3DS sets all-time sales record in Japan

[xist]

The Vita is the reason why Nintendo is losing money on every 3DS sold, and the push that caused the price drop so soon after launch. How many other successful consoles have ever had a price drop of the size we've seen so soon after launch?

 

[SpaceJump]

So the 3DS sets an all-time sales record and it's submitted as news, why is this trolling when it's just truth? It's like any good news about the 3DS is considered trolling...

Read the forum rules, good news is explicitly forbidden, as are laughter, fun, and sunshine.

That's why I take my laughter and fun outside of GBAtemp

 

[chris888222]

The Vita is the reason why Nintendo is losing money on every 3DS sold, and the push that caused the price drop so soon after launch. How many other successful consoles have ever had a price drop of the size we've seen so soon after launch?

The Vita could not directly be blamed. Nintendo was also at fault for launching the console at a somehow atrocious $250.

Personally, if the 3DS was fully packed at launch with Swapnote, demos, videos, internet shop etc. (no NOT the second stick), I wouldn't care less about shelling out $250. They didn't, and I'm very disappointed with this action,

Off topic: The Vita actually costs more than 250 if you add in the largely compulsory memory storage.

 

[insidexdeath]

Nintendo makes you people think that they're losing money each 3DS sold.

 

[xist]

The Vita could not directly be blamed. Nintendo was also at fault for launching the console at a somehow atrocious $250.

Nintendo would be under far less pressure on the pricing of the 3DS but for the Vita. The smartphone market is still not recognised as a dedicated gaming platform so without the Vita Nintendo could just sit back and leave the price as it was whilst waiting for the Triple A titles....they had to amend the pricing to ensure market penetration before the competition launched, despite the relative lack of games. As long as many many people have a console, software sales should eventually follow.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Nintendo makes you people think that they're losing money each 3DS sold.

Probably because they said they are at this point.

 

[heartgold]

Nintendo makes you people think that they're losing money each 3DS sold.

Probably because they said they are at this point.

It's all speculation, the source was from bloomberg, no official word has ever been mentioned from Nintendo.

They could be taking a loss, but we have no hard evidence that they are.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

It's all speculation, the source was from bloomberg, no official word has ever been mentioned from Nintendo.

Is Bloomberg not a reliable source?

Even then, why is it so bad if they're taking a loss on the 3DS? The strategy worked for the PS3. Sure, it takes time to finally start turning a profit, but it's better than just simply getting poor profits. It helps get a larger base so you can sell more games.

 

[xist]

It's all speculation, the source was from bloomberg, no official word has ever been mentioned from Nintendo.

Is Bloomberg not a reliable source?

Even then, why is it so bad if they're taking a loss on the 3DS? The strategy worked for the PS3. Sure, it takes time to finally start turning a profit, but it's better than just simply getting poor profits. It helps get a larger base so you can sell more games.

This is the source article -
http://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/123-LP17UQ6K50XS01.html

The issue is that the price cut was forced so soon after launch, before an established software library could be put in place (a price drop of a new console that quick is almost unheard of...). Sure more people will be buying 3DS games but not in the quantities they'd ideally want. In this case it'll take them that much longer to recoup the losses they incur from selling the 3DS at this price, and it may lead to financial difficulties if they require quick cash (although with Nintendo that's doubtful). Having a firm financial base is important for large scale corporations as it proves their solvency.

It's almost unheard of for Nintendo to make a loss on it's hardware....

 

[DiscostewSM]

Didn't it start with the Wii that Nintendo was making profit from their hardware upon release? Software is where the actual profit comes from anyways, and that's been the philosophy for quite some time before the Wii.

 

[heartgold]

Didn't it start with the Wii that Nintendo was making profit from their hardware upon release? Software is where the actual profit comes from anyways, and that's been the philosophy for quite some time before the Wii.

GB, GBA and DS. All cheap hardware and Nintendo profited a lot.