Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft - 1981 to 2011 gaming division profits chart

[teigaga]

osed125 said:

FrancisNobleman said:

teigaga said:
This confuses me though, both the N64 and Gamecube were fairly cutting edge tech, and more powerfull then Sony's systems. How come they saw no losses, their software sales couldn't of been as high as the ps1/ps2. The gamecube was also sold for $100s cheaper then the ps2 and saw a price drop to $99 just 2 years after its launch.

This is all very confusing lol

N64 was saved by Pokemon Stadium. The lack of a CD drive reduced costs greatly, I'd imagine.

As for Gamecube, I have no idea how did that turned a profit.

Even though the sells for the Gamecube were extremely poor none of them were sold at loss, every single unit they sold meant money for Nintendo's pocket

But the gamecube was a powerhouse over the ps2, for it to be sold at $199 at launch and $99 by 2003 and still be profitable on every unit,  that only bodes well for the prfoitablilty of the less able ps2 which launched at $299 and benefited from significantly larger scales of economy. I assume the DVD drive was initially fairly expensive but still...

I guess it must be down to Sony's marketing cost, and as people have been saying the profit gained from the GBA which had no competition.