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This market is not going back to a world of high walled gardens and expensive barriers to player entry. Not in a market that is this competitive, with so much content that is widely available on any device, which is, quite often, free-to-play.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
July 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This market is not going back to a world of high walled gardens and expensive barriers to player entry. Not in a market that is this competitive, with so much content that is widely available on any device, which is, quite often, free-to-play.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
The console wars have been over for a while. Let it go.
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"But what about Nintendo!"
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
July 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"But what about Nintendo!"
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
Nintendo is a unicorn. No other company can replicate what it does, the brand loyalty it has built over decades, or the massive cultural presence of its IP.
Look at literally any other company and what they're doing to try to fend off Fortnite, mobile or Roblox.
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Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 sold 1.6M units in June, the highest launch month unit sales for video game hardware in US history. The previous high was the 1.1M units of PlayStation 4 sold during November 2013.
July 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 sold 1.6M units in June, the highest launch month unit sales for video game hardware in US history. The previous high was the 1.1M units of PlayStation 4 sold during November 2013.