Nintendo made profit of $920m in FY2016.

[Zekkyou]

Goodnightmoon said:

Zekkyou said:

I believe they've made losses in 3 recent years, not 1. Specifically the years ending March 31st 2012, 2013, and 2014. They managed to hit profitability again in 2015 and 2016, but it was for relatively small amounts.

The above is likley why Nintendo have opted to be conservative with their Switch estimates (just 10 million for FY2017), and why they're willing to risk some of the Switch's short term potential in favour of keeping the 3DS alive a bit longer. The 8th generation has been a difficult few years for Nintendo, so it makes sense they'd opt for a low-and-steady approach.

At the end it was 2 fiscal years of loses, both in the same gen.

Could you link me a source? Nintendo's FY2016 reports shows 3 consecutive losses in the years i mention, not 2.

Edit: Barkley has me covered :) They've had 3 operating losses and 2 net losses this gen.