Should we use Microsoft's overall profit to meassure the gaming division's success? Did Microsoft win the generation?

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denniswaterman said:

nintendo won until the wii started dying
microsoft was looking to break even at that time, but since 2010 it's pretty much conquered all the major issues

it is the most desired console globally (Says who?)
it has had the most retail and digital exclusives in 2010, 2011 and 2012 (based on current lineups)
it has the biggest first party studio conglomerate of the big 3 (It opened 10 of those studios within the last year or so, meaning they're all young and still need to gain experience. It's good that they have studios, but they haven't proven themselves yet)
with exception of crystal tools (FFXIII) every major engine runs better on its system (Because the 360 came out a year before the competition)
they have big studios like Epic and Crytek begging them to publish their games
the xbox 360 has paid for itself and is now working on xbox 1 losses (BUT this is an unusually long generation. If it weren't for Nintendo waiting to launch the Wii U, the 8th Generation would have probably started by now. They would still be in the red if it weren't for them and Sony trying to prolong the generation, and I guess profits may be the only reason they are still trying to continue the gen. 
the edd division is now a $1 billion dollar per year profit line
20+ million Xbox live paid subscribers (More developed infrastructure, best online, been out longest, what did you expect?)
it's 3rd tier ip's sell between 4-5 million (I'd like to know which onees??)
it's in probably the best position for next gen of all 3 (I don't agree with this, if you want to know, ask)

it did all that without a price drop

aside from nintendo actually selling more consoles, can't class any of the above as anything but win win win

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