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Nintendo makes more profits per employee than both investment bank Goldman Sachs and Google, according to survey put together by the Financial Times. Each of the 3,000 staff at Nintendo – most of which work in games development or R&D – will produce $1.6m in profile this year.For the full …
Read More »At $1.6m per person, Nintendo’s profit per capita is world’s best
Development and R&D workers each generate more revenue than Goldman Sachs and Google staff, says FT
Read More »US: Sony highlights huge year-on-year sales growth
Despite losing out to Xbox 360 in the August US hardware battle , Sony has concentrated on the many positives the firm can enjoy in its response to the latest NPD stats. PS3 shifted 185,353 units in the US throughout August, with sales so far in 2008 hitting two million …
Read More »Wii shortages predicted once again
Retailers are being warned to expect a third consecutive Christmas of Wii shortages on the High Street, according to GameStop CEO Dan DeMatteo. Speaking to GameDaily, DeMatteo explained: I’ve never seen this type of demand before. I know they’re making more, but we’re still short like everybody else. I think …
Read More »US: Analyst predicts Xbox 360 victory this Q4
Jesse Divinch of analyst firm Electronic Entertainment Design has said that Sony must seriously consider adjusting the RRP of PS3 this Q4 or else face the prospect of being beaten by Xbox 360 in the festive sales war. Edge Online quotes Divinich as saying: Between Sony and Nintendo, Sony should …
Read More »Mattrick: I cant say were going to beat Nintendo
Following the Xbox 360 price drops announced by Microsoft for both Japan and North America , the firm’s VP of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick has spoken of his console’s chances of besting the competition this generation. Speaking to BusinessWeek, Mattrick admitted I’m not at a point where I can …
Read More »Nintendo raises annual profit forecast
Nintendo has raised its full-year profit forecast by 26 percent because of higher-than-anticipated sales of Wii and DS. The move has inspired the company’s shares to their biggest gain in nine months. According to Bloomberg, Nintendo said Wii console sales will rise 42 percent this year and reversed projections that …
Read More »UK CHART: Mario Kart holds onto No.1
Mario Kart Wii has held onto the top spot in the official UK software Chart – as the top five remains unchanged from last week . According to ELSPA/GFK-ChartTrack data, both Mario Kart and Wii Fit enjoyed a boost in sales, both up 12 per cent on the previous week. …
Read More »Nintendo: Our E3 was disappointing
Nintendo of America sales and marketing boss Cammie Dunaway has admitted that the firm was ‘disappointed’ with its performance at E3. Speaking to VGChartz, Dunaway said that she wishes the firm has shown off a new Wario game on stage, as well as other more ‘harcore’ titles. She said: I …
Read More »Wii Fit goes on UK tour
Nintendo UK has reassured the trade that it will keep Wii Fit stock flowing right up until peak season as its Feel Great Britain tour continues to increase awareness of the top-selling title. A mass media assault based around the Feel Great Britain tour has already included TV activity, a …
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