Put a fork in the Wii U, it is done. [Sensible discussion only, no flaming]

[Screamapillar]

Max King of the Wild said:

Vinniegambini said:

Max King of the Wild said:

Screamapillar said:

Max King of the Wild said:

Fayceless said:

GameCube and N64 were both profitable game systems.  They made Nintendo lots of money.  In fact, I would argue that games were the only reason GameCube and N64 sold anything at all.

PS3 is no comparison, it launched at $600 and was sold at a loss of over $100.  Wii U is sold only at a slight loss, so it's really not a sensible comparison.

those systems didnt sell at loss like wii u

A common mistake, the Gamecube was sold at a loss - http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=4178

Yeah, towards the end of the gen when they sold close to 0 units at 99$ because people standing around doing nothing is costly

GameCube only sold at a loss during a brief period in 2002 when they lowered the price in North America from $199 to $149 after sales collapsed following the launch.  But systems are at their cheapest selling price in their final years not because companies are taking a loss but because the cost to manufacture the system decreases the longer it remains on the market.  GameCube wasn't selling at a loss in 2005 at $99, it was making money.