Game industry news outlet GamesIndustry.biz asked a number of analysts (including myself) for predictions how we think about the gaming business in 2020. Here is a repost from my contribution to their article: Last Year’s Predictions Switch Pro and Lite for 2019 – 50% correct. (But I...
Switch Lite Sales: The Bloomberg-Citi Disaster
I am German, and as such (I hope) a rather analytical and sober person. Based out of Tokyo, I have been consulting to financial institutions for almost a decade, both buy-side and sell-side. I am an economics PhD and have a solid understanding of how investment banks, investors and “the...
Pokemon Company’s Net Profit Jumps 50% To US$124 Million
The Japanese government’s Official Gazette just released details on The Pokemon Company‘s financials for its 21st year in business. According to the gazette, net profit jumped to a handsome US$124 million in the financial year that ended on February 28, 2019 (via Kanpo Blog). In 2018, net...
Esports In Japan: Small Market, A Lot Of Challenges And No Nintendo
A lot has been written about esports in Japan in recent months, mostly on why competitive gaming isn’t taking off over here, the third biggest market for games in the world. It makes sense, as esports seems to be everywhere nowadays, enjoying coverage by mass media, attention by large brands...
Pokemon Company’s Net Profit Drops, Still At US$80.8 Million Last Year
According to a release in the Japanese government’s Official Gazette, The Pokemon Company saw net profit reach US$80.8 million in its 20th fiscal year – which ended on February 28, 2018. While this is a handsome number, it’s also a big drop when compared to the previous fiscal...
Switch Effect: Japan’s Console Market Went Up 14.8% In First 6 Months Of 2017
Japan’s biggest video game magazine Famitsu just released an update on the size and growth of Japan’s console market. According to Famitsu, the domestic market for video game hardware and software combined in the first half of 2017 reached US$1.35 billion (using today’s currency rates)...