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Not a hater but... (future prediction)
Agent-X-:
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--- Quote from: Miyamoto on January 21, 2017, 11:36:06 AM --- Knowing what an evidently greedy company they are
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Other pessimism-preening aside, this sentiment never fails to inspire awe at how some people manage to view to world. Calling a company greedy is like calling a priest religious.
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And yet Steam, Microsoft and Sony all manage to thrive and far exceed Nintendo when it comes to turning a profit precisely because they are not greedy. There is nothing naive in thinking companies should treat their customers fairly and offer them great value for money. It's what sells products.
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Do you have any idea how far off you are? Valve isn't even in the same ballpark with Nintendo. Last year alone, Nintendo's revenue, which was at a low point, was $4.46 billion. In Valve's best year (2014) they were at about $1.5 billion. I know you said profit, but they're nowhere even close.
As far as Sony and Microsoft are concerned, it's still not very comparable. The Sony Playstation division was at about $6.6 billion in hardware revenue -- so, even at the best of times they're a couple billion more than Nintendo but $10 billion less than during the Wii era?? That's funny. Do we even need to talk about Xbox? Everyone knows that any profit from that division is a bonus in Microsoft's eyes.
So you're simply wrong. Maybe use a little less Amazon and a little more Google for your figures.
Khushrenada:
I was wondering when someone was going to bring up the Steam/Valve comparison. I thought I might have to do it but that would require some Googleing and I'm too busy putting out hot takes with my gut.
Evan_B:
This argument is deader than the Wii U!
Soren:
But what about the Ouya?
Agent-X-:
I think I get the sentiment with regard to these other gaming platforms, as the argument makes a lot more sense when you keep the financials out of it. As platforms go, Steam, Xbox Live, and PSN likely do see a lot more business. My Steam library has more than 500 games in it, so it would seem that the platform must be raking in the dough. This is where Nintendo as the mountain has managed to flex their traditional values and have never been anywhere close to "going third party" because... even when they lose they still profit from the first day till the last. This is the key difference for Nintendo versus those other guys.
Of course, as hungry consumers we ought to prefer those other platforms. They're a much better deal for us. As I said, I've got over 500 games to play at my fingertips with Steam, but how much money did Valve and the developers make from my purchases? On a majority of these, I would imagine less than $0.25. I would put money on the table Nintendo made more money off of my game purchases for the Wii U than my entire Steam library.
I give you: Nintendominance.