Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft - 1981 to 2011 gaming division profits chart

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lightofhonor said:

Updated!

FY END	SONY	NINTENDO	MICROSOFT
1981		$19,998,400
1982		$95,802,440
1983		$84,221,280
1984		$71,057,070
1985		$83,218,020
1986		$225,388,440
1987		$302,068,800
1988		$369,383,560
1989		$483,794,640
1990		$448,355,840
1991		$981,947,680
1992		$1,109,515,840
1993		$1,279,146,880
1994		$962,438,080
1995		$957,146,400
1996	($93,491,480)	$752,481,940
1997	$508,270,950	$579,934,080
1998	$954,197,760	$1,024,464,480
1999	$1,073,609,660	$1,228,994,940
2000	$693,184,350	$1,306,720,300	($1,090,000,000)
2001	($463,129,080)	$767,354,820	($1,666,000,000)
2002	$664,149,150	$954,399,510	($866,000,000)
2003	$924,881,130	$821,985,200	($938,000,000)
2004	$599,416,860	$955,148,210	($1,011,000,000)
2005	$402,344,400	$1,039,385,040	($464,000,000)
2006	$77,419,800	$799,588,650	($1,329,000,000)
2007	($1,988,702,000)	$1,934,765,440	($2,016,000,000)
2008	($1,092,978,300)	$4,277,791,600	$426,000,000
2009	($584,760,000)	$5,552,630,000	$169,000,000
2010	($890,000,000)	$2,450,000,000	$679,000,000
2011	$429,000,000	$946,000,000	$1,324,000,000
2012	$354,907,870	($434,500,000)	$364,000,000
2013	$22,092,255	$71,400,000	$848,000,000
2014	($78,000,000)	($229,000,000)	$893,000,000
2015	$401,000,000	$207,830,000	$1,788,000,000
Total:	$1,913,413,325	$32,480,857,580	($2,889,000,000)

Some Thoughts:

In the past decade, 06-15, Sony lost$3.3B, Nintendo made $15.5B, and MSFT made $3.1B

The PS3 years (06-13) lost $3.6B, 360 years (05-13) made $1M, and Wii years made $15.5B

How can this be? I mean 2015 isnt over yet. Can you explain?