How did the Gamecube do so badly with all those first party exclusives?

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izaaz101 said:

rawr said:
gc didnt do bad. In fact it made the most amount of money from the consoles last gen.
As for the sales, brawl already out sold melee and still selling, same goes for other games as well especially mario kart.

This is false. Nintendo made as much money as the PS2 when you combine the GCN and the GBA. GCN did make a profit, but not anywhere near what PS2 made.

No, Nintendo made more money on gaming every year during the PS2's life except for 2003.  Most years, Nintendo made around double what Sony did.

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