Is Nintendo getting squeezed out?

[Carl B]

The problem I have with this is due to MGM's performance prior to the purchase which wasn't all that great IIRC. How is SONY going to reverse that trend?

MGM I think was just a loser recently when it came to making new films, where of course the majority of any independent movie studios efforts would be. I don't think Sony really cares about that aspect of their business, and probably won't be putting overly much effort into it.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Just a quick point - MGM wasn't bought out by Sony, but by a consortium. Sony forwarded the largest share (40% off the top of my head but I might be very wrong) but they ain't the outright owners.

 

[Carl B]

Yes this is true - some private equity firms were involved as well I believe. But for it's practical effect on the market place, MGM can be thought of as being owned by Sony in terms of the support they can expect from MGM in supporting their initiatives in the industry.

 

[one]

Nintendo is the last pure Video Game company in the hardware business after Atari and Sega left.

Without reading whole pages... no they are not a pure video game company either. They are more like Disney, with those Mario and Pokemon. Nintendo's business is based on character IPs.

 

[benjamin]

Nintendo is the last pure Video Game company in the hardware business after Atari and Sega left.

Without reading whole pages... no they are not a pure video game company either. They are more like Disney, with those Mario and Pokemon. Nintendo's business is based on character IPs.

Really? How much of their revenue I wonder comes from character IP that is not expressed through a videogame product? I guess they have Pokemon cards and stuff like that, but isn't the vast majority of their revenue videogame based?

I would say if there is any pure videogame company left, Nintendo would be it (from a hw & sw perspective). Obviously there are software only companies that are totaly pure videogame based.