People Worrying about Nintendo when they should be worrying about Microsoft [Opinion]

[dharh]

L_ said:

Microsoft has performed the weakest this generation out of the big 3. Sony with a combined sales total of PS4 consoles and PS Vitas is at 63.7 million this gen and Nintendo with a combined sales total of Wii U consoles 3DS's is at 75 million. Microsoft with only one platform to back it up if one fails has been struggling compare to Sony and Nintendo at only 25.5 million Xbox one consoles sold.

So what do you think? Is Xbox the one who is really in trouble here? Will Scorpio be able to save it and if not, what?

NOTE: Numbers used are post december since PS4 sales are the only ones we've gotten. PS4 console + Vita numbers using the lastetst figures is at 68 million. 63.7 million was used to keep it a more fair comparison as Xbox and Nintendo numbers are a month behind.

EDIT: Even if you just consider the best selling hardware of each Company with the PS4 at 49 million and 3DS at 61 million, Microsoft needs to pick its self up because at 25.5 million its going to get left behind by next generation.

Your premise itself is false.

You are essentially talking about profits vs costs and whether Microsoft is making enough money with just their XBONE vs Sony with their PS4 and vita vs Nintendo and their Wii U and 3DS.

However, the reality is that Microsoft is not _merely_ a gaming company.  They are a giant company with many products.  If the XBOX division is in the red then there are many other divisions in Microsoft that can counterbalance that.  Same with Sony actually, though to a lesser extent.  Nintendo however is almost exclusively a home console and handheld gaming company.

Given this Nintendo still seems like the company with the most potential for being in trouble, though smartly enough, Nintendo tends to still make profit on 'failed' products.

This doesn't even bring into consideration that Microsoft's strategy has shifted so that whatever iteration XBOX there is, it is not the sole way to play games within the XBOX ecosystem.  If someone buys a game for the XBOX or if they buy for Windows 10, Microsoft still makes money, and that is their current strategic attempt.