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Nintendo Stock Rises By 11%

The largest increase since 2008

The Japanese yen has reached a three-year low against the euro meaning many successful exporters are enjoying a rise in stock.

Nintendo has seen an 11% rise in stock value, which now stands at 11,850 yen, the largest gain since 2008.

The yen has weakened against all 16 major counterparts this year as speculation surrounding the Bank of Japan’s prospective quantitative easing initiatives continue.

The Topix advanced 1.7% today to close at 1,121.04 in Tokyo, with around two stocks rising for each that fell.

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PopRocks3594048d ago

Ohmaigawd they're still doomed right gaiz?!

Heck if I know what caused the stock increase (might be their focus in the western markets, but that's just a guess on my part) what with the weakened yen, but I imagine at least a few people at Nintendo are smiling their butts off right now.

Testfire4048d ago

I don't think anyone said Nintendo as a company is "doomed", rather that the Wiiu's future is bleak. No casuals this time around like the Wii had (they've moved on to tablets or not gaming at all), barely any new games out (mostly ported games from last year), low sales on said games, and devs dropping support left and right. The 3DS on the other hand is booming and keeping Nintendo afloat, and I don't see ANYONE arguing this point.

just-joe4048d ago

I don't think anyone said Nintendo as a company is "doomed"

yeah you keep thinking that.

PopRocks3594048d ago

You'd be surprised. I've seen my fair share of people say Nintendo is, in fact, doomed. Or their financial situation is so bad they'll go software only/3rd party or what have you.

A year ago I kept reading stories about Nintendo stock dropping. This is the second one I've read where it's actually risen.

Testfire4048d ago

Let me rephrase, "I don't think anyone sensible said..."

cleft54048d ago

Dude there where a ton of articles on N4G alone saying Nintendo was doomed.

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adorie4048d ago

Japan is printing money like the U.S is. All the rallying is artificial. This worries me past gaming.

dantesparda4048d ago (Edited 4048d ago )

Wow the level of bullsh!t that is presented by fanboys and yes i am calling the author of the story a fanboy, is unbelievable. Nintendo is only up 10-11% from yesterday, but is down from a year ago. From 18.35 to todays 14.97. Nice spin on the authors part there though, but Nintendo has been on a downward trend not a upward one.

http://finance.yahoo.com/ec...

And the trend is even worst if you look at its 5yr trend, when it was at 72.50 at its highest

http://finance.yahoo.com/ec...

stragomccloud4048d ago

Up is still better than down or no growth. How is their a spin on numbers?

dantesparda4048d ago (Edited 4048d ago )

Ok, so i may have spoked to soon, by calling the author a fanboy and calling it spin on his part, i hadnt read the article yet. But i still think its spin on the contributors part, cuz he's trying to paint this picture like this proves that Nintendo is doing well. When its not, its stock is down over 80% since 5 yrs ago. And the only reason its up 10.15% today is because of a weak yen to euro exchange rate, not because of anything Nintendo is doing

Qrphe4048d ago

It probably has to do mostly with yen devaluation and Nintendo being a huge exporter.

bicfitness4048d ago

READ the article. They're stocks are up because the Japanese dollar (Yen) is so low. It has nothing to do with their products selling, only that those products are worth more on foreign markets. They still missed all of their - revised - shipment targets. I guarantee. And we should have those results soon

PopRocks3594048d ago

READ my comment. I never claimed I knew why their stocks went up, let alone for their products selling well.

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lilbroRx4048d ago

But I thought Nintendo was doomed?

_QQ_4048d ago

Nintendo is doomed....right!?!

Rockefellow4048d ago

Cue an entire damned article full of "Nintendo is doomed" comments, both sarcastic and serious. You're not funny, and you're not market analysts, respectively.

Ducky4048d ago

I always thought that not being a market analyst meant you had more credibility. =/

Well that was a confusing sentence.

Rockefellow4048d ago

Haha, I suppose you're right.

Realplaya4048d ago

Wow who would have thought there was a silver lining.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno6d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."