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You know what's boring? Finance! But combine the ennui of finance with the FUN of gaming and you are presented with a magical recipe: slightly less boring finance!
However, all those big numbers, indicating profit, loss, long term debt, cash reserves, quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year financial results, they actually provide a fairly good indication as to who's "winning" the console wars in the way that matters: MONEY. For instance, Sony's not so healthy right now, from a corporate perspective, but we can't just chalk that up to laptop battery recalls, we can chalk it up to PlayStation 3 inventory, cutting the price of the PS2, and maybe Kutaragi's new suits.
And Nintendo? They're doin' alright. They reported sales of $2.5 billion, up 69% from a year ago. And those impressive sales are maybe putting a hurt on Microsoft, makers of the Xbox 360, who won't be making their 10 million sales goal as soon as they thought. See how it all ties together? If not, check out the Mercury News' Dean Takahashi's blog to learn more about how finance can be FUN-ance. (Sorry.)
Console Wars: A Look At the Financial Results [A+E Interactive]
