Nintendo Was The Only One Making Steady Revenue On NES, Says Capcom Vet

Here’s How Much Nintendo Made Per NES Cartridge Sold To Third-Party Publishers

Yoshiki Okamoto, the producer of Street Fighter II and long-time developer at Capcom, has shed light on how much Nintendo made selling an NES cartridge to third-party publishers 40 years ago. Accor…

Capcom veteran says Nintendo was the only one making steady...

While acknowledging that there may be some exceptions, Okamoto says that aside from Nintendo itself, most companies involved in the production and distribution of Famicom game cartridges 40 years ago didn't make much of a profit at all (including retailers), despite the console selling 60 million units and creating a huge market. "Let's say a Famicom cartridge sold for 10,000 yen at retail. Out of that, 3,000 yen went to the retailer. 4,000 yen…

Nintendo Was The Only One Making Steady Revenue On NES, Says Capcom Vet

"Profits skyrocketed with the switch from cartridges to discs" - Former Capcom and Street Fighter II producer Yoshiki Okamoto has been sharing insights into ...

Nintendo Was the Only Company Making Steady Profit During the NES Era, CAPCOM Veteran Says; The First PlayStation Was a Revolution for Third Party Developers

Despite the NES being an incredibly popular system, Nintendo was the only company making steady profit, according to a CAPCOM veteran Yoshiki Okamoto. As reported by Automaton, the Japanese developer, who produced some of CAPCOM's best classic games like Street Fighter II, recently discussed in a video shared on YouTube how a third-party developer like CAPCOM struggled to earn money releasing Famicom/NES games. While he admits there are probably…

"Only Nintendo had a guaranteed profit" from NES games according to a former Street Fighter producer: "Capcom's profits skyrocketed with the switch from cartridges to discs"

The cartridge system "really only benefited Nintendo"

Capcom veteran: Nintendo alone made steady revenue from NES carts, Capcom’s profits exploded with PS One

Capcom veteran and Street Fighter II producer Yoshiki Okamoto has provided a bit more insight into the video game industry in the early and late 90s. Okamoto talked a little about how Nintendo was really the only company which made steady revenue from its Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges while Capcom’s profits really only took off from… Read More »Capcom veteran: Nintendo alone made steady revenue from NES carts, Capcom’s profits explode…