The video game market today would be non-exhistant if not for Nintendo's input and yet, why do people treat the big N so inferiorly. Many analysts and individuals paint Nintendo as a company that will Sega itself sooner or later. Such views are repeatedly shown in articles, blogs, and so forth. If Nintendo does indeed fail, the video market will follow suit, Sony will collapse and so will Microsoft Xbox division. Nevertheless, I would like to break it down and look at the facts more closely:

1. Which company is in debt:

Nintendo - NO

SONY - YES

Mircosoft - NO

2. Over the last years, which company has been the market leader in consoles worlwide:

2009 - 2010 - Nintendomination

2011 - 2012 - Sonydomination

None - Microsoft

3. Which company has posted profits from gaming division since launch:

Microsoft - Launched in late '05, only profitable since late '08 (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Reports-First-Time-Profits-for-Xbox-360-Division-90247.shtml)

SONY - Launched in late '06, only profitable since 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/29/sonys-yoshida-says-ps3-is-now-turning-a-profit-no-plans-for-a/) - Gaming division '09

Nintendo - Launched in late '06, profitable on day one (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/01/forbes-nintendo-making-6-profit-on-every-wii-sold/)

4. The losses suffered from this generation:

SONY - 4.7 Billion US $ (http://www.vg247.com/2009/10/30/sony-ps-division-has-lost-4-7-billion-since-launching-ps3/)

Microsoft - Over 4 Billion US $ (http://www.gamespot.com/news/microsoft-taking-126-hit-per-xbox-360-6140383)

Nintendo - None. Profit since day one of over 8.5 Billion US $ until 2012 loss of 532 Million US $ (http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/4/26/2975416/nintendo-earnings-loss)

From the above, it seems Nintendo is just doing fine... Why is Nintendo doomed?

Have you seen Sony related news lately?

There's more Sony doom than Nintendo doom these days.

There is no meat or any muscle left on that dead hoarse.

Nobody is saying that, the hip thing nowadays is to write Sony doom articles.

I'm reasonably certain it's a right of passage for writers on Internet tech sites:

"Write a 1000-word screed on why Nintendo is doomed. Be sure to ignore all prevailing facts, have an utter disregard for reality, and the company's actual financial position: Bonus points: make sure to mention how Nintendo should go 3rd party and put all its products on iOS and Android, even though only a fool would suggest such a move."

The good news is most tech writers on the net are about as business savvy as SONY's management, so they are totally up to this task.

Been reading alot of articles on the web saying that the Wii U will be Nintendo's down fall so I thought I'd look it up and break it down :( It was my first thread. I'm sorry.

Don't worry: SONY fans just don't have skins as thick as Nintendo fans, so even though the number of doom and gloom articles isn't, yet, a cottage industry as it is with Nintendo products (and it is still a cottage industry as you noted with the U), they'll gradually get used to it. Or not.

Nintendo can't go out of business, they always have the handheld money and they always make money from consoles since day one.

Because more people actively WANT Nintendo to fail than the other companies.

They weren't until the N64. That ten year gap (1996-2006) saw them pretty much fall all the way to the bottom of the home console business. I think that left an indelible mark on their image that they can't shake.