Take-Two very pleased with NBA 2K18’s sales on Switch, “supportive of the platform corporately”

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Miyamotoo on 08 November 2017

Early on in the call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick commented on the performance on NBA 2K18. In terms of Switch specifically, Zelnick said: “we’re very pleased with the title’s performance on this new platform”.

Zelnick said:

“So, in terms of our other titles for the Switch from Rockstar. Rockstar hasn’t made any announcements yet. And of course, as you know, our labels make announcements about what’s coming out. We don’t intend to do that on these calls. But clearly, the installed base for Switch has grown rapidly and it’s potentially an exciting platform. We’ve already put out a title for basketball. So, we are supportive of the platform corporately.”

http://nintendoeverything.com/take-two-very-pleased-with-nba-2k18s-sales-on-switch-supportive-of-the-platform-corporately/

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Johnw1104 on 08 November 2017

Unlike EA's FIFA, they actually provided a quality port of NBA 2K18. Glad to hear it's doing well.

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Stefan.De.Machtige on 08 November 2017

Slarvax said:
GTA V portable = $$$
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I could really see Switch GTA V coming. It's relatively cheap to do and no real drawbacks about the move.

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KLAMarine on 08 November 2017

Not a fan of sports games but good to hear they're pleased with performance. Now please give me San Andreas for Switch.

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Darwinianevolution on 08 November 2017

"So, we are supportive of the platform corporately.”

Corporately.

1. of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
2. forming a corporation.
3. pertaining to a united group, as of persons: the corporate good.
4. united or combined into one.
5. corporative.
6.a bond issued by a corporation.

Okay, as someone whose main language isn't english, can someone explain to me what "supporting the platform corporately" is? Because I don't get what they are trying to say here.

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Mandalore76 on 08 November 2017

Darwinianevolution said:

"So, we are supportive of the platform corporately.”

Corporately.

1. of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
2. forming a corporation.
3. pertaining to a united group, as of persons: the corporate good.
4. united or combined into one.
5. corporative.
6.a bond issued by a corporation.

Okay, as someone whose main language isn't english, can someone explain to me what "supporting the platform corporately" is? Because I don't get what they are trying to say here.

I guess they mean that "as a corporation" they supported the Switch by actually releasing a current gen game for it, as opposed to just saying nice things about the Switch without actually putting any software out yet.

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Nice.

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Mandalore76 said:

Darwinianevolution said:

"So, we are supportive of the platform corporately.”

Corporately.

1. of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
2. forming a corporation.
3. pertaining to a united group, as of persons: the corporate good.
4. united or combined into one.
5. corporative.
6.a bond issued by a corporation.

Okay, as someone whose main language isn't english, can someone explain to me what "supporting the platform corporately" is? Because I don't get what they are trying to say here.

I guess they mean that "as a corporation" they supported the Switch by actually releasing a current gen game for it, as opposed to just saying nice things about the Switch without actually putting any software out yet.

It just seems like they've used the most stilted adjective they could find. Which kinda smells like PR talking, like, they want to say they are supporting the console, but by doing it so "corporatively" they don't have to quantify or describe the amount of support planned. Ugh.

Last edited by Darwinianevolution - on 08 November 2017

You know it deserves the GOTY.