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Nintendo Comment On Alleged Problems
Thanks to GMR Magazine for their feature interviewing Nintendo executives about alleged issues with their console strategy, as "a sentiment spreading throughout the industry holds that Nintendo is marching its own way right out of the home-console business." Perrin Kaplan of Nintendo suggests there are three ways to look at her company's position: "One would be how we are doing financially, and we're clearly No. 1. Second, where are we perceptionwise, and we suffer being third there. And then the third is the actual reality of the market share, and I'd say that we're No. 2 worldwide." She also takes Xbox to task, suggesting Microsoft's console may be too adult-oriented: "They chose to pick a certain segment of the demographic, and Microsoft is having a heck of a time expanding out of that. That's their niche, the older guy."
Look, you fucking idiot, your article says they lost $27 million (3 billion Yen) for the first half of the year. Do you know what a half of a year is? It's two quarters. For the first quarter ending June 30, they made 11.45 billion Yen (~$105 million) in profits. That means that in the second quarter, which ended September 30, THEY LOST 14.45 BILLION YEN (~$132 MILLION). Do you understand simple math? Q1 + Q2 = H1. (+11.45 billion) + (-14.45 billion) = -3 billion. Is it sinking in yet? If not, you're beyond hope, you imbecile.
Again, a recap. Microsoft: Making money. Sony: Making money. Sega: Making money. Nintendo: Losing money.
Nintendo lost $130 million in the last quarter. Sony made $303.2 million. Microsoft made $2.61 billion. I see this is giving you as much trouble as simple addition. I recommend practicing the phrase, "Would you like fries with that?"