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Well I was going to post a picture, but it'd screw up the frames.

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Microsoft should have learned from XBox and XBox 360 that 300-400 is the sweet spot.

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Jesus.  Aside from the Wii U, everything Nintendo touched was a home run.

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I don't remember the GameCube being a homerun.

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I don't remember the GameCube being a homerun.

Eh, alright.  Maybe a second place finish when you were expecting a strikeout.  Sold about 2M fewer units than the XBox, but the Gamecube cost 2/3 as much.  PS2 destroyed them both.  I remember playing the fuck out of Super Smash Bros Melee.

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I don't remember the GameCube being a homerun.

Eh, alright.  Maybe a second place finish when you were expecting a strikeout.  Sold about 2M fewer units than the XBox, but the Gamecube cost 2/3 as much.  PS2 destroyed them both.

I think that makes it a 3rd place finish.

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Pretty sure they were selling XBoxes for a loss.  Yep.
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Per-unit losses on the original Xbox were estimated at $125, and about the same amount for the Xbox 360 at launch.


Found some places saying the GC sold at a "small loss."  I think it's safe to say that it was less than $125, or near 50% of it's selling price.

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Total Nintendo GameCube games sold as of September 30, 2013: 208.57 million.


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Total Xbox Games Sold: 104,000,000


Nintendo took a smaller loss on about 90% of the volume for the hardware.  They pushed out twice as many game (software) units.


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Xbox was something new, GameCube was building on Nintendo's legacy and history.  Given the success with 360 that the XBox setup, Xbox > GameCube.

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Something new?  A retarded computer that played glorified CD-ROMs?  Totally no predecessor.

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