Edit: Because of the discussions of Activision and Nintendo, and discussion of problems, I mentioned just them, and then went etc... for others. The post below is meant to be overall, on how companies you think will remain strong can end up failing. Plug in Microsoft, Sony, etc... also into the original post.
So, in the usual round of cheerleading, you have individuals saying to not worry about Nintendo, Activision, etc... People see today and presume everything will be ok. OBVIOUSLY Nintendo knows what they are doing. How can they fail? They have been around FOREVER. And Activision has Call of Duty and others. So, no need to worry, right?
Well, check this out:
You know what that is? That is the Atari name and logo from the movie Bladerunner. You see, back in the heyday of Atari, you had people predicting Atari would be around forever, even into the 21st century and be epically huge still and synonymous with videogames. Well, hate to tell you this, but they aren't.
If you think one minute your beloved company will be around forever, and they can't face major issues even over the next few years, you are fooling yourself. It can happen. It has happened, and will happen again.
