Nintendo's strides in Europe good for the industry?
Analysts at DFC Intelligence are preparing to release their gaming industry forecasts soon, and they see Nintendo's domination in Europe as a good thing not just for the company, but for the industry overall. See, they think that over the next few years Nintendo will continue to dominate there, with the benefit coming from Nintendo's success showing their competitors the region is a strong marketplace and deserving of more focus.But, with all of this attention being turned to Europe in the future, supposedly, can it be a bad thing for Nintendo in the end? Added attention means added competition, but we're not too sure that Nintendo needs to worry about anything. In the U.S. and Japan, two very strong markets, Nintendo is still kicking butt and selling its products like there is no tomorrow. So while Nintendo's success in the region might drive the competition to more aggressively pursue consumers there, the appeal of the DS and Wii are much too great, in our eyes. At least, for the time being.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Verythrax @ Apr 29th 2008 7:47PM
Considering the massive volume of european developers, I don't see how it can be a bad thing.
These days, the american devs are dominating over the japanese. If it continues, I see a european dominance very soon.
Roto13 @ Apr 29th 2008 7:52PM
Nintendo loves Europe.
*ignores crappy release schedule*