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Vinniegambini on 11 January 2013
chriscox1121 said:
Wander_ said:
My head=Nuked. I thought they we're loosing money on it.


revenues don't equal profits, so we don't know the Wii U situation right now.  All we do know is that 1 game sold with the console does not turn a profit as initially reported.

I think Reggie was initially right - It indeed needs to sell one game to make the transaction a profitable one; however, if one factors R&D costs, it would not.



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osed125 on 11 January 2013

Changed the tittle to avoid confusion, it's revenue, not profits.



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chriscox1121 on 11 January 2013
Vinniegambini said:
chriscox1121 said:
Wander_ said:
My head=Nuked. I thought they we're loosing money on it.


revenues don't equal profits, so we don't know the Wii U situation right now.  All we do know is that 1 game sold with the console does not turn a profit as initially reported.

I think Reggie was initially right - It indeed needs to sell one game to make the transaction a profitable one; however, if one factors R&D costs, it would not.


I was actually wanting to ask you about marketing.  How much of a factor does it play into profits, if any?  Assuming Nintendo spent a decent amount on marketing ads, does that then correlate into money taken off the bottom line?