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3DS Sales Lower than Expected; Nintendo Still Expecting a Profit |
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It would appear as though the Nintendo 3DS is not quite the sales juggernaut Nintendo would hope, as reduced sales of the device have forced Nintendo to drop its 2013 earnings estimate from $250 million to around $75 million.
It’s worth noting that the 3DS is still humming along despite lowered projections - in the first half of the year consumers picked up five million units outside of Japan – though Nintendo was expecting things to go a bit better. It’s also worth noting that 3DS sales are stronger this year than last, and that the company is still expecting around 17.5 million sales total for the fiscal year. At this point, things could go either way.
For now, all eyes are on the Wii U. A strong opening performance could be just the shot in the arm Nintendo needs right now; sluggish sales could indicate that the industry-leading titan may be on its way out of prominence.
Do you own a 3DS? Will you be picking one up for the holidays?
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"3DS sales are stronger this year than last"
So....it's NOT reduced. It's increased. Make up your mind.
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Choice is always good.
But yeah, not too many things to look forward too in the distant future. At least there's Paper Mario and Layton coming up soon.
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GBA SP (easy to play, easy to cary around [backlight, folds])
gba micro: tiny impossible to play [tiny screen]
NDS (big)
DS lite (smaller lighter)
DSI (small)
DSI XL (Big)
3DS small of the 2 releases
3ds XL: big
now i know nintendo likes their accessories but this is rediculous the only real difference [excluding the gba micros inability to play Gb,GBC games] is the sizes
THEY ARE NOT APPLE
just release the big one and get it over with
okay nintendo heres the reason its not selling: "Features" in an all caps rage, most current 3ds owners just dont see the need to buy the same system again and again just for different screen sizes
the gba sp worked well because of the introduction of the backlight
but whats the difference between the dsi/3ds XL with the normal dsi/3DS: bigger screens no re introduction of a Gb, GBC, gba slot no notable features just a big screen
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