Nintendo 2011/12 Financial Results $532M Loss

[dc89]

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/index.html

Some highlights and lowlights:

• $532M loss, lower than expected ($800M), first loss in Nintendo history
• Forecast for next year is 18.5M 3DS, 2.5M DS & 10.5M Wii & Wii U
• Since Launch DS (DS, DSi, DSi XL) has sold 151M hardware units & 900M pieces of software
• Since launch Wii has sold 91M units & 818M pieces of software

Still doomed? 3rd Party delayed until 2013?

[Yuuichi]

Somg sky is falling sky is falling. Lol jk but the doomsayers will come out. Nintendo is fine.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Yep, its because of the 3DS, the software doesn't quite seem to be making up for the hardware yet.

[MjW]

Risk always costs.

They made so much money with the DS brand it was only natural they'd use some of that to take the risk of 3D with the 3DS.
I say well played, and I'm sure it will pay out in the future. Props to Nintendo.

[LfCpS3]

I wonder how different it would have been if they did not introduce the price cut ( and the sales stayed the same)

[dc89]

I wonder how different it would have been if they did not introduce the price cut ( and the sales stayed the same)

Then more than likely that $500M loss would be closer to the $800M they forecasted. Cause the Mario games were always going to launch etc, which has helped Nintendo a lot. But the price cut was never intended, they were forced to react though.