With this dire financial situation it's of course understandable(and defendable) that it was absolutely impossible for Nintendo to have even a slight loss on their hardware. With a company in those dire straits it's just not feasible to increase the value your consumer gets from your expensive devices.
God, I hope someone opens a kickstarter soon enough to help this struggling company from certain doom.
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