Fun facts about Nintendo:

  • Sold 8.5 million systems in Japan in 2004 - more than double that of Sony and Microsoft combined.

    Sold 30.2 million systems in the U.S. in 2004 - compared to 24.4 million by Sony, and 9.3 by Microsoft.

    Nintendo sells almost as many GBA's as the Sony sells Playstations.

    Nintendo makes almost as much profit as all of Sony's divisions combined. Microsoft estimates they will break even in 2007 with their home entertainment division.

    During the last fiscal year, Nintendo's shares went up 11.3%. Microsoft's went down 3%, and Sony's went down $2.1%.

    Nintendo's last fiscal year ended with a net profit increase of 163%. They expect to bring in another 7.5 billion dollars in profit next fiscal year while Sony (all divisions) expects to bring in 8 billion.

    Nintendo is behind Sony on big console sales by about 60 million unit sales. Microsoft is slightly ahead of the Gamecube in sales.

    Nintendo dominates the gaming industry in hardware sales. They are 3rd in big console sales.

    Nintendo is a best choice to invest money in.

    Nintendo has no reason to stop manufacturing home consoles for at least another two generations after the upcoming one.


It's false to claim that Nintendo is having any financial troubles as their bottom line continues to rise. That being said, I hope Nintendo can get more 3rd party support for the Revolution so I don't have to purchase a PS3 to play certain franchises. Also, I hope the franchises I tend to spend money on do something different this time around. I am not sure if I can stomach another generic Final Fantasy game, or FPS.