Did the Nintendo Unified Strategy Work?

[Barkley]

Dulfite said:

VAMatt said:
Nintendo is still doing two things - they're doing a hybrid, and they're making mobile games. I really don't think it has been a fundamental change on Nintendo's part. They're still hitting two relatively distinct segments of the gaming market, just as they have for the last 25 years.

Yeah but their aren't spending money on really making a bunch of mobile games like they used to with handhelds. They make like 1-2 mobile games a year on average, all of which cost a whole lot less than full fledged games on a handheld.

That is the point of this thread. Their expenses are down because of this consolidation.

Their expenses have never been higher...

Selling, general & administrative expenses (in Millions of Yen)

1999 - 105,582 MY
2000 - 95,709 MY
2001 - 99,342 MY
2002 - 101,114 MY
2003 - 95,488 MY
2004 - 99,888 MY
2005 - 105,653 MY
2006 - 124,766 MY
2007 - 171,787 MY
2008 - 212,840 MY
2009 - 238,378 MY
2010 - 218,666 MY
2011 - 216,889 MY
2012 - 190,975 MY
2013 - 176,764 MY
2014 - 209,645 MY
2015 - 189,814 MY
2016 - 188,083 MY
2017 - 169,535 MY
2018 - 225,983 MY
2019 - 251,488 MY