Prezzi al lancio:
GB – ¥12800
GBC – ¥8900
GBA – ¥9800
GBASP – ¥12500
DS – ¥15000
DSL – ¥16800
DSi – ¥18900
DSiLL – ¥20,000
3DS – ¥25000 Conseguenze:
Nintendo also announced that it has more than halved its expected net profit for the fiscal year to ¥90 billion, down from ¥200 billion.
Nintendo laid out its reasons for the adjusted profits:
“The earnings forecast has been modified to reflect the trend of stronger-than-expected yen appreciation, current sales performance, the sales outlook for the holiday season, and the decided release conditions for the Nintendo 3DS.”
The “3DS release conditions” and “sales outlook for the holiday season” phrasing can likely be taken as an admission that the high price of the 3DS and missed Christmas sales are going to make a large dent in sales. The rapidly weakening position of the Wii likely also played a role.
The company’s stock price took a major plunge as a result of the unfavourable announcements:
Conclusioni del Gatto: questo Natale e questo anno fiscale (31 marzo 2011) tirano la cinghia, l'anno prossimo sono tutti miliardari (vabbé lo sono già tanto da permettersi pedite del genere...)