Report: Nintendo banks $6 on each Wii sold

Of course Nintendo's responsible for 60% of the games that get sold for Wii... that's what happens when you have almost no 3rd party support (and you pull the rug out from under the developers that want to support your console).

This is not new news. We knew way back when that Nintendo were the only ones making a profit on their consoles this gen.

Interesting considering craiglisters banks ~$100 on each Wii sold.

That has to be BS since MS has made profit or atleas broaken even for about a year now on the 360(on the Pro and Elite and same for Sony whit the PS3 though it costs abit more). Or its just that Nintendo doeasn't know how to make the components cheaper and just keep the same old guts that they did at launche. Both MS and Sony have made changes to the guts to make the hardware cheaper to make

um forbes mag is the last place i look for xbox wii and ps3 sales figures haha...thats cool though that the wii is turning a profit.

wii music anyone?...no?....anyone? lol

Making money on each console AND seeing them in stock at the local Walocaust for the first time in nearly two years? Wow. Two good things. Like vodka and cranberry juice.

How are they not making more when the most cutting-edge tech inside of it is over half a decade old? Anyway, it's all about the games, and until it has a more impressive lineup than a few rehash sequels like Twilight Princess, SSBB, Mario Kart Wii and SMG, it'll remain as my living room's little white dust collector.

@Csalbertcs: They aren't saying that Wii games sell more than PS3 and 360. It's saying basically that the only games that are selling are Nintendo's first party titles (SSBB, Mario Galaxy, Zelda, Metroid) whereas the 360 and PS3 actually have good 3rd party titles so their first party titles don't make up as much of the sales figures as Nintendo's.

I will care when the shovelware stops polluting my store and I will actually respect the system.

That's a lot of 6 dollars... :o

I just hope all this money is going towards R&D on a new bad@$$ console and not crappy games like Wii Music and a new DS with 9 cameras...

Why are you fanboys cheering on Nintendo? I mean, why is it good for us consumers that a company is selling bargain-bin hardware at an overprice and making YOU pay for it?

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@awmann When you consider that sony and microsoft lose money for every system they sell, yes...yes it is an accomplishment.

Haha it's making a heck of a lot more then $6 per console

Nintendo keeps making shovelware and parents keep buying it for thier kids. Eventually Nintendo will need to change its market approach or risk on losing its top position it enjoys at the moment. I haven't bought one single Wii game since Super Smash Brothers. Of course I am not in the age group that Nintendo is going after really. They are targeting younger people along with older people not normally into video games. That makes it good for the video game industry as a whole. But be warned Nintendo your lack of technology, weakest graphics of the current 3 systems on the market at the time, and the lack of online support like the other two systems. Along with your lack of game support for the hardcore gamer to the average gamer. Will eventually make a spot for third place behind xbox 360 and ps3. I predict that the Wii will not stay in first place past 2009 if they continue to push out shovelware and lack of good quality games for the next holiday season. They are only so many fat people who wants a Wii fit or will actually use it anyway. LOL

The fact is that the Wii will be like Pokemon. For a time it was the biggest thing in the world and everyone wanted Pokemon cards and then suddenly the whole thing just stopped and everyone stopped caring

you know why nintendo sold the highest percentage 1st party games? cuz all the other ones suck!!!!!!!!!

6 times 35 million... $210,000,000 good amount of profit i'd say

Wiis are like Furbys; People buy one, play with it for a bit, then eventually wonder why they bought the worthless thing.

Any novelty would have worn off by now. It's not a fad, it's just shows that the greater population is ready to game, and Wii is the system that's bringing it to them. 360 and PS3 catered to the hardcore, more so than any previous generations at it's inception, and look how difficult a time they've both had finding and maintaining success.

i can believe this. that's why they jerk you around by selling the wii-mote & nunchuks seperate to make up the difference. wii sale are gonna die off pretty quick once the novelty dies off. they need a better online format. xbox just outwii'd the wii with their new blade and avatar system.

Wow $6, that's a whole lot of money their making *rolls eyes*

yup

Forbes is incorrect about a lot of things in this article. Wii makes a lot more than $6 on each unit sold. The Wii was profitable at launch and component prices drop precipitously in this industry within a year so they are making even more now. I have no idea precisely how much they're making now, but if their buyers could only squeak out a few dollars in component costs after this much time they should all be fired.

kkkknaturo, i disregarded the whole figures when they said the ps3 was 300 and wii 260. if they mess up with the figures once, what makes you think the rest are really valid? And honestly, i think Nintendo deserves it because last gen, they pretty much stunk so now they're making it up. kudos to them

Why is the PS3 doing so bad? It's awesome!

For skimping on components using last generation technology and removing DVD playback, 6$ is all they can make?

Nintendo is still reeling in the cash, even after they haven't released an innovative franchise title since Brawl, or arguably Mario Kart. I assume it must be Wii Fit that's pushing systems, because Animal Crossing: City Folk certainly isn't.

I thought Nintendo was turning a profit from the beginning, how could it only be $6 two years later when the cost of technology drops more rapidly than that? Oh and KingofOldSkool.. the dot com bust was turn of the century, not mid-ninties.

I actually was under the same impression Csalbertcs is. The Wii dominates console sales, but I thought its software sales were somewhat weaker.

Considering how the Wii isn't really pushing technology much, I'm definitely surprised they're not making more money per console.

Does anybody find it strange that the Wii is still selling so well regardless of the fact that there hasn't been a decent game released in MONTHS? Am I the only one looking at the Wii like the ".com" bust in the early to mid 90's.. were an immense rise in poularity and profits leads to inevitably having the bottom fall out partly due to a glut of poor quality products taking advantage of the newly popular medium?

"Nintendo will reportedly be responsible for 60 percent of the 220 million games sold for the Wii this year. That stands in marked contrast to Microsoft and Sony, who respectively stand to publish 30 percent of 125 million Xbox 360 games and 15 percent of 120 million PS3 games expected to sell in 2008". I thought this whole time that 360 and PS3 games sold a lot more than the Wii. I mean everytime I see information of games sold, I rarely see a Wii game. Did I miss something? Anyway, there all good consoles. Don't call me a fanboy if I make a simple mistake. :)

holy crap dude i knew microsoft was losing but not this badly you rock wii