Losing so much money to exchange variances is just bullcrap, but then I don't understand how any of that works anyways.
3DS almost at 7 mil is sort of incredible considering its reputation over the past six months since it launched. Come SM3DL, MK7, and (in Japan) MH3G and Vita will have to kick itself in gear right out of the gate, Sony can't be asleep at the wheel for even a second over the next year or two.
Scrappy Nintendo is best Nintendo. They're busting all their tricks out (price drop, new colors, bundles) for 3DS years early and we're all benefiting from that.
ShockingAlberto said:
If I were Nintendo, and mind you this is a purely business-driven decision, the fire lit under my ass would result in waaaaaay more Japanese-only games meant to appeal solely to Japan.
They can't do shit about the weak dollar and euro and only the Stonecutters can do something about the pound, so if Nintendo were the type of company that would go "Fuck it, our fans can deal without 1/3rd of our output until the dollar and the euro stop sucking," then that would be the "fire" I'd expect.
For a few months now this has been my prime concern when it came to Nintendo's finances. I can't imagine the board members want anything other than Nintendo to concentrate purely on Japan right now, and I don't know if I'd call Iwata wise or a fool for listening to them...