Lol that is true. Even if we ignore the obviously huge difference in Destiny FW sales on PS4 vs. One (~2:1), PS4 still has the white bundle which alone would be enough for a big boost even if it didn't come with a game at all due to its sexiness.

Nintendo has always been profitable, barring maybe the tail end of the Wii years leading into the Wii U. That's just the way they operate since they are solely a gaming company (technically AV equipment/entertainment) and that influences everything down to the initial hardware designs where production cost/BoM plays a key role to keep MSRPs within the range of typical consumers, not just core audience/early adopters. 

So while the N64 and certainly not the GC didn't replicate the successes of the NES and SNES, they were still profitable even if they did generate less revenue over the lifetime of their respective hardware product cycles. 

What a shame... The GameCube was a very underrated console..

Pretty crazy numbers. I just can't imagine what Ps4 will do year 2 and 3 when the software piles up or even this fall.

On a side note, can someone explain to me why quote trees are so icky but people frequently use the term "rape" to describe console sales and it doesn't seem to be an issue?

I doubt either console lost Nintendo money although the strength of their portable business makes it harder to assert, one way or another.

Essentially Nintendo is a three legged company between their portables, their consoles and their in house IPs. Although I suppose name branding and merchandising could be considered a 4th leg. I don't know how much their World of Nintendo stores generate in profits or if they're just there for showcasing purposes. There's no doubt that merchandising Pokemon has generated big revenue for the company.

As an NTDOY holder, I should probably be on top of these things. 

But going back to the GC, given the low production costs, even upon introduction, the transition to cheaper optical media from expensive solid state cartridges, which was an issue with the N64, I doubt the GC lost Nintendo anything other than marketshare over that hardware product cycle, which was already low leading off from the N64 due entirely to the success of the PS1.

The recent obsession with calling people salty has become the most annoying thing on the site.

Apparently people on VGC find that term less offensive than the aforementioned if no one is being moderated for it or is complaining for its use/overuse. Say something about it.

The PS4 has already hit that 10m milestone marker, and in well under a year, so it's tough to say, but assuming the 8th gen doesn't peter out faster than previous generations, presumably it's looking at lifetime sales in the 100m range.

But one of the current theories is that there have simply been more early adopters/core consumers, which aren't good indicators of the overall direction of the industry with respect to the broader consumer base. Since those are the sales that sustain hardware platform sales, they're actually more important than the first year or two. Of course, that's just a theory being thrown out as to why the PS4 is selling so well. Doesn't explain why Wii U sales were so luke warm by comparison. Or PSV sales for that matter.

It has become the new butt-hurt. 

With regards to ridiculous statements that are not backed by anything substantial, I prefer the term "delusional."

Quite simple... It dropped by 10k in Japan which would put it at around 54k. Then you have Europe that is steadily dropping. It's not going to be in the 40k region next week, but it's very likely that it will be there in 2-3weeks unfortunetely because of Japan and Europe.

You get banned much more easily by using delusional though.