Lige siden udgivelsen af Wii U, har Nintendo haft det svært rent økonomisk. Den håndholdte 3DS-konsol fortsætter med at klare sig fint, men uden en stærkere hjemmekonsol i deres arsenal, har firmaet ikke kunne holdet budgettet balanceret. De er også blevet ramt af nedjusteringen af den japanske valuta, yen.
Når det så er sagt, så er Nintendo-præsidenten Tatsumi Kimishima stærk i troen om, at tingene ville vende i den nærmeste fremtid, med hjælp fra den nye NX-konsol og firmaets fokus på mobilspil:
"It has been our priority to take a close look at areas of our existing business where the revenue and expenses had become unbalanced, and to make sure that we corrected this balance," Kimishima explained in an investor meeting. "The question was to pick one area with which we will be able to achieve Nintendo-like profits, but I would like to suggest two areas. One area is our NX business, and another is our business for smart devices. I believe that keeping these two endeavours on track will be key to achieving Nintendo-like profits".
Vi ved dog fortsat ikke hvad Nintendo NX-konsollen er for en, eller hvornår den udkommer. Størstedelen af fans håber på en traditionel hjemmekonsol, men der har også været snak om en hybrid. Sådan en fusion virker ret sandsynlig:
"We have made a number of changes to our corporate structure to gear up for our new ventures. For example where development was split between handheld and home console divisions in the past, we have unified these activities for both hardware and software development, and the exciting new ideas coming from development are evidence of the progress being made as a result of that unification", konkluderer Kimishima.
Tak, MCV.