kurasakiichimaru on 27 January 2016
SpokenTruth said:
Amiibo retail for ~$13.00. Last financial report (Oct 29) showed 21 million sold since launch. That is $273 million at full retail (Nintendo probably sells them to retailers for half that price) since June 2014. Remove the retail cut and that figure is likely closer to $135 million. Nintendo also reported full fiscal year profitability before Amiibo even launched. |
Pretty sure Q1 and Q2 2014-15 was down for Nintendo and that was before amiibo launch. The depreciation of yen against dollar also helped during that time. So yes. Wii U and less being 3DS were failures without the Amiibos and that exchange rate.
