Wii U or Vita, which has been more successful/profitable?

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Dulfite on 09 July 2015

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Mr Puggsly on 09 July 2015

I would assume Wii U is more profitable because 1st party sofware does really well. Vita software sales are abysmal, Sony doesent even support it.

However, Nintendo probably spends more on hardware and advertising. But it will inevitably sell more units then Vita.

Bottom line, Sony cut its losses on Vita and the mobile market. Nintendo might be losing money actually supporting their platfom because they still want a home console audience.

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Farsala on 09 July 2015

For the hardvvare manufacturers: VVii U (Nintendo)
For 3rd partys: Vita (Not Sony)

Overall: Vita

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MoHasanie on 09 July 2015

Both are flops and both have sold significantly less than their predecessors. I think the Wii U has been slightly more successful than the Vita though.

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LipeJJ on 09 July 2015

Wii U, clearly. It sold more games, and most of them are Nintendo published titles.

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bunchanumbers on 09 July 2015

Wii U. The profit margins on the games are way more than what Sony makes with 3rd party vita games.

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gcube2000 on 09 July 2015

daredevil.shark said:
None are profitable. Last year Sony "wrote off" PS Vita and PS Vita TV from its earnings. Wii U is also in same boat.

actually no Wii U is in fact profitable

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Gourmet on 09 July 2015

In the long run, Wii U is better off because the Vita lost some precious reputation while Nintendo is already done with home console-only development.