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pokoko on 09 November 2018

This is why Nintendo wants subscriptions.



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CuCabeludo on 09 November 2018
RolStoppable said:
Quite stupid to classify consoles and controllers as non-gaming revenue.

The chart only takes into account software sales.



Kerotan on 09 November 2018
Mar1217 said:
KLAMarine said:

Was expecting Take Two to be higher. Don't they own R* or something?

RDR2 is Q3.

Although some compagnies might have a stonger Q3 than the rest of this fiscal year combined (Mainly looking at Nintendo or T2 here)

Sony will have a much better q3 on this chart as its the release of spiderman, bo4, fifa and launch of rdr2. 



Baddman on 09 November 2018

If I'm understanding correctly this includes all software sales but excludes subscriptions as well as console and accessories sales?



Replicant on 09 November 2018
Mar1217 said:
RolStoppable said:

Included: Games, subscriptions.
Excluded: Consoles, accessories.

I guess that's because Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony would dominate the Top otherwise.

Yeah, according to sites collecting latest fiscal year reports, the 3 console manufacturers are dominating.

Top 10 highest earning video game publishers by revenue in fiscal 2018 (game divisions only):
1. Sony: $16.5 billion
2. Microsoft: $10.4 billion
3. Nintendo: $9.9 billion
4. Activision Blizzard: $7.2 billion
5. Electronic Arts: $5.2 billion
6. Tencent Games: $4.4 billion
7. Bandai Namco: $3.6 billion (incl. other services)
8. Square Enix: $2.2 billion
9. Ubisoft: $2 billion
10. Take-Two Interactive: $1.79 billion



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CuCabeludo on 09 November 2018
Mar1217 said:
RolStoppable said:

Included: Games, subscriptions.
Excluded: Consoles, accessories.

I guess that's because Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony would dominate the Top otherwise.

They would have to add smartphones and tablets as gaming acessories too, so Apple and Google would also rise a lot.



Kerotan on 09 November 2018
Mar1217 said:
CuCabeludo said:

They would have to add smartphones and tablets as gaming acessories too, so Apple and Google would also rise a lot.

But smartphones or tablets are not primarily used for gaming. They're not tools made for the sole purpose of entertainment which actual gaming consoles like the Switch,PS4,Xbone are, thus should be discarded from the equation.

Does the 10bn for xbox include things in their gaming division that aren't actually used for gaming? 



Baddman on 09 November 2018
RolStoppable said:
Baddman said:
If I'm understanding correctly this includes all software sales but excludes subscriptions as well as console and accessories sales?

Included: Games, subscriptions.
Excluded: Consoles, accessories.

Do the games for sony MS and Nintendo also include third party revenues?



Train wreck on 09 November 2018
Baddman said:
RolStoppable said:

Included: Games, subscriptions.
Excluded: Consoles, accessories.

Do the games for sony MS and Nintendo also include third party revenues?

oops read the question incorrectly.  I'm sure they do.



Baddman on 09 November 2018
Train wreck said:
Baddman said:

Do the games for sony MS and Nintendo also include third party revenues?

oops read the question incorrectly.  I'm sure they do.

I'm just looking  for clarification before making any assumptions