How Will be Switch 2 Performance Wise?

[160rmf]

JRPGfan said:

curl-6 said:

There's a balance that needs to be struck; ideally products should be affordable, and at the same time companies need to be profitable, they're not charities and they need to pay their employees and continue to exist.

I don't envy any company trying to do business in this climate.

"Nintendo annual gross profit for 2024 was $6.585B, a 0.5% increase from 2023."

Yes they can pay their workers, and still pocket a fair bit, each year.

"and at the same time companies need to be profitable, they're not charities and they need to pay their employees and continue to exist." ???

^ Multiple billions of US dollars every year? Common, Nintendo isn't some small cheap company at the breaking point or anywhere near it.
This reads very weirdly.

Where do you think these profits go?

Answer: Investments, specially now that they need to increse their powerhouse as developing is getting more complex.

Expanding the company: creating more studios to allocate new employees.

Expanding the brand: releasing new stores across the globe, thematic parks, movies, etc...

Everything that I listed you could see in the news recently, the only company expanding while everyone were closing studios, firing teams and/or crashing in bankrupcy. So they are not holding all that cash for bragging material.

What I am saying is they are going big bc what are we seeing for now is a huge step, bigger than what they did with BOTW/TOTK and they are not willing to lose part of their business and employees like the others companies, so they are in need for those financial resources

Last edited by 160rmf - on 15 April 2025