Video Game Nostalgia

Home Reviews Art Social About Staff Servers
Nintendo Confirms Selling 3DS At A Loss Earlier this morning, Nintendo confirmed that the $80 price slash has actually made selling a new 3DS have a loss at Nintendo’s expense, according to their lackluster earnings report. While this has been speculation since the slash, Nintendo had never confirmed such a rumor until today. The company also announced that it intends to turn this around as well as its disappointing financial situation, saying,  ”Nintendo expects to cease selling it below cost by the middle of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.” It’s unknown if the price of manufacturing the console itself will go down or if this signifies a price increase of the system.

Nintendo Confirms Selling 3DS At A Loss

Earlier this morning, Nintendo confirmed that the $80 price slash has actually made selling a new 3DS have a loss at Nintendo’s expense, according to their lackluster earnings report. While this has been speculation since the slash, Nintendo had never confirmed such a rumor until today.

The company also announced that it intends to turn this around as well as its disappointing financial situation, saying,

 ”Nintendo expects to cease selling it below cost by the middle of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.”

It’s unknown if the price of manufacturing the console itself will go down or if this signifies a price increase of the system.

Source Engadget

Notes

  1. thesuspensinator reblogged this from videogamenostalgia and added:
    interesting…
  2. lind-y reblogged this from videogamenostalgia and added:
    they didn’t have much of a choice but to do a price drop anyways. At least they are being good sports about it… If they...
  3. cathyumi reblogged this from videogamenostalgia
  4. gamerkawaiisan reblogged this from videogamenostalgia
  5. grimz0mbieprince reblogged this from kaz-mania
  6. sapphayre reblogged this from videogamenostalgia and added:
    :o
  7. ghostdeal reblogged this from videogamenostalgia and added:
    As an ambassador, this just makes me sad
  8. swannation reblogged this from videogamenostalgia and added:
    They couldn’t be dumb enough to increase the costs to consumers. Manufacturing costs are going to be lowered
  9. east-idegengar reblogged this from videogamenostalgia and added:
    They’re investing too much money in it, in my opinion. No matter how you look at it, the DSi is still the “perfect”...
  10. crowcockatiel reblogged this from videogamenostalgia
  11. xblackwolf reblogged this from videogamenostalgia
  12. kaisparda reblogged this from videogamenostalgia
  13. yuuka reblogged this from superlink
  14. burnwickedwitch reblogged this from superlink and added:
    It actually made me sad to hear that Nintendo is selling the handheld as a loss due to the price. Maybe I’m just weird.
  15. ravyolo reblogged this from videogamenostalgia
  16. take-me-outside-the-galaxy reblogged this from videogamenostalgia
  17. erics0n reblogged this from attackon-titan