Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft - 1981 to 2011 gaming division profits chart

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Ruler on 01 December 2015

lightofhonor said:

Updated!

FY END	SONY	NINTENDO	MICROSOFT
1981		$19,998,400
1982		$95,802,440
1983		$84,221,280
1984		$71,057,070
1985		$83,218,020
1986		$225,388,440
1987		$302,068,800
1988		$369,383,560
1989		$483,794,640
1990		$448,355,840
1991		$981,947,680
1992		$1,109,515,840
1993		$1,279,146,880
1994		$962,438,080
1995		$957,146,400
1996	($93,491,480)	$752,481,940
1997	$508,270,950	$579,934,080
1998	$954,197,760	$1,024,464,480
1999	$1,073,609,660	$1,228,994,940
2000	$693,184,350	$1,306,720,300	($1,090,000,000)
2001	($463,129,080)	$767,354,820	($1,666,000,000)
2002	$664,149,150	$954,399,510	($866,000,000)
2003	$924,881,130	$821,985,200	($938,000,000)
2004	$599,416,860	$955,148,210	($1,011,000,000)
2005	$402,344,400	$1,039,385,040	($464,000,000)
2006	$77,419,800	$799,588,650	($1,329,000,000)
2007	($1,988,702,000)	$1,934,765,440	($2,016,000,000)
2008	($1,092,978,300)	$4,277,791,600	$426,000,000
2009	($584,760,000)	$5,552,630,000	$169,000,000
2010	($890,000,000)	$2,450,000,000	$679,000,000
2011	$429,000,000	$946,000,000	$1,324,000,000
2012	$354,907,870	($434,500,000)	$364,000,000
2013	$22,092,255	$71,400,000	$848,000,000
2014	($78,000,000)	($229,000,000)	$893,000,000
2015	$401,000,000	$207,830,000	$1,788,000,000
Total:	$1,913,413,325	$32,480,857,580	($2,889,000,000)

Some Thoughts:

In the past decade, 06-15, Sony lost$3.3B, Nintendo made $15.5B, and MSFT made $3.1B

The PS3 years (06-13) lost $3.6B, 360 years (05-13) made $1M, and Wii years made $15.5B

BS numbers you count everything instead just gaming

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maximus22 said:
Wow if true! I find it hard to believe that Ninty was never in the red during the 64 or Gamecube eras. But if so then kudos.

It's a fairly simple equation. Nintendo sold consoles for profit, made money off third party games, and made loads of money off first party games. Keep in mind back then a game like Mario 64 could be made with 15-20 employees and likely brought in revenues of let's say 500 million. It wasn't untilthe 3ds price cut combined with Wiiu did nintendo sell hardware at a loss unless i'm incorrect on this.

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Nintendo FTW...

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Fei-Hung on 01 December 2015

We will never get accurate numbers here anymore for a chart like this since MS have hidden the numbers away. Does Sony throw in any other division with gaming?

The only thing we can do is estimate the numbers via hardware and software sales, xbl and ps+ sales, and guess how much money Sony and MS have been making / losing per console with adjustments for time, cost of games and approximation of what money they are bringing in, again with price drops with software in mind.

It's a huge undertaking if anyone has the time to do it properly.

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Wowser, that's shocking. Never expect the gap to be THIS big!

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bowserthedog said:

maximus22 said:
Wow if true! I find it hard to believe that Ninty was never in the red during the 64 or Gamecube eras. But if so then kudos.

It's a fairly simple equation. Nintendo sold consoles for profit, made money off third party games, and made loads of money off first party games. Keep in mind back then a game like Mario 64 could be made with 15-20 employees and likely brought in revenues of let's say 500 million. It wasn't untilthe 3ds price cut combined with Wiiu did nintendo sell hardware at a loss unless i'm incorrect on this.

Them Wii games too cost peanuts to make and sold millions.

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Dang, they're [Nintendo's] loaded...on games only.

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lightofhonor said:

Updated!

FY END	SONY	NINTENDO	MICROSOFT
1981		$19,998,400
1982		$95,802,440
1983		$84,221,280
1984		$71,057,070
1985		$83,218,020
1986		$225,388,440
1987		$302,068,800
1988		$369,383,560
1989		$483,794,640
1990		$448,355,840
1991		$981,947,680
1992		$1,109,515,840
1993		$1,279,146,880
1994		$962,438,080
1995		$957,146,400
1996	($93,491,480)	$752,481,940
1997	$508,270,950	$579,934,080
1998	$954,197,760	$1,024,464,480
1999	$1,073,609,660	$1,228,994,940
2000	$693,184,350	$1,306,720,300	($1,090,000,000)
2001	($463,129,080)	$767,354,820	($1,666,000,000)
2002	$664,149,150	$954,399,510	($866,000,000)
2003	$924,881,130	$821,985,200	($938,000,000)
2004	$599,416,860	$955,148,210	($1,011,000,000)
2005	$402,344,400	$1,039,385,040	($464,000,000)
2006	$77,419,800	$799,588,650	($1,329,000,000)
2007	($1,988,702,000)	$1,934,765,440	($2,016,000,000)
2008	($1,092,978,300)	$4,277,791,600	$426,000,000
2009	($584,760,000)	$5,552,630,000	$169,000,000
2010	($890,000,000)	$2,450,000,000	$679,000,000
2011	$429,000,000	$946,000,000	$1,324,000,000
2012	$354,907,870	($434,500,000)	$364,000,000
2013	$22,092,255	$71,400,000	$848,000,000
2014	($78,000,000)	($229,000,000)	$893,000,000
2015	$401,000,000	$207,830,000	$1,788,000,000
Total:	$1,913,413,325	$32,480,857,580	($2,889,000,000)

Some Thoughts:

In the past decade, 06-15, Sony lost$3.3B, Nintendo made $15.5B, and MSFT made $3.1B

The PS3 years (06-13) lost $3.6B, 360 years (05-13) made $1M, and Wii years made $15.5B

BS numbers you count everything instead just gaming

Looks like Microsoft is improving and soon will break even this generation on xbox division overall. Then the rest is pretty much gravy. If it wasn't for the RROD fiasco they would've already made a profit. Now all Microsoft needs to do is start being the beast they are and start buying out major third party ip like they did with Gears of War and Minecraft.