| reggin_bolas said: It is a known fact that console makers don't really make money on consoles, they are reap benefits from licensing fees and other user fees (e.g. Xbox Live).
Again, the original Wii was a fluke, the Wii U was breaking even at its past price point I believe. So now, theoretically, Nintedo should be losing money on each unit sold. Nintendo can't recover much from licensing fees because they virtually have no third party support. So their main income is from pushing first-party software. They can push first party software better on consoles people actually want to buy. They would make more money by selling software alone rather than have to spend money on console development, R&D, etc.
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It is a known fact that console makers don't really make money on consoles
Sony and MS maybe. This is not true for Nintendo.
the original Wii was a fluke
Before the Wii released, Nintendo went on and on about red and blue ocean, and having a controller that non-gamers would find familiar and compelling. The system was purposely based on simplicity, functionality and interactivity. You 'Wii was a fad/fluke/whatever' people are so annoying in your attempts to discredit the console's success.
