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as many have already pointed out it's MS>Sony>Ninty

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Yeah SONY is def bigger



Sony and MS make an unfair competition by selling below the real cost.



leo-j said:
Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/18/MktVal_1.html

Microsoft>Sony>Nintendo


I think that list is old... I know this article is old, but it's newer than that list.  Plus Nintendo has been printing money since than.  I'll see what else I can find.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/nintendo-now-japans-fifth-biggest-company/2007/07/26/1185339147060.html

 

the list is the most updated list from forbes, which is from nintendo/sonys/microsofts latest fiscal reports..

the list was formed APRIL 2009


I see the new one you posted.  According to that, Nintendo's Market Value is $41 billion to Sony's $17 billion.

market value has nothing to do with anything.. other than shares, nintendo has more share value, doesn't change the fact sony is a far larger company in profits, assets, revenue and size..

Just for future reference.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketcapitalization.asp

 And according to this article, Sony still plans on posting a loss for the full fiscal year through March:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sony-posts-sharply-higher-net-profit-2010-02-04

 So I guess Sony isn't larger than Nintendo when it comes to profits or size.



leo-j said:
SpartenOmega117 said:
leo-j said:
SpartenOmega117 said:
Another question guys.. Are these companies too big to ever go bankrupt?

sony's gaming division almost went bankrupt, but as whole companies no way in hell.

Even if SOny's gaming division was about to be bankrupt wouldn't the other divisions help them out?

maybe, idk how they work with there divisions

It doesn't quite work like that. A division of a company can't go bankrupt, only the company can go bankrupt. All debt incurred by a division of a company is backed by the company as a whole. If Playstation was a wholly owned subsidiary(company) of Sony then the the Playstation "company" could go bankrupt and the rest of Sony would not have to incur the unpaid debt. 



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RVDondaPC said:
leo-j said:
SpartenOmega117 said:
leo-j said:
SpartenOmega117 said:
Another question guys.. Are these companies too big to ever go bankrupt?

sony's gaming division almost went bankrupt, but as whole companies no way in hell.

Even if SOny's gaming division was about to be bankrupt wouldn't the other divisions help them out?

maybe, idk how they work with there divisions

It doesn't quite work like that. A division of a company can't go bankrupt, only the company can go bankrupt. All debt incurred by a division of a company is backed by the company as a whole. If Playstation was a wholly owned subsidiary(company) of Sony then the the Playstation "company" could go bankrupt and the rest of Sony would not have to incur the unpaid debt. 

lol finally, a response that didn't make me laugh.

anyway spartenOmega (man you like starting threads lol) as i said in your other thread about this, SCE is but a portion of the sony corporation. While the ps3 may have a decent effect on the company, it would not make or break it. In the past 15 yrs, last yr was their first loss and by not means a huge loss compared even to the previous year.

Having the ps3 in 3rd place isn't the biggest of deals to the company. dun get me wrong, its not like theyre losing pennies here, it is substantial, but still.

and finally no company is too big to go belly up, as history has always shown, even the biggest and bestest eventually fall.



Larger in terms of used area or what? I'd say Sony has that one, because I'm pretty sure Nintendo tender out their manufacturing to hardware manufacturers like Asustek, whereas Sony have their own factories.

Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages this way....



Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/18/MktVal_1.html

Microsoft>Sony>Nintendo


I think that list is old... I know this article is old, but it's newer than that list.  Plus Nintendo has been printing money since than.  I'll see what else I can find.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/nintendo-now-japans-fifth-biggest-company/2007/07/26/1185339147060.html

 

the list is the most updated list from forbes, which is from nintendo/sonys/microsofts latest fiscal reports..

the list was formed APRIL 2009


I see the new one you posted.  According to that, Nintendo's Market Value is $41 billion to Sony's $17 billion.

market value has nothing to do with anything.. other than shares, nintendo has more share value, doesn't change the fact sony is a far larger company in profits, assets, revenue and size..

Just for future reference.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketcapitalization.asp

 And according to this article, Sony still plans on posting a loss for the full fiscal year through March:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sony-posts-sharply-higher-net-profit-2010-02-04

 So I guess Sony isn't larger than Nintendo when it comes to profits or size.

I am gonna go with forbes over you. Sorry. Sony > Nintendo. FACT. Larger company, has more money, and makes more money. Nintendo does one thing. Sony does many(on a larger scale)



Sharky54 said:
Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
Pipedream24 said:
leo-j said:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/18/MktVal_1.html

Microsoft>Sony>Nintendo


I think that list is old... I know this article is old, but it's newer than that list.  Plus Nintendo has been printing money since than.  I'll see what else I can find.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/nintendo-now-japans-fifth-biggest-company/2007/07/26/1185339147060.html

 

the list is the most updated list from forbes, which is from nintendo/sonys/microsofts latest fiscal reports..

the list was formed APRIL 2009


I see the new one you posted.  According to that, Nintendo's Market Value is $41 billion to Sony's $17 billion.

market value has nothing to do with anything.. other than shares, nintendo has more share value, doesn't change the fact sony is a far larger company in profits, assets, revenue and size..

Just for future reference.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketcapitalization.asp

 And according to this article, Sony still plans on posting a loss for the full fiscal year through March:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sony-posts-sharply-higher-net-profit-2010-02-04

 So I guess Sony isn't larger than Nintendo when it comes to profits or size.

I am gonna go with forbes over you. Sorry. Sony > Nintendo. FACT. Larger company, has more money, and makes more money. Nintendo does one thing. Sony does many(on a larger scale)

Sony has there first profitable quarter in quite some time and now they make more money than Nintendo...Interesting.  Sony's own 2010 projections still have them showing a net loss for the year.  In terms of Net Revenue, of course Sony is larger.  They sell way more products than Nintendo.  But if it cost you $2 to make $1 or $.50 to make $1...which would you chose.  And it is not fact that Sony is larger than Nintendo, it's how you want to interpret the numbers.  For the investment community purposes, Nintendo is the larger company.  For video game wars, Sony is.  I hope console wars can make you money in the real world.



SpartenOmega117 said:

In terms of money, resouces, etc. Which company is larger?
Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo

in terms of money, revenue and resources of course MS is biggest, after that Sony and last Nintendo.

 

sorry, but whoever thinks nintendo>sony in terms of money, especially resources is purely delusional.

 

And market value has NOTHING TO DO with assets. it's seperate and has a lot of bubbles counting.