Nice article Kosta! Had fun learning about Nintendo's history. I would like to know your opinion in margin expansion. They keep developing successful apps such as Pokémon Pocket recently. Do you think they could expand even more the current margins? Additionally, what is your opinion on Nintendo's current brand? I think it has a really strong fandom in a lot of titles and as you mentioned they are already exploiting it with things like the theme parks. In my opinion if they were reinvesting the money instead of accumulating cash they could exploit it even more. How likely do you see this to happen?
I fully agree with you that Nintendo has a great brand. As for the margin expansion, many of the games are by 3rd party developers, so Nintendo doesn't get to keep all the revenue.
I cannot envision significant margin expansion unless they acquire companies that allow the company to create more games themselves.
I also agree that putting the cash into good use sounds like the best choice, but many Japanese companies are known for having a lot of excess cash, so I wouldn't count too much on it.
Thank you for writing this article; I am currently writing a piece on Nintendo's recent transformation journey, and this detail will prove valuable (I will credit it). I have subscribed and look forward to reading further articles!
Nice article Kosta! Had fun learning about Nintendo's history. I would like to know your opinion in margin expansion. They keep developing successful apps such as Pokémon Pocket recently. Do you think they could expand even more the current margins? Additionally, what is your opinion on Nintendo's current brand? I think it has a really strong fandom in a lot of titles and as you mentioned they are already exploiting it with things like the theme parks. In my opinion if they were reinvesting the money instead of accumulating cash they could exploit it even more. How likely do you see this to happen?
PS: Good job Kosta!
I fully agree with you that Nintendo has a great brand. As for the margin expansion, many of the games are by 3rd party developers, so Nintendo doesn't get to keep all the revenue.
I cannot envision significant margin expansion unless they acquire companies that allow the company to create more games themselves.
I also agree that putting the cash into good use sounds like the best choice, but many Japanese companies are known for having a lot of excess cash, so I wouldn't count too much on it.
Thank you for writing this article; I am currently writing a piece on Nintendo's recent transformation journey, and this detail will prove valuable (I will credit it). I have subscribed and look forward to reading further articles!
I am glad you enjoyed it and I wish you lots of success!