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Nintendo makes $6 from every Wii sold

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, and now a number has been put on that - $6.

A report on Forbes reveals each Wii unit brings in an operating profit of $6 for Nintendo, according to David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Securities. By comparison, Sony loses money on each PlayStation sold, while Microsoft is currently able to break even.
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Published: 402 days 18 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii
 
 
 

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