| kowenicki said: What clueless bullshit... |
Because some Japanese investment analysts have cited Dragon Quest X remaining on Nintendo platforms as contributing to Sony's stock price continuing to decline, alongside lower than expected television sales. It is true that is something of a blow for those (some investors included) who'd hoped Dragon Quest would return to the PlayStation family sometime soon--it remains one of Japan's biggest gaming properties in their domestic market. That being said, this is poor reporting from that Nintendo website--it fails to cite any of the other reasons behind that stock price fall. Square Enix's price has fallen because investors are concerned about Squeenix putting all of their most valuable eggs (in Japan at least) into one basket--Nintendo platforms, which are perceived by investors to be a poor choice right now. That, and of course the failures of FF14 online, are cause for concern for investors in the wake of this Dragon Quest X announcement.
To us, though, that all seems a little silly. It's always important to remember the majority of these investors and stock holders who shape the fortunes of companies on the stock exchange are only ever in this for short-term gain. In the long-term, Sony's gaming business is doing solidly on a global level, and has a promising product (Vita) near launch, Nintendo have acted swiftly to recover from the early failings of 3DS, and Dragon Quest X (despite being something of an unknown quantity right now) has a massive Wii base to sell into, is a guaranteed hit in Japan at least, and has the Wii U version to increase the life span of its online community, and therefore lengthen the period of time during which Squeenix will be able to make easy money through ongoing subscriptions. Dragon Quest X as an MMO on Nintendo platforms (which will also allow Squeenix to control the online structures of the game) is actually a fairly strong long-term move, if Squeenix have learnt from the mess that was FF14 online.
