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Forbes: Nintendo making $6 profit on every Wii sold
joystiq.com - 12/2/2008
Forbes: Nintendo making $6 profit on every Wii sold
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While Sony and Microsoft dream of turning a profit on their consoles, Nintendo is doing just that. According to a new article from Forbes , the Big N makes $6 in operating profit from every Wii unit sold. Nearly 19 million units have been sold worldwide so far during 2008, earning ...

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Nintendo makes an adorable profit per Wii sold
Fidgit Atom Feed — ... From an article in Forbes: Unlike its competitors, Nintendo has figured out how to make money from its console sales. Sony loses money on each Playstation sold. Microsoft might just break even. But every Wii brings in $6 of operating profit for Nintendo, says David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Securities.Six dollars is really cute. I would be hard pressed to think of a profit cuter than six dollars. Maybe seventeen cents. Thanks Joystiq!

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