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Barkley said:

Most people on this site keep stating that the WiiU is profitable for Nintendo even with it's poor performance, however Nintendo has throughout this generation so far actually LOST money overall. People have used it as a primary reason as to why Nintendo shouldn't leave the hardware business, stating that it is still profitable even when performing badly. However if the 3ds cannot cover the damage done by the WiiU then this is clear not the case. Unless they far exceed projections for this coming fiscal year Nintendo will end the generation with a net loss. Hopefully the NX can turn the situation around and return to Nintendo overall making a profit on their platforms.

What do you believe has caused the losses so far this generation? Is the 3ds turning a good profit but it still can't offset the damage done by the WiiU? Are the WiiU losses not THAT bad, but the 3ds isn't profiting as much as it seems? Or is Nintendo losing money in other areas not related to their dedicated hardware?

I had not realised this at all, thanks to ZhugeEX for the image from his twitter.

 

FY 2011/2012     OPERATING LOSS: $459.54 Million

 

FY 2012/2013     OPERATING LOSS: $366 Million

 

FY 2013/2014     OPERATING LOSS: $456 Million

 

FY 2014/2015     OPERATING PROFIT: $207.83 Million

 

FY 2015/2016     OPERATING PROFIT: $148.5 Million

 

FY 2011-2016     OPERATING LOSS: $925.21 Million

(these figures don't seem to PRECISELY line up with the graph, potentially due to changes in the YEN's Value? If these figures are inaccurate if someone could find more accurate figures that would be appreciated.)

 

 

Sorry but you wrong, bottom of line is profit not operating income.

 

 

 

 FY3/2012 FY3/2013 FY3/2014 FY3/2015 FY3/2016
Net sales 647,652 635,422 571,726 549,780 504,459
Operating income -37,320 -36,410 -46,425 24,770 32,881
Ordinary income -60,863 10,482 6,086 70,530 28,790
Profit attributable to owners of parent -43,204 7,099 -23,222 41,843 16,505
Net income per share (yen) -337.86 55.52 -183.59 353.49 137.40
Total assets 1,368,401 1,447,878 1,306,410 1,352,944 1,296,902
Total net assets 1,191,025 1,227,520 1,118,438 1,167,556 1,160,901
Capital adequacy ratio 87.0% 84.8% 85.6% 86.3% 89.5%
Net assets per share (yen) 9,313.15 9,598.22 9,447.00 9,862.52 9,662.73

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/2015_04.html