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

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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

Gamecube may not have been proftiable.  Remeber these numbers are gaming divisons, no? (per thread title) So that means all the DS money they were printing out their booties is covering any losses incurred.