Nintendo doesn’t work like your typical western companies where failing to increase profit each quarter = death (investment funds like blackrock play a big part in this, but that’s a different story).
They have a number of mobile games, but they don’t invest heavily on those, despite said games being high earners - Fire Emblem Heroes’ revenue has decreased consistently year by year, but still brought in ~48mil dollars in 2024. If anything, that’s proof that they are not exploiting brand value for short-term profit. Their problem is a brain-damaged overzealous protection of their IP, which isn’t uncommon in Japan: Johnny and Associates controlled with an iron fist all the photos and videos that could or could not be shown of idols under their management
Nintendo doesn’t work like your typical western companies where failing to increase profit each quarter = death (investment funds like blackrock play a big part in this, but that’s a different story).
They have a number of mobile games, but they don’t invest heavily on those, despite said games being high earners - Fire Emblem Heroes’ revenue has decreased consistently year by year, but still brought in ~48mil dollars in 2024. If anything, that’s proof that they are not exploiting brand value for short-term profit. Their problem is a brain-damaged overzealous protection of their IP, which isn’t uncommon in Japan: Johnny and Associates controlled with an iron fist all the photos and videos that could or could not be shown of idols under their management