2nd June 2005, 7:31 AM
Nintendo is playing their cards smart with their current business stradegy. Although they've ultimately lost marketshare with their latest console incarnations, as this article points out, they're still making plenty of profit to stay in business for a long time. Why is this, anyhow? Is it us die-hard Nintendo fanboys keeping them alive? Nintendo still caters to a young audience, so that must also help them out a bunch. Let's just hope that the profit trends of Sony and Microsoft continue with the way they are now. The two corporate juggernauts have deep pockets, but each will only continue to deficit-spend for so long... until one gains a comfortable enough marketshare, at least. Which of the three will be the first to withdraw from video games? It's a tough call, to be honest. I'm not the most competant person when it comes to the industry, but obviously, it's extremely promising to continue to see Nintendo to be so profitable, even with their marketshare decreasing. I know that until they put a gun in Mario's gloved hands to popa cap into Toad's weak jive turkey ass FOO they'll remain my favorite company and my first choice when it comes to console/game spending. Let's just hope their fanbase stays where they are right now (at least, doesn't decrease), so they continue makin' the moneys.
Poop Dogg: "Word-up kids! Y'all wanna go magnet wit the MONEYS?"
Kids: "YEAAHHH!!! ... what does it mean?"
Poop Dogg: "Word-up kids! Y'all wanna go magnet wit the MONEYS?"
Kids: "YEAAHHH!!! ... what does it mean?"