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mcvuk.com - 12/1/2008

Nintendo makes $6 from every Wii sold | Gaming Industry | News by MCV

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nintendo, profit, wii Nintendo makes $6 from every Wii sold James Batchelor Today, 5:14pm Comments (1) Analyst also predicts that Wii software will outpace rivals in 2008 It s common knowledge that Nintendo is the only current platform holder to have made a profit from its hardware from the off, ...

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Nintendo makes $6 on every Wii sold, and more interesting facts
GoNintendo — - Nintendo makes $6 on every Wii sold, Microsoft breaks even with 360, and Sony loses money on PS3 - 60% of Wii games sold are first party, 30% of 360 games are first party, and 15% of PS3 games are first party - Wii owners are expected to purchase 220 million units of software this year, 125 million for 360 owners, 120 million for PS3 owners - Nintendo’s gross margin on game software is 65%, Sony gets 60%, Microsoft gets 50% Link This entry was posted on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 1:46 pm and is filed under ...

Nintendo making six bucks on every Wii sold
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... million of profit from North American Wii hardware during October alone. Six dollars, for the record, is what we almost earn in a whole day of blogging. That kind of money will get you one-fifth of this amazing Wii Music add-on set! Gibson also states that Microsoft breaks even with the Xbox 360, while Sony loses cash whenever it sells a PS3. Sadly, he doesn't say how much Sony drops, so we can't point and laugh. [Via MCV] Nintendo making six bucks on every Wii sold originally appeared on Nintendo ...

So, How Much Money Does Nintendo Make From Each Wii Sold? [Wii]
Kotaku — ... well-known is how much profit they make. Nintendo won't tell us, but Macquarie Securities reckon they know. And, according to a report in Forbes citing Macquarie data, it's $6 per Wii. Bear in mind that's an analyst calculation, not hard fact, but it's likely not too far off the mark. $6 from $350 might not sound like much, but when the console's already sold nearly 40 million units, it's much. Wii's Future In Motion [Forbes, via MCV] ...

Christmas games sales fight - round 1
Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk — ... important $200 price point in the US - and a decent release schedule – though it isn't massively superior to the PS3's - have helped, but the 360 has always done well on home territory. The European Christmas sales figures will be a lot more interesting. And then there is the Wii. Nintendo's console is almost certain to have won the Black Friday sales battle and is certain to win the war this Christmas. And analysts have now – rather conservatively - estimated that each Wii console makes $6 of profit for Nintendo. This compares favourably to Sony, ...