How much does the switch have to sell to be a success?

[vivster]

Ljink96 said:

vivster said:

They won't lose on the hardware but what about software and R&D costs? Just selling hardware won't make them a profit.

Again if it isn't sold at a loss recouping R&D shouldn't take long either... Especially if Nintendo struck big with Nivida.  I know selling hardware doesn't automatically mean overall profit but they will be making profit off of each console sold by the rumors. They won't be losing money. R&D costs that accured over time and marketing, I'm not including in my thoughts. 

If you don't include those where is the point? It's all about recouping those costs by selling software. New consoles always amass a lot of debt before they are released and it's all about making back what you lost in development. Those costs won't be offset simply by selling the hardware at a small profit. You need to sell a lot of it and have low cost software selling a lot. Making videogames is fucking expensive and if you do the hardware it's even more.