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160rmf said:
JRPGfan said:

"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

Keeping the core company intact and healthy is admirable, can't deny that, but at least when it comes to the die hard Nin gamers, would they rather that extra money Nin is asking for now go to theme parks, movies, etc, or just more games? Or would those gamers rather have no theme parks, no movies, no extra games (beyond the norm), with lower gaming pricing? Maybe that's poll worthy perhaps?



PS1   - ! - We must build a console that can alert our enemies.

PS2  - @- We must build a console that offers online living room gaming.

PS3   - #- We must build a console that’s powerful, social, costs and does everything.

PS4   - $- We must build a console that’s affordable, charges for services, and pumps out exclusives.

PRO  -%-We must build a console that's VR ready, checkerboard upscales, and sells but a fraction of the money printer.

PS5   - ^ -We must build a console that’s a generational cross product, with RT lighting, and price hiking.

PRO  -&- We must build a console that Super Res upscales and continues the cost increases.