numbers, sales of hardware for both Wii u and 3Ds don t look very good and sales of Wii U software are terrible- better than last year-yes but we all know last years comps were anemic. They still may struggle to hit their 3.6 million ( previously believed to be overly conservative) hardware goal for this fiscal year ( hopefully Smash bros will get it for them over the holiday)
Nintendo should make an annual profit this year ( not sure if it will be an operating profit or not) and they may make a profit next year. This year they have clearly put profitability as their goal a head of market share which is why they have not done a price cut and also why their hardware sales are still weak
Next fiscal year I assume they will push market share a little more and do a price cut but they will be paying more for Wii u inventory next fiscal year too so who knows - they may decide to forget market share altogether and continue to focus on profit -
After 2015 they will be in a very difficult position again - 3ds will continue to slow, the Wii u will be past its prime and they will need to be doubling down on investment for the following generations of both handheld and home consoles -
I wonder Partchers Amiibo sales predictions will be close - He seemed positive about them
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