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<p>Nintendo <a href="http://ift.tt/2jdNGxN">made a lot of big announcements </a>about its new console, the <a href="http://ift.tt/2h60zGe">Switch</a>, last night. The company announced the console&#8217;s <a href="http://ift.tt/2jpG4FP">price and release date</a>, confirmed that <a href="http://ift.tt/1U9IHpR">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a> is a launch title, and <a href="http://ift.tt/2jKx1CS">revealed a new Mario game</a>, among <em>many</em> other things.</p>
<p>Not everyone is enthusiastic about all the news, however, it seems. Nintendo&#8217;s stock price is <a href="http://ift.tt/1S4IiIn">down 5.75 percent today on the Tokyo Stock Exchange</a>. It closed at ¥23,750 today in Japan, the lowest since December 22 (¥23,595). Nintendo&#8217;s share price<a href="http://ift.tt/2duLBXl"> took a more dramatic dive after the initial Switch reveal in October 2016;</a> share value <a href="http://ift.tt/2gUy3pH">also dropped following the launch of Super Mario Run</a>.</p>
<p>The latest drop in share price could be attributed to a number of things. Dr. Serkan Toto, an analyst in Asia, said after the initial Switch reveal that he was <a href="http://ift.tt/2duLBXl">skeptical about its ability to reach a wide audience</a>.</p>
<p>&quot;Sorry, but is a portable/home console approach really that innovative in 2016? I am most concerned about the target group of the device: who else but die-hard Nintendo fans will buy the Switch?&quot; he said at the time.</p>
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<p>Earlier this week, the Game Developers Conference released its newest State of the Industry report. <a href="http://ift.tt/2jnUuWU">50 percent of surveyed developers said they thought the Switch would sell better than the Wii U</a>, but <a href="http://ift.tt/2jnUuWU">not everyone agreed that the hybrid concept would be all that appealing</a>. Additionally,<a href="http://ift.tt/2iLEWvc"> just three percent</a> of those surveyed said they were currently working on a game for the Switch.</p>
<p>The Switch<a href="http://ift.tt/2jpG4FP"> launches on March 3, priced at $300</a>. For lots more, check out<a href="http://ift.tt/2jdNGxN"> GameSpot&#8217;s roundup of all the big news from last night&#8217;s announcement event here</a>; a second livestream event, focused on games, will be held today, January 13, <a href="http://ift.tt/2jDNMLA">beginning at 6:30 AM PT / 9:30 AM PT</a>.</p>
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<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/2jDSgBU">GameSpot</a></em></div>
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