Quick question: Has the Wii U already lasted longer than the 3DS without a price cut?

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GameCube sold at a loss when it launched, and also after its price drop in 2004.

Since the console sold so few units, there is no way it covered corporate expenses and R&D. Nintendo remained profitable because of huge GBA sales.

Saying GameCube was profitable because Nintendo was profitable is like saying the original Xbox was profitable because Microsoft was profitable.