By Danny G
It's a well-known fact that Nintendo turn a profit on every Wii they sell. What's not well-known is how much profit they make. Nintendo won't tell us, but Macquarie Securities reckon they know.
And, according to a report in Forbes citing Macquarie data, it's $6 per Wii. Bear in mind that's an analyst calculation, not hard fact, but it's likely not too far off the mark.
$6 from $250 per console might not sound like much, but when the console's already sold Worldwide: 87.57 million (as of June 30, 2011)
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The Nintendo Wii was made by Nintendo.
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Nintendo did, who else will it be?
No, Nintendo made the Wii.
Nintendo releases most of it's gaming products to keep selling and earning more money. And the Nintendo Wii was a BIG hit.