Should Nintendo launch in 2011-12 starting the next gen with monster power?

[archbrix]

Cheebee said:

archbrix said:

Cheebee said:
There's not a chance in hell that Nintendo will sell one of their systems at a loss, ever. *Ever*.

Incorrect.

Before the Gamecube launched, in an interview with Peter Main, he was asked if Nintendo would lose as much per console sold as Sony was rumored to be losing on PS2 (over $100), to which he replied "not that much", indicating that they were taking a small loss in the beginning...

 

Ah, you make a good point.

But! That's all in the past. Remember who was the big cheese at Nintendo back then? Yamauchi. Remember how things had been going ever since the NES? Downhill. Remember who's in charge now? Iwata. Things have changed ever since he took over. For the best, I might add. And selling a system at a loss goes against every single thing Iwata's ever iterated since he became the head honcho. If there's one thing Nintendo have learned from the transition from last gen to this one, and the way it's played out, it's that profitability is key.

Good points yourself. 

I just pray that Iwata may have a slight change of heart in the face of the success and large profits they've made with the Wii.