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The_Yoda on 09 January 2025
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Hardstuck-Platinum said:
KrspaceT said:

The Switch has sold 146 and a fair bit million units. 

The PS4 sold just shy of 119 and the PS5 is at 65.5ish million. 

The Switch has sold more, so shouldn't that make it the market leader? Hell even in slower points its still doing far better than an eight year old system should be doing.

I'm not trying to take away from it's success, but officially speaking in business market leader is determined by revenue. Playstation has 30B. Xbox about 25B and Nintendo about 15B revenue. In revenue Sony is market leader

2nd Edit I missed your last sentence and it is correct.  It ignores that they are not the market leader in market share or profitability so I still call cherry picking since market leader is typically comprised of a number of criteria not just revenue.  At best your statement lies in a gray area.  Sony is more consistent than Nintendo but they play second fiddle being an innovator in the industry. The Big three all have brand strength.

You are looking at the wrong metric.  Profit is king not revenue.  In an established business you could generate 100 times the revenue of a competitor that is turning a profit, but if you are taking a consistent loss the shareholders will not be pleased and your business will fold while your competitors stock outperforms yours.

Edited to add this:

Profit is often considered more important than revenue when assessing a company's financial health and overall success, but both are important:

Revenue
Shows how well a company's products or services are performing in the market, and indicates demand. Revenue can help gauge a business's growth.
Profit
Reflects how well a company manages resources. Profit is often considered a more important metric than revenue because it shows how well a business manages its expenses.

I cannot swear as to the validity of this data so take it with a grain of salt (it is also out of date). That said, if flawed, it still does not invalidate that you are cherry picking the wrong metric.

according to the poster this accounts for: Hardware + Software + Online/MTX/DLC

 

Last edited by The_Yoda - on 09 January 2025