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Gaming Consoles News & HeadlinesWii the Only Profit Making Console
Posted in Industry Buzz, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 on Monday, October 1, 2007, 5:16 | 2 Comments
We all know that Wii has been winning all sales record beating Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. But do you also know that Wii is the only console that is earning a profit from each console that they are selling, while PS3 and Xbox 360 are still losing money from each console sold and have to depend on games and proprietary license fees to cover their expenses?
According to Nikko Citigroup games analyst Fukuda, the company isn’t making that much money on each Wii sold in Japan. Accordingly, in terms of number:
1. Japan - Nintendo only makes 1,500 Yen (or $13 US) on each console sold.
2. United States - Nintendo makes 5,600 yen ($49) in profit.
3. Europe, Nintendo makes 8,500 yen ($74) profit.
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Spooky said on Monday, October 1, 2007, 10:11
Ha…I’m a Sony PlayStation fan to be honest but you have to hand it to Nintendo man…they hit the motherload
Planning + Engineering + Sales + Marketing Done Right | DavidTan.org said on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 8:43
[...] Enter December 2006, when Nintendo Wii and Sony Playstation 3 was launched at the same month. (Microsoft debut their Xbox 360 back in December 2005). It merely turn the tables in a short period of time. While Sony and Microsoft are both losing money for each console sold, Nintendo is obviously the only company that can laugh all the way to the bank. [...]