Nintendo are to post losses in the region of $20bn, a long way from the predicted return to profit that have been forecast.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/ ... 8T20130130
The Wii-U does not seem to be getting any traction, but the company is set to flood the market with new games in the hope of bringing back profits.

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I don't really know anything about the Wii-U... and perhaps therein lies Nintendo's problem.

I don't recall much advertising for it. I'm sure there must've been a marketing campaign but it definately missed me. I wonder how many other people out there simply aren't aware of it or at least don't have many details on it?

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http://tankzgame.blogspot.com

Yay.

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Right. I only heard of it through complete dumb luck, and even then it didn't look terribly interesting. (What is with the controller? It looks like an oversized bottom half of a 3DS...)

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The controller is one of the problems. You get one in the box, but if you need a replacement or want another for multiplayer, you're looking at $89 ($145)!

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/12/first-reta ... ividually/

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I know. You can buy a PSP or a DSi with a handful of games for that. I'd have more fun with those.

(And yes, I could also purchase a crate of PC games for that price, but it doesn't illustrate the gaming hardware value difference quite the same.)

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I just can't wait for them to go out of business.

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If I called the shots, I'd sacrifice Apple to save Nintendo, though.

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Yeah and I would sacrifice all of the businesses mentioned in the Atari bankruptcy topic for my own wallet.

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Agreed. I wish I had super powers so that I could "will" them into bankruptcy.

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"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
"Hope is the first step on the road to dissapointment." -Jonah Orion
http://tankzgame.blogspot.com

Once a politician thought that, probably.

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