Its funny how the PSX started out life as a SNES add on....

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: clarkey01
It'd be funny if nintendo went the way of sega, but then sega came back from the depths with a new manchine.

If nintendo and sega were to join, they'd be able to take on sony and microsoft, wishful thinking I know

Sega's in Microsoft's pocket right now, though. I don't deny that it would be cool if they did join up.
I don't really see Nintendo going away; I hear a lot of speculation that their next console will be their last. I think they're content to have a small but profitable chunk of the market.
There's actually a guy at work who says he's so sure Nintendo's next console will be their final, that he's told me he'll buy me the one after it if there is one (since I'm firm in my belief they'll stick around).

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Kipper

Originally posted by: Sqube
Check out this link: http://www.gamersalliance.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=229

It would appear that Sony has the thinnest profit margin, despite the amount of money they're making. Nintendo might not necessarily be in as much trouble as it first appears, when you consider cost/profit ratios and all that money jazz that I can't pretend to understand. Sony's stretched thin with the PSP. What do you think?

Not to start a flame war or anything (obviously).

Okay, those statistics are incorrect.

First of all, the numbers for Microsoft and Sony represent their TOTAL revenues from operations, not for their video game divisions - so in that regard alone, you are already artificially inflating (or deflating) numbers relative to Nintendo, whose only basis is in games.

Sony's video game division rakes in money hand over fist, but also remember they are a large player in consumer electronics (low end and high end) and professional-quality electronics as well. The person who wrote up that post is incapable of differentiating between divisions of a company, apparently.

And you can't read.

They are gaming related only, taken from Forbes Journal on only Video Game products. Microsoft makes more then this... <.<

My major point of research was to show that Nintendo isn't going anywhere.

I should point out that Sony is the target of constant lawsuits and sales laws infringements, they play very dirty.

 

[Toasthead]

wow. I did not know this. very Interesting.

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: Kipper

Originally posted by: Sqube
Check out this link: http://www.gamersalliance.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=229

It would appear that Sony has the thinnest profit margin, despite the amount of money they're making. Nintendo might not necessarily be in as much trouble as it first appears, when you consider cost/profit ratios and all that money jazz that I can't pretend to understand. Sony's stretched thin with the PSP. What do you think?

Not to start a flame war or anything (obviously).

Okay, those statistics are incorrect.

First of all, the numbers for Microsoft and Sony represent their TOTAL revenues from operations, not for their video game divisions - so in that regard alone, you are already artificially inflating (or deflating) numbers relative to Nintendo, whose only basis is in games.

Sony's video game division rakes in money hand over fist, but also remember they are a large player in consumer electronics (low end and high end) and professional-quality electronics as well. The person who wrote up that post is incapable of differentiating between divisions of a company, apparently.

And you can't read.

They are gaming related only, taken from Forbes Journal on only Video Game products. Microsoft makes more then this... <.<

My major point of research was to show that Nintendo isn't going anywhere.

I should point out that Sony is the target of constant lawsuits and sales laws infringements, they play very dirty.

Au Contraire. I CAN read.

I double-checked the statistics with Yahoo! Finance before I posted. Give me some credit here...

Microsoft revenue, in 2004, slightly short of 39B
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=MSFT

Sony revenue 2004, slightly over 68B
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=SNE

Unless their gaming divisions make up over 90% of these companies' revenue, and Yahoo! Finance is lying, those statistics are INCORRECT.