You don't seem to realize how absolutely huge Nintendo is. First of all, Nintendo has $US 8 billion in the bank (last time I checked at IGN), and that's just savings in case something goes wrong. And 8 billion is enough to cover A LOT of mistakes. Second, Nintendo has zero debt, and has never recorded a loss in a fiscal year for as long as anyone alive can actually remember. They make between $500 million to $1 billion net profit every fiscal year, and actual sales in the billions (US Dollars). Nintendo has more money than Sega, Capcom, Konami, or even Electronic Arts can even dream about. Nintendo makes more money than any other games publisher (including Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Game Studios; Electronic Arts is actually #2), and Nintendo doesn't record enormous losses per console sold like Microsoft, and to a lesser extent, Sony Corporation. Also Nintendo has repeatedly said that buying out smaller companies is not part of its business philosophy. As for a merger, you've got to be kidding me. Companies that are in financial trouble merge, and Nintendo happens to be one of the most well-to-do companies in the world. True, it may not make gross sales of hundreds of trillions of dollars a year like Wal-Mart, but Nintendo is far more stable. Look what the economy has done to K-Mart, JC Penny, and others. Pretty much every industry is taking a hit during this low point in the economic cycle, except the games industry, which is actually growing, of all things. The worldwide (not US) gaming industry is worth $US 20.7 billion dollars, over double that of Hollywood, and nearly as much as the $30 or so billion music industry. In last weeks forecast, analysts have predicted than the worldwide gaming industry should easily reach $US 30 billion by 2007, only 4 short years away. Nintendo isn't going to do anything any time soon. And it's 95%+ share in the worldwide handheld games market is only icing on the cake.
Topic: Will the big N merge? (Read 7363 times)
