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 |
Nintendo makes a profit off software and accessories.......first party software ....do you realize mario kart wii sold 35 million copies(1 game) ,wii sports 80 million,wii fit 20 million that's more than some entire franchises ...this is all first party software no middle man ...also their accessories wii motes,wheels ,etc etc .....whereas Sony and Microsoft spend a lot of money for graphic chips and things of that nature which makes them being sold at a loss when released ...then they have to rely on software or xbox live etc to make it profitable.....the wii u was the only nintendo console released at a small loss
