[quote name='whoknows']I believe it was the first month the PSP Slim was out it outsold the DS in Japan, so no, not really dismal. Sales continue to be steady and it's selling well. The GC and Xbox sold nothing in comparison to the PS2, does that make them failures and make their hardware sales be considered "dismal"?[/quote]
But that's almost irrelevant to the argument because while the gamecube did come in last place last generation, it still made nintendo money because profit was > than cost.
M$ on the other hand, as I stated in my earlier post, lost some 5 million last year alone on hardware. So yes, the XBOX can be considered a failure, but at the same token, sony is milking the ps2 for all it's got left because of the enormous amounts of money they've lost on the ps3. So by logic, the ps3 can be considered a failure for now.
but this is all completely off topic and has nothing to do with M$ entering the handheld market.
But that's almost irrelevant to the argument because while the gamecube did come in last place last generation, it still made nintendo money because profit was > than cost.
M$ on the other hand, as I stated in my earlier post, lost some 5 million last year alone on hardware. So yes, the XBOX can be considered a failure, but at the same token, sony is milking the ps2 for all it's got left because of the enormous amounts of money they've lost on the ps3. So by logic, the ps3 can be considered a failure for now.
but this is all completely off topic and has nothing to do with M$ entering the handheld market.