[citation][nom]Verdic[/nom]Wii has sold more than PS3, but the PS3 costs more than the Wii so revenue should be higher.
But wait!
Nintendo make a profit on every Wii sold and Sony, only until recently, were making a loss on every PS3.
If you could get a product out of the gate ahead of the competition, slay them in the global sales arena and make green on every unit shifted you deserve a 7 figure salary.[/citation]
The difference between Sony and Nintendo is that Nintendo HAS to make profitable systems to survive. Sony on the other hand, just like Microsoft, is so diverse that they can eat major losses on their systems if it helps them in the long run. Microsoft seemed to succeed with Xbox losses leading into gains from Xbox 360. Sony was hoping the extra cost of their PS3 units that they ate would give them a return down the road by getting all the Blu-ray players out there and trying to drive the use of HD TVs.
Nintendo needs to produce systems that are cost effective and that people will enjoy since Nintendo only does games they can't eat the kind of losses Sony and Microsoft can on their game systems.