3DS Sets New Japanese Console Sales Record

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BasilZero said:

Cheebee said:

BasilZero said:
@ poll, who wouldnt like it? This is great news, you got one of the best companies in the world still staying strong and making up for the losses they made in the last 2 generations (GCN and the N64 even though they may of made it up with the NDS and the Wii though ;p).

Erm, what? Nintendo have been very profitable throughout those generations, from day one. Even during the GameCube era, they never lost a dime, but made healthy profits continually, unlike both Sony and Microsoft. How did you come up with that info?

I never said anything about overall profit.

They made losses not in overall profit, but losses in terms of sales and control of the market against competition during the two generations. The PS1 and the PS2 outperformed the N64 and GCN in terms of sale and to make it worse, the Xbox offered itself as a obstacle for Nintendo's already difficult rivalry with Sony during the early 2000s.  You dont need information or a source to know that.

And you don't need a source to know that sales do not equal success. Fact is both Sony and Microsoft made heavy losses during the last gen, while Nintendo didn't. Yes, Nintendo lost marketshare, and sold less consoles, obviously, but at the same time they made money off every system sold, while their competitors didn't.