Now is probably the best time to buy Nintendo stock out of the last few years.

It's almost a sure thing that the 3DS is going to do gangbusters. Their profits are lower now due to slowing Wii sales and R&D into the 3DS and almost certainly the Wii successor likely to launch either late 2011 or early 2012. I reckon share price will rise quite a bit after the 3DS launch.

I don't think it will reach the same level, but in the next fiscal year (not this one), projections and profit should be higher again. Still funny that Nintendo share prices are so high, when they only have one focus. 

this is exactly why if you want to invest in nintendo you do it in a few months when stock are the cheapest and you are going to have to hold on to them for at least 2 years when Wii2 is released and takes off. If both 3DS and Wii2 are in their peak years and you sell you are looking at a hefty profit. I wouldn't expect gains like the DS/Wii combo did, but it should beat the market.

This is of course assuming that the 3DS and Wii2 are a success

I think that's assuming a lot of things. That for example a console that wins a Gen will win the next gen.

Or that smart phones won't start cutting into 3ds profits..

PS : Lets not forget that many of the Blue Ocean folks have quickly moved from the Wii to facebook gaming.....

Hah, wow... I can't believe I missed that.

Seriously, it's just amazing how they always manage to slip crap in like that and go unnoticed.

Seece said: Mr.Metralha said: I wonder how's the microsoft stock in Japan compared to Nintendo... Anyone knows? I doubt Microsoft cares. Isn't stock WW? Can't cherry pick it to suit your attacks LOL yes, a company completely doesn't care about its stock dude xD   LOL   You're amazing....... Edit: And if you're not able to cherry pick it, shut up and don't post. Someone else maybe more intelligent and with knowledge on the matter might answer. Stock varies from country to country. Exchange rates. Go figure.

WHY DOES IT NOT SURPRISE ME YOU POSTED THIS??

Pretty much because the 3DS is not launching before Christmas.

Yet againyou completely overblow what I'm saying, I didn't say a company, Microsoft, don't care about their stocks, just in Japan.

You're senseless annoying attacks on Microsoft are all cherrypicked, just go look at your post history, you're sole purpose here is to bash HD, I wouldn't say that makes any conversation with you intelligent. Just pointless.

Actually, global companies are only typically traded on one market, usually a market in their home area. Microsoft is on NASDAQ; if someone in Japan wants to buy stock in MS, they have to pay the current NASDAQ pricing for it, not to mention finding a way to get it. It's the same with Nintendo- they are traded in Japan, and the prices we see are based on the Japanese listings. Anyone who buys a share, the company doesn't care where you are. They're getting the current share value, in their decided market.

Yes, stock pricing is worldwide, though in some cases, getting it in a foreign market is tough. The easiest way from a corporate standpoint is to spin off part of the company in another region, and get it listed as a seperate entity there, akin to what Sony does. Legally, though, this means that the companies are seperate, with seperate reportings needed to the varying regions. It's also why Sony has to shift all their money around from division to division- to show proper profit/loss in the different reporting areas. Thus, it's still quite messy, and why a fair number of companies don't do it.