Nintendo’s big gamble: smartphone games

"Of course, the critics are entirely wrong – but in this instance, it doesn't really matter if they're wrong or right. As the saying goes, it doesn't matter how big a lie you're telling, nor how unbelievable it is – the more you say it, and the more you get people to repeat it, the more they'll believe that its true. By creating this atmosphere, and making investors genuinely believe that Nintendo were doomed, the press, and the analysts have essentially forced Nintendo's arm here. And that makes this a bit of a gamble." – Everybody Plays