| Suspense304 said: Of course control is revenue... The kid with the most toys wins... |
Hmm, yes, clearly inarguable. That is actually the Webster's definition for control. Sony clearly controls American homes. They are so good they sell me a PS3 at a huge loss. Yep, I'm the big sucker there, not them for producing a product that didn't take into account customer needs/desires.
| Suspense304 said: The fact that people are buying stock in Nintendo has nothing to do with control. It's an investment decision based on instant payoff as they have probably education in sales trends and know it will increase at least for another year, so buying now will increase their own bank account.. But nice article. And a good read for anyone interested. |
Instant payoff, or long term market analysis. I think it's quite telling that people think a that Nintendo's cash on hand, manufacturing agreements/facilities, inventory or DS/Wii (or lack thereof), and internal IPs are worth more than all of Sony's assets straight up. I'm not arguing Nintendo has control of the living room because they don't either. They have a hit with the Wii. But if people didn't have the Wii, they would either buy a PS3, Xbox360, PS2, or the market wouldn't expand. I think it's the same thing with Sony. Their is nothing that they have that if they stopped producing it I would miss. There are too many companies that are good at manufacturing HDTVs, DVD players, surround sound systems, etc for those markets to collapse due to Sony leaving.
