"In normal times they might not be able to pull it off, but the exceptional situation we are in means they have a chance, " says Akino.

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Mitsushige Akino, a chief fund manager at Ichiyoshi Investment Management, says that the WiiU should NOT be blamed for the drop, rather the culprit is investor expectations.

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The next global investment banking model to emerge after the fall of Wall Street, predicts Akino, may be closer to the one Japanese financiers are used to.

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