wraggster
April 29th, 2012, 22:57
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/hed.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/27/nintendo-sales-projections/)All eyes are on Nintendo, now that it has revealed losses of $460 million (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/nintendo-annual-financials-2011/). Buried in all of the financial paperwork were the revelations that it sells the 3DS at a loss (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/26/nintendo-confirms-that-its-selling-3ds-at-a-loss-expects-that/), its plans for digital distribution (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/27/nintendo-e-shop/) and its projected sales figures for this year. It aims to flog 18.5 million 3DS (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nintendo-3ds-review/) handhelds and 10.5 million Wii consoles by March 31st 2013. But wait, what about the Wii U (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/the-wiiu-nintendos-next-console/)? That figure actually encompasses both old and new hardware, so it is either hoping for a sharp fall in Wii sales or a tough opening for the new baby. It's a bold pair of figures that relies upon how well New Super Mario Bros 2, Animal Crossing and the new hardware capture the public's imagination in a time when people are tightening their belts (especially if they've been using Wii Fit (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/wii-fit-found-to-have-little-effect-on-family-fitness-level-b/)).
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