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Column: Nintendo’s unenviable choice

For the first time since the publisher went public, Nintendo reported a financial loss for the fiscal year of $530 million. While the company projects a return to profit next year due to a reduction in production costs for the 3DS and the release of the Wii U, some analysts are advising them to ditch the first-party stranglehold they have on their most popular franchises.

Is the PlayStation Vita doomed?

After respectable sales numbers in its first week on the Japanese market, the PlayStation Vita is in a bit of a free fall, selling just over 100,000 units in the subsequent two weeks following.