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Fusioncode said:

The Gamecube never made Nintendo money. It was sold at a loss for most of its lifespan. They only profited at the time because of their strong success in the handheld space. 


I believe the GC lost money at launch but moved to breaking even the same year, so it did start to make money. And the GC still sold a ton of 1st/2nd party software which made money for Nintendo. 

Most of their profits from that era were from the handhelds, but not all of it.