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Ka-pi96 said:
tak13 said:
Teeqoz said:


There is basically zero chance Nintendo makes more profit from hardware than software. And I'm not just talking about in this gen, but in other gens like the DS/Wii gen.


http://www.zeldainformer.com/articles/a-deeper-analysis-of-nintendos-financials-why-they-cant-drop-hardware

See that and tell me your opinion!:P

That only shows half of it though. The revenue is higher for hardware yes, but what about actual profit? With the exception of when the Wii and DS were selling ridiculous amounts they revenue for hardware and software wasn't that far apart. It's quite likely the costs of developing/producing/marketing the consoles are more than for their hardware so for actual profit software may well be ahead.


Not just likely, pretty much guaranteed. They have to pay for the hardware they put inside the consoles lol.