Jimbo1337 said:
I understand that production costs aren't the same for every console on every generation. But how can you say that a company lost money on the previous generation when they just came out with their newer consoles?? Companies aren't going to lose billions of dollars out of the kindness of their own heart. They are also not going to invest billions of dollars into a division in which they hope will be successful. Instead, they would gladly invest that money elsewhere. If XB360 and PS3 weren't profitable, then they would have dropped out of the gaming market like Sega did... The point that I was trying to make is that Nintendo, time and time again, does not have impressive numbers every single console generation like Sony, yet they are still around.... If Nintendo is making a profit, then everyone in the console business is too |
You also forget one big thing. Portable. That is something Ninty has been doing since they started. Something the other two havent really cracked. Their portable division has actually been consistent. GBA kept them afloat against GC and i wouldnt be surprise if 3ds is doing the same for Wii U. Hell i would say if it wasnt for their portables Ninty would have fell a long time ago.
