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Has "Something Big Gone Wrong" At Nintendo? [Nintendo]
kotaku.com - 1/30/2009
Has "Something Big Gone Wrong" At Nintendo? [Nintendo]
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Respected analyst Hiroshi Kamide thinks so. Following Nintendo's announcement last night of a cut in profit forecasts , Kamide thinks the revision was made because the company know "something big has gone wrong". "Today’s revision suggests that the roaring pace of Wii growth that we’ve seen ...
gamesindustry.biz - 2/6/2009
News: Nintendo set to benefit from publisher downsizing
— gamesindustry.biz — Satoru Iwata expects "more attractive titles" from publishers as they refocus on Wii and DS... (more) News: Nintendo set to benefit from publisher downsizing

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gamepolitics.com - 2/6/2009
South Korea's President Wants to Take on Nintendo
— gamepolitics.com — Lee Myung-bak (left), President of South Korea, wonders why his nation can't build video game hardware to... compete with Nintendo. During a visit to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy this week, Lee said: A lot of our elementary school children have ... (more) South Korea's President Wants to Take on Nintendo

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Nintendo Training 1991 (video)
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Nintendo Training 1991 (video)
— youtube.com — A Nintendo training video from 1991 teaching retail workers how to handle customers with defective Nintendo products.... (more) Nintendo Training 1991 (video)

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GoNintendo:  Analyst ellaborates upon the ’something big’ that has gone wrong with Nintendo, Wii

The Escapist : Latest News:  Nintendo Revises Forecast, Analysts Get Nervous

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Analyst ellaborates upon the ’something big’ that has gone wrong with Nintendo, Wii
GoNintendo — ... is not being seen at all in Japan, and that they felt they had to reduce annual guidance. Why didn’t they just pre-plan and cater to markets where there was demand?” - Hiroshi Kamide of KBC Financial Products This is one aspect of Nintendo’s business that I don’t understand. If they aren’t artificially creating shortages, than why is there a surplus of the Wii in Japan, all while North America and Europe have a horrible time finding them? Can’t they divert some of those shipments? Link This entry was posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 12:13 am and is filed under ...

Nintendo Revises Forecast, Analysts Get Nervous
The Escapist : Latest News — ... a lack of "must-have" titles for the system compared to even six months ago, while the dramatic rise in valuation of the yen over 2008 has cut a large chunk out of Nintendo's profits. And based on Nintendo's reputation for staying in close contact with its retailers around the world, Kamide said the revision could mean that Nintendo sees trouble coming. "They know something big has gone wrong, and that people are not buying the machines," he said. Source: Times Online , via Kotaku

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