User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-74.106.81.147-20121030041749/@comment-4563270-20121109232346

^simply put.. nintendo will lose money on it's production for a few until the manufacturing costs lower and they start turning profit. sales will also help this point. remember.. 3ds also sold at a loss and a year and a half later they're making more money than they lost.