Nintendo is joining the console races this time around with the Nintendo Switch. There are concerns of power with the console, which may hurt Nintendo.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
In case people search for Nintendo Switch or just Switch, I think it's best to leave both tags. Everything else was removed per Emilio_Estevez' request.
I'm worried that this will be a repeat of the Wii U. I'm afraid that they will need to compete with Xb and PS4 on power to get third party support...
No because it's a RUMOR. Unless it's true then possibly but until Jan 12th it's nothing more than a rumor and we will learn everything then.
With all the leaks and rumors Nintendo just give me the games.
Yes. Less power means less 3rd party support. It means people aren't going to be as wowed for first party games and decide to pick one up. If it was PS4-Spec they could do some serious damage. Even throwing some of the best AA solutions on it they'd still have room for graphics with an extreme wow factor, especially for their games. This kind of stuff at the demo booth is what's going to draw people's eyes to the system. A crazy gimmick(portability but you can't put it in your pocket) is not. People are going to be confused as to why they have to play an underpowered console/giant handheld. Kids are not going to be able to bring this to school, most people are not going to bring it to work or errands, or even a friend's house, so what's the point? Plane rides and road trips? For parents they might like that their kid can play on a second screen tablet at the house and not on the main screen so everybody can watch what they want. However, the portability factor: Nobody is going to stop and say "I need to stop and throw down $199+ for this road trip I'm going on and little else".
So the question becomes, who is this for? The answer: a very, very niche audience with core gamers(by core I mean the bulk audience), and a console for rich parents. This is Wii U 2.0, only slightly more consumer friendly this time. It's not going to be a ballpark crusher like a PS4-Spec console could be though. Imagine fighting games... most haven't even hit a nice apex in graphics this gen aside from Tekken 7 and Killer Instinct. But, that kind of power would work perfectly into Nintendo's hands with SSMB, which is the audience they should have targetted: teens and young adults. Less, means they're going to end up with underwhelming graphics or a remaster from last-gen. It's arguable DKC1-3 had a similar level of detail due to prerendered graphics on SNES as the more demanding Wii U Tropical Freeze varient. Why not have all the detail and cartoony realism from both generations with a more powerful console? Mario looks decent, but still only slightly above Wii U spec. I mean have you seen the UE4 Ninty videos going around? Near-Pixar level is where they could be. Zelda 2011's art style could have been used for the next Zelda but it's been reduced. So they're missing out on potential in my eyes. Look at some of the 3rd party JRPGs on PS4, beautiful art style that really calls to the same audience as 3DS players currently, even if they're not technical masterpieces like Final Fantasy XV. Don't they want that same audience or a port of those games? Teens and young adults are the perfect target audience for Nintendo. Not all games have to be gorey as well, but they could really do some damage if they wisened up a bit.