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Vinniegambini on 01 September 2013
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ListerOfSmeg said:
S.Peelman said:
Vinniegambini said:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=4178

Nintendo Gamecube hardware was sold at a loss throughout. Nonetheless, as you mentioned, the Gamecube segment did post profits due to the incredible attach rach of software sales. Overall it was profitable, but the hardware loses limited their profit margins greatly.

Cool, thanks.

Interesting, but actually belittles my view of the GameCube even further. If they didn't make a real profit (I guess software still put the whole in black), the GBA sure was madly profitable when Nintendo made more money off the 6th gen than Sony with their massive PS2.


There is nothing in his link that backs up his claim. It doesnt mention the GC anywhere and even then it doesnt link to anything to back up its claims. It sounds like the loss comes from buying production plants not making the hardware

"The newspaper also notes that Nintendo is currently losing ¥20 billion ($180.8m) each year on Nintendo hardware, but that this loss will be reduced by reusing the production plants for next generation hardware."

 

Not trying to diss you but dont just believe  anything you read from a random web site with nothing to back it up

You don't even know what you are talking about. I'd suggest you tone down your attitude as well.

The article states that ''the loss will be reduced by reusing the production plants for next generation hardware'' which means that Nintendo reused assets from their Gamecube inventory at their production plants in order to manufacture the Wii thus reducing the loss going forward.

Gamecube was sold at a loss:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/180110/Nintendo_Wii_U_will_be_sold_at_a_loss.php

http://spong.com/article/1753/GameCube-gets-it-right-as-Merrill-Lynch-back-the-company