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Game Forum / Nintendo / Game Boy / February 2006Nintendo's War Chest now estimated to be near $10 billion dollars
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"Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were said to be strong, but as normal the company's vacillating profits were equally influenced by its enormous foreign currency holdings, with an overall war chest now estimated to be worth close to $10 billion." ..................................... http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7930 > ...................................... > "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7930 i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer than one year. >> ...................................... >> "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer >than one year. having had 2 cubes in the house for about 3 years, id say they already do.  Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk 2 cubes = half the wear, perhaps? Just asking :) >2 cubes = half the wear, perhaps? Just asking :) not really, one's mine, the other is my sisters. put in plenty of gametime on mine, thats for sure. now PS2 lasers are a different matter entirely... Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk >>2 cubes = half the wear, perhaps? Just asking :) > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > now PS2 lasers are a different matter entirely... That combined with the fact that the PS2 would have exponentially more playing time than the gamecube in 90% of households pretty much clears that up. >>>2 cubes = half the wear, perhaps? Just asking :) >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > playing time than the gamecube in 90% of households pretty much clears that > up. Not really, I know about three (out of five) people who play more cube. I've never had a Nintendo product break. x2 each for ps1 and 2 though. Wow, you Sony idiots must be really getting desperate to justify your breaking PS2's. > >>2 cubes = half the wear, perhaps? Just asking :) > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > gamertag: Chrisflynnuk > > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk IAWTP, Mattinglyfan the Moron, is a desperate idiot. > Wow, you Sony idiots must be really getting desperate to justify your > breaking PS2's. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> > gamertag: Chrisflynnuk >> > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk >> ...................................... >> "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer > than one year. I've had a US cube since it's release over there, never had any trouble with it >> ...................................... >> "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer > than one year. Got a GC at launch, and haven't had a single problem with it. There will always be some bad units, but overall Nintendo tends to build a sturdier machine than the competition. They offer a much better factory warranty, too. The Game Cube as never designed to run in a stale wet environment like your troll cave, you dookie head. >> ...................................... >> "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer > than one year. >> ...................................... >> "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer > than one year. nothing wrong with my 4 year old cube > i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer > than one year. i forgot to add (microsoft) to my post i just had my second xbox drive crap itself when i posted that >> ...................................... >> "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > i hope they use some of it to include an optical drive that lasts longer than > one year. My cube has yet to die on me. I've had it since 2002. > ...................................... > "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7930 post this in uk.games.video.nintendo :) SignatureXBL Gamertag: ScoopeX Currently Playing - Halo 2 - XBOX 360. Xbox.com - Founding member. :) CD PLAY : Hed Kandi - The Mix 50 Nintendo always looks at the bottom line. A lot of morons finally started getting a glimmering of understanding that console hardware can start out being sold at a loss, although they still don't get that console hardware design should be improved over time to actually start turning profits. It is mainly xflop fanbitch idiots that haven't quite understood this concept yet since they are the ones that have this strange understanding that losing money on the console hardware over the entire life of the console is somehow a good thing. The Gamecube was different in this generation that the console hardware started out from the gate breaking even and then making more profit over time. Nintendo is not number one in sales right now but they are very well positioned for this next generation and it looks like the Revolution will also be selling for near break-even prices right out of the gate. Nintendo America is building a huge expansion in Redmond, for good reasons. > ...................................... > "Software sales during the all-important Christmas sales period were [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7930 >Nintendo always looks at the bottom line. A lot of morons finally >started getting a glimmering of understanding that console hardware can [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Nintendo America is building a huge expansion in Redmond, for good >reasons. LOL! Microsoft could sell hardware at a loss for another ten years and still be ahead of Sony and Nintendo by about 50 billion. >>Nintendo always looks at the bottom line. A lot of morons finally >>started getting a glimmering of understanding that console hardware can [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > LOL! Microsoft could sell hardware at a loss for another ten years and still > be ahead of Sony and Nintendo by about 50 billion. And what on earth makes you think that they will? >>>Nintendo always looks at the bottom line. A lot of morons finally >>>started getting a glimmering of understanding that console hardware can [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >And what on earth makes you think that they will? Because they can. They play to win in the long run. Short term losses mean nothing to them. > Because they can. They play to win in the long run. Short term losses mean > nothing to them. Microsoft has made blunders and miscalculations before, though. Not everything they have touched has turned to gold. They may be a wealthy company, but they still have to answer to shareholders who do not tolerate profit loss any more than any other shareholder. Half of MS evaluation of the console market was wrong (that Sony was pushing the PS2 to be a replacement for computers), or at the very least, exaggerated. If MS ultimately decides that the console market is not worth winning, they will have to cut their losses and leave. The prediction is that console publishing/developement this generation is going to be so expensive and difficult it will eat into any profit that might be made. Growith in the console gaming audience also will not come easily, and indeed, the number of dollars chasing console gaming may not grow much, if at all. The bottom line is that the majority of Microsoft's interest is in the PC, they cannot afford to have the XBox be a money pit forever, especially as Apple will be a new threat to their dominance in the upcomming years. >> Because they can. They play to win in the long run. Short term losses mean >> nothing to them. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >especially as Apple will be a new threat to their dominance in the upcomming >years. Do you realize that Microsofts evaluation was dead on? Just wait and see what the PS3 does when it comes out and with future upgrades. This is not a console war to Microsoft but a war for our living rooms and they will lose whatever money it takes to win that war. I just hope Sony can hang on and continue to give MS competition forcing them to keep cost down and the product great. |
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