How do you know if a game or console made profit or not?

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Here are rough numbers for a good quality successful console game from last generation.  Remember that successful games are generally very polished and high quality.

• Development Costs: ~$2.5 million for a modest game with a modest team size
  • About $1.5 million in salary
  • About $0.3 million in equip
  • About $0.75 million for overhead
• Cost of Goods
  • $3 million
• Marketing
  • $0.5 million at the cheapest
  • Usually $2-5 million
  • Marketing Development funds are usually 6% of the wholesale price
• Total: ~$6-11 million

I don't really remember where I put all my numbers, but I *think* developers make anywhere from $5-10 per copy sold (though that's a guess from a fuzzy memory).  Could be off, but too tired at the moment to bother looking (I should stop reading the forums at 3AM).