| archbrix said: Walkthrublazer3 said: 1. Nintendo may have a lot of money in the bank, but compared to their competition it's lot a drop in the bucket. If the Wii-U does terrible and fails Nintendo's stock will plummet. Apple, Microsoft, or Sony could buy up Nintendo's stock and hostilily take over Nintendo. Nintendo's competitiors are massive multi-billion dollar companies, with a ton of power. Were talking some of the biggest businesses in the world! Nintendo despite being successful this last gen is no longer the king of gaming. Their kingdom has been usurped by much more powerful companies.Like it or not Sony, Microsoft, and Sony run the video game world now. Wrong. Sony and Microsoft hardly run the game world compared to Nintendo. The Wii proved that more than anything, despite its lacking 3rd party support. Nintendo has proven that they can be successful by pretty much just relying on their 1st party games and IPs. Microsoft and Sony could only dream of being able to do the same. Furthermore, you greatly overestimate the amount of money that Sony has to throw around. While they're not without their billions in the bank, they're also not without their debt, in which Nintendo has zero. |
I will add something.
It is nearly impossible for a hostile take over. Nintendo itself owns about, if not over, half their stock. A few years ago they bought up quite a bit with the money they where making with the Wii and DS. So if for some obsured reason they release that stock they are in a position where
