Reuters have highlighted the difficulties Nintendo faces in these tough economic times as the gaming giant announced an operating loss deficit of 37.3 billion Yen, roughly equivalent to $458 million. This news comes just after Nintendo celebrated the one year anniversary of the Nintendo 3DS launch, and close to the highly anticipated announcement and launch of upcoming powerful and innovative home console, the Nintendo Wii U.
Analysts and bloggers around the world are claiming the iOS ecosystem is to blame for Nintendo’s economic stumble. Apple and its devices elbowed their way in to the portable gaming territory years ago with 1 dollar games, something Nintendo struggles to keep up with. While this seems feasible, I think all of smartphone, tablet and phablet gaming have done a great job of kneecapping the gaming goliaths, including Android and BlackBerry.