[PhillyG]

I have a memory of reading that the strategy Nintendo have used from the n64 days, was always make a slight loss on each console but make big profit on games and developer licences, so that they start making profit after the third or fourth game sold per console

Edit: looked for proof but for the life of me I can't find evidence amongst all the results for articles and blog posts reminiscing about old games and consoles!

[panda88888]

Nintendo is the exception where the hardware are *not* sold at loss, but rather alight profit.

See https://www.google.com/amp/s/venturebeat.com/2016/10/26/nint...