Nintendo Won't Sell NX at a Loss

Keeping costs down.

By Steven Strom

Whatever Nintendo's next console provides, the company won't sell it at a loss.

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima confirmed as much in a financial briefing for the company. During which Kimishima was asked about the Nintendo NX launch line-up, and the cost of the console.

Kimishima explained that Nintendo is "not thinking of launching the hardware at a loss." Although the Wii U did sell at a loss when it launched in 2012. Speaking to investors, he described the Japanese yen during the Wii U's launch as "very strong," but doubts that this will be the case around the launch of the NX.

More than the Japanese currency, Kimishima was confident about the line-up of launch games for the new hardware. The president explained that the console's release date was selected "so that the software lineup will be ready in time for the hardware launch." As well as so games will continue to release at a steady rate after release.

Steven Strom is a freelance games writer whose name and face are plastered across the internet. One such place you can find him is Twitter.

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