Financially, was ARMS a flop?

[Johnw1104]

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Jumpin said:
Games cost a lot of money to develop these days. How much does it cost? Like 60 USD? Multiply that by 1.67, and you only get about 100 million in total revenue, likely a less money than it cost to develop the game. Nintendo probably only got a chunk of that, I'd say 40,000 USD. So yes, a bit flop, Nintendo lost over 1 million dollars on it.

FLOOP!

#Exposed

I would be extremely surprised if they spent anywhere near $100 million on this game. It's not BotW or Mario Kart or anything... it featured, what, ten(?) characters in a few tiny settings that would hit one another with their arms? You're also probably also missing quite a few digital sales, and they've managed to establish a new franchise that they can build on going forward.

Few companies are bigger sticklers for making sure things remain profitable than Nintendo... this was clearly one of their low budget titles.