I laugh when I see topics like this. While the TC is obviously a troll, I see plenty of other people putting up topics about how "Nintendo is doomed! and they will go bankrupt in the next year!" and actually try to back up their facts with flimsy logic.
So, I'm not going to type up huge paragraphs that people will ignore this time. Instead, let me give you a quick list as to the reasons why Nintendo is not going anywhere.
1. Sega and Atari endured several failed consoles and years of posting losses before they finally called it quits and pulled out of the hardware market. And even though Sega left the hardware market in 2001, they are still very much alive and are still producing games.
2. I find it funny that everyone attacks Nintendo over having one bad quarter when Sony has been posting losses over the past several years. Let me make this a little more clear. While Nintendo was posting record profits with the DS and Wii, Sony was posting losses.
3. Since the 3DS has dropped in price, its sales have improved dramatically. It now outselling the DS' numbers during the same timeframe.
4. Nintendo just posted one of their black fridays ever. For those of you who missed the news or chose to ignore it, they sold 500,000 Wiis, and 530,000 copies of Skyward Sword.
5. 500,000 copies of Super Mario 3D Land have also been sold since that game launched.
6. 3DS sales have skyrocketed 325% when compared to the week of November 6th. As a quick note, Super Mario 3D Land was released after the week of Nov 6th. In the world of gaming, that's called a Killer App.
At this point, the only thing that will kill Nintendo is the end of the world. Posting a strong black friday is not a sign of a dying company. I'm sure Sega or Atari would have loved to have seen numbers like that with the Saturn or Jaguar.
The only thing that is dead is this thread
But while we're on the topic, I have to ask. Has Sony even released their Black Friday numbers yet?
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