Infendo:''Some have wondered if the Wii U, after its short lifespan, can really hang with Sony and Microsoft. The wonder turned to worry when stock levels were readily available around the holidays, unlike the original Wii console. Some seemed to have lost faith in Nintendo before even playing the Wii U.''
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
As of right now, there are no monopolies in the games industry, and for the sake of the medium as a whole, they never should either.
And yet the biggest tech companies in America are essentially that. They buy up all the small comps only to kill them off and steal what they have, and if they can't buy em they bleed them to death.
They buy IPs not talent. That's why these buyouts never work and the IPs die. Right now it's too expensive to develop games - but I expect that to shift maybe as AI tools can make it easier. The best games have been indie games for awhile as big developers fuck their ips to death with "games as a service" -
INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.
Get much attention.
Good news!
the nintendo brand is strong, and as long as they dont get suckered into the game that sony and microsoft are playing they should be fine.
Lets hope some devs make some unique games for it & not just ports.. Games built to utilize its full potential graphically & playability wise.. E-M rated content for core & casual audiences.. I must admit that i lost faith in them because ive always had to wait years for a masterpiece to be created with each system & im getting tired of the same IPs getting recycled.. Make something new & refreshing to play for all genres
Honestly people here act like Nintendo dominated past generation. It got lucky last gen for catering to the casuals and releasing the console at such a low price. This time isn't the case so yea the battle will just be against Sony and Microsoft next gen.