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Analysts say 3DS is failing against smarphones, Iwata says Nintendo makes games smartphones can't do

by rawmeatcowboy
25 October 2012
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“The revision deters investors in the short term, as the 3DS is not attracting buyers. Games for smartphones and tablet devices are becoming better and better.” - Makoto Sengoku, a Tokyo- based market analyst at Tokai Tokyo Securities Co.
“Consumers are content to use their smartphones and tablet computers to play games. The 3DS is really failing.” - Makoto Kikuchi, chief executive officer at Myojo Asset Management Japan Co., a Tokyo-based hedge fund advisory firm
“The chances of consumers buying our software would be less and less if what we make isn’t so much different. We have to make games that smartphones or tablets can’t do.” - Satoru Iwata
“The company needs to introduce something interesting, so that consumers would use both the iPhone and other game devices. If the Wii U turns out to be more fun than people expect, it will make everyone want to buy one.” - Koji Toda, chief fund manager at Tokyo-based Resona Bank Ltd.
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