whats the profit/loses for this gen of consoles

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dolemit3 said:

RolStoppable said:
Wii: profit of $4 billion+ and increasing (I am too lazy to look it up, just throwing out a number that it definitely achieved)
360: loss of about $1.5 billion and decreasing (meaning they are profiting now)
PS3: loss of about $5 billion and increasing (meaning they are still losing money)

All numbers include hardware, software and accessory sales. The numbers aren't accurate, but they give you a general idea where everyone stands. They aren't close to each other.

The DS is more resposible for the high profit of Nintendo but the Wii is not too far behind.

Nobody knows this (outside Nintendo). Similarly, nobody knows quite how much the PS3 has lost since SCE numbers are being pulled up a bit from PSP and PS2 profits.

Seeing as how Nintendo's profits only really started to skyrocket in '07 (the Wii's first full year), and likely higher HW margins, and certain higher margins on SW, it should be clear that the Wii is more profitable than the DS.