"They have been beaten by smartphones and tablets, in particular, for consumers spending and, more importantly, time." - David Gibson, an analyst for Macquarie in Tokyo

- estimating a 45 billion yen deficit
- Nanako Imazu, an analyst for CLSA in Tokyo, says Nintendo will have to sell the Wii U for as much as $350 to break even
- Imazu says Nintendo should get a boost this business term from a weaker yen and the launch of recent popular software
- should result in an operating profit of around 40 billion yen

"Nintendo has to deal with the change and let Mario games be played on non-Nintendo devices. I think it will take at least couple of years to see that." - Nanako Imazu
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