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The problem is you may be right, and Wii still makes a healthy profit margin. For xbox/ps3 the console is sold at a loss to be made up for in games yes? But the bulk of the top selling games are not made by sony/microsoft. The profits get slimmer and slimmer.

For Wii, the hardware makes profit (owned by nintendo) and NEARLY ALL of the top selling games on wii are made exclusively by nintendo. So even if, as you say, you only ever bought 2 games ... Nintendo is not complaining! I don't have the figures to claim nintendo makes more money than anybody else, but i think its clear their margins and business model is much healthier/sound.

Source: (a reputable business magazine that i cant remember)



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