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Adjusted forecast predicts revenue falls for PC and mobile gaming in China
Read More »Chinese gamer spending ‘might contract in the near term because there are no new games’ warns analysts
Analysts divided on whether Gamescom was ‘underwhelming’ or ‘a real eye-opener’
As Gamescom 2017 posts record visitor numbers, analysts are divided on whether the show was a success. SuperData’s CEO Joost van Dreunen, for instance, said that despite being unable to attend this year’s show, "from afar, it seemed a bit underwhelming." Indeed, this year’s show was light on new announcements. …
Read More »Analysts on Oculus’ rumoured $200 VR headset: ‘smart’ or a ‘loss leader’?
Hot off the heels of Oculus’ temporary price cut to its Rift headset last week, a report surfaced on Friday that the company might also be preparing an even cheaper model of the Riftas a kind of budget successor. Currently code-named ‘Pacific’, the headset will allegedly bridge the gap between …
Read More »"Nintendo steadfastly refuses to consider that Wii U is not interesting to consumers"
Wii U will fail to sell the 9m units Nintendo has predicted for the current financial year, analysts have said. After sales of just 460k units in the six months ending September and a global install base of below 4m units, this is looking increasingly unlikely. That Xbox One beat …
Read More »Miyamoto says analysts are ‘silly’ to worry about Nintendo’s financial health
Concerns about Nintendo’s financial health are missing the point, design legend Shigeru Miyamoto has argued. Although 3DS is gaining momentum it is still missing Nintendo’s expectations and Wii U is in danger of completely collapsing in the global market. But analysts who look solely at the numbers simply son’t understand …
Read More »Analysts: 3DS is ‘clear of the woods’
It may have suffered from a slow start, but analysts are confident the Nintendo 3DS has "turned the corner". Industry experts believe the price cut and release of key first-party titles have dramatically improved the handheld’s prospects for 2012, according to Eurogamer. "It’s very successful, but ran into a headwind …
Read More »Wii U "arriving two years late"
Market analysts Wedbush Morgan have claimed that the Wii U is arrving two years late”. In its latest note to investors, authors Michael Pachter, Edward Woo and Nick McKay observed that Nintendo’s use of Xbox 360 and PS3 footage during its E3 presentation suggests the Wii U will be no …
Read More »Analysts: Nintendo ‘won E3’
The age old debate of who ‘won’ E3 may be increasingly irrelevant, but when asked the question by Eurogamer two analysts have claimed Nintendo stole the show. "Nintendo won, hands down," EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich stated. "They had great content and a well-executed presentation. No celebrities, no famous rock bands, …
Read More »Analyst would be ‘baffled’ by new Xbox
Following rumours that the next generation of Xbox hardware has made it into the hands of some developers, analysts have stated their doubt that Microsoft would be looking to launch a new machine in the near future. "The Xbox 360 has incredible momentum and it would baffle me as to …
Read More »Analysts defend ‘threatened’ GAME
Financial analysts have hit back at a damning Goldman Sach’s report on retailer GAME. John Stevenson from Peel Hunt and David Jeary from Investec have said GAME’s recent Strategy Update shows the company is doing the right things to ensure future profitability. Their statements follow a report from Goldman Sachs, …
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