Nintendo's profits compared to other companies

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eugene said:
I also think that EA is doing pretty well this gen. They reported a near billion dollar loss last quarter but they also spent near a billion on the aquistion of Pandemic and Bioware. Madden still sold millions like always, Their other sports games sell well, Need for Speed (most wanted, Carbon, Prostreet) is doing well like always, and burnout Paridise will also do well like the Burnout series always does.

No, on the contrary, EA is in a world of hurt. Their profits have been shrinking for 4 years straight, and this year they finally went below 0 into losses.

Year after year, less and less profit. It isn't that they aren't selling games, Eugene -- you're right that they are selling approximately as many Maddens and Fifas now as they ever were -- it's that the games all cost 3x as much to make.