| Persistantthug said: Play4Fun said: Nintendo doesn't make loss-leading consoles like MS and Sony, so that's not likely at all. Even at their low points with N64 and GC they were making money at launch. _______________________ It most certainly helps that Nintendo doesn't sell their consoles at losses...... but that doesn't mean much if they can't sell them. We are a week away from knowing what the Wii U is all about, but I have serious concerns about whether they can make lightning strike twice with Wii like success, because Nintendo never has had that type of success twice in a row before (and not the SNES either btw, because, because of the GENESIS, Nintendo actually lost marketshare). At any rate, as expensive as making consoles has become, 1 bad generation could cause a MUCH SMALLER Nintendo to quit putting their neck out every 5 - 6 years like they do now. That's waaaayyy more likely to happen than a government backed (if necessary) Sony deciding to leave their #1 business forever. like....Hello. lol |
Lightining doesn't have to strike for Wii U, for them to have a financially successful generation. Lightning sure as hell didn't strike with N64 or GC.
Nintendo have billions in their treasure chest, no debts, some of the top selling software in the industry and are financially conservative as shown by the fact that they haven't jumped into the strategy of making consoles that take heavy losses and only just recently had their first loss in many decades.
Like...hello. lol.
