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The Nintendo 3DS was likewise spending January of 2011 gearing up for a let-down of a launch. Nintendo announced its glasses-free 3D handheld would debut in February in Japan, and internationally the following month.
(AP) -- Nintendo's nine-month profit tumbled 74 percent as weaker sales of the Wii console and a strong yen battered its bottom line. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1449240174198-2'); ); The lackluster results announced Thursday led the company to slash sales expectations for its video game devices and underscores a rocky year for the creator of the Super Mario franchise.The Kyoto-based company faces waning consumer demand for its game machines and new challenges - from Apple's iPhone and rival Sony - as well as a stubbornly strong yen, which shrinks the value of overseas profits.Last fall, Nintendo slashed its earnings forecasts after announcing that its new 3DS game machine wouldn't be ready for the holiday shopping season. It then reported a first-half loss - its first since 2003.Nintendo managed to avoid red this time, reporting a net profit of 49.56 billion yen ($603 million) for the April-December period. It posted a 192.6 billion yen profit for the same nine months a year earlier.Sales dropped 32 percent to 808 billion yen, while operating profit fell 47 percent to 158.8 billion yen.The company did not break down quarterly numbers.While holiday sales were "robust," the numbers fell short of the U.S. sales record set by the Wii and the DS handheld system the previous year, the company said. It also cited 84.4 billion yen in exchange rate losses.Nintendo now says it will sell 16 million Wii consoles in the fiscal year through March 31. That's 1.5 million fewer than it predicted in its previous forecast. It cut its sales estimate for the DS by 1 million to 22.5 million units.The company left its earnings forecasts unchanged. It continues to expect net profit to fall more than 60 percent to 90 billion yen on revenue of 1.1 trillion yen.Nintendo is banking on the 3DS to propel sales and help the company regain momentum against intensifying competition. The glasses-free handheld 3-D device is being billed by Nintendo as a unique experience not found anywhere else.But Apple Inc.'s iPhone has emerged as a popular casual gaming platform, and Japanese rival Sony Corp. unveiled an upgraded version of its PlayStation Portable machine within hours of the release of Nintendo's earnings. Sony also announced the "PlayStation Suite," an application enabling video games to be played on smartphones with Google's Android operating system.The 3DS goes on sale Feb. 26 in Japan for a suggested retail price of 25,000 yen ($304). Sales in the U.S. begin on March 27 for $250 - the same price the revolutionary Wii console cost when it launched in 2006.Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told the Nikkei financial daily earlier this month that his company plans to ship about 1.5 million units of the 3DS in Japan in the first month.The company released its earnings results after financial markets closed. Its stock rose 0.9 percent to 22,540 yen.Nintendo reports earnings based on Japanese accounting standards. 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Breaking news: Nintendo announces 3DS, Glasses-free 3D handheld
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It's understandable if you're checking the date right now to make sure this isn't an April Fool's joke, but the Nintendo 2DS is a very real handheld console hitting store shelves soon. Nintendo plans to sell the 2DS alongside the regular 3DS and 3DS XL as a slightly cheaper alternative for families with small children. To save on costs though, the new game system drops a few key features of the current portable console line-up, most notably the clamshell design and the glasses-free 3D screen.
For those who are considering a 3DS for the first time, the handheld has two screens, with a touchscreen at the bottom and larger glasses-free 3D display at the top. It is this one where much of the action happens, while the lower is used mainly for extra control systems and information that will aid you in games. You also access the menu system, Nintendo eShop and game apps from here.
Nintendo is actually in an excellent position to go back to a two pillar system and divide their handheld and console game development. The Switch could continue on as the handheld and the "nintendo next console" could release. Meanwhile Switch can continue to get games and maybe a price drop/budget handheld game prices similar to 3DS. Once the "new console" is out for 2 to 3 years they can release the sequel to the Switch. EDIT: maybe the two consoles could connect like vita/ps4 or gba/GameCube
Nintendo offers up glasses-free 3D visuals with the 3DS, the latest in the line of Nintendo handheld machines. Also featuring improved visual power and online features, the handheld is a natural evolution of the DS.