NINTENDO’S DISRUPTIVE STRATEGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY Summary and Analysis by Aris Metin Burning Questions: 1. Has Nintendo really disrupted the industry and changed the name of the game? 2. Would this disruptive transformation of the video game industry leave the competitors in the cold? 3. What course of action was available to them? Disruptive Technology – coined by Clayton Christensen, a Harvard business professor – leading companies , despite having followed
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A N N U A L R E PO RT 2 0 0 8 Message from the President Throughout its history in the home entertainment arena, Nintendo has created unique hardware and software as one integrated entertainment product, with software being the primary driver. Nintendo has focused its basic strategy on expanding the worldwide gaming audience. To achieve this, Nintendo is encouraging as many people as possible around the world, through its unique hardware and software offerings, to experience and enjoy video
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Journal of Economic Geography Advance Access published June 22, 2005 Journal of Economic Geography (2005) Page 1 of 30 doi:10.1093/jeg/lbi001 Video games production networks: value capture, power relations and embeddedness Jennifer Johns* Abstract This paper has two main aims. Firstly to conceptualize the production networks of the video games industry through an examination of its evolution into a multi-million dollar industry. Secondly, to use the video games industry to demonstrate the
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THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY By Team 1: Nintendo TABLE OF CONTENTS History of the Video Game Industry P. 3 - 7 Twenty-First Century Trends P. 7 - 8 United States Market P. 8 - 10 Regional Markets P. 10 Industry Players P. 10 - 13 Consumers P. 13 - 15 Regulations P. 15 - 16 Overall P. 16 Exhibits P. 17 - 19 Appendices P. 20 - 33 Endnotes P. 34 References P. 35
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INVESTMENT GROUP 12/04/2009 Technology Activision Blizzard, Inc. RECOMMENDATION: HOLD Stock Data Price (52 weeks) Symbol/Exchange Beta (Regression) Shares Outstanding Average daily volume (3 month average) Current market cap Current Price Dividend Dividend Yield Valuation (per share) DCF Analysis Comparables Analysis Target Price Current Price Summary Financials Revenue Net Income 2008A $3,026,000,000 -$107,000,000 $8.14 - $13.14 ATVI / NASDAQ 0.625 1,271,000,000 16,067
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INVESTMENT GROUP 12/04/2009 Technology Activision Blizzard, Inc. RECOMMENDATION: HOLD Stock Data Price (52 weeks) Symbol/Exchange Beta (Regression) Shares Outstanding Average daily volume (3 month average) Current market cap Current Price Dividend Dividend Yield Valuation (per share) DCF Analysis Comparables Analysis Target Price Current Price Summary Financials Revenue Net Income 2008A $3,026,000,000 -$107,000,000 $8.14 - $13.14 ATVI / NASDAQ 0.625 1,271,000,000 16,067
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Company History And Background Nintendo started as a small Japanese business by Fusajiro Yamauchi near the end of 1889 as Nintendo Koppai. Based in Kyoto, Japan, the business produced and marketed a playing card game called Hanafuda. In 1956, Hiroshi Yamauchi visited the US, and this is when he realized the limitations of the card business and hence moved on to different arenas of the gaming world. In 1963, Yamauchi renamed Nintendo Playing Card Company Limited to Nintendo Company, Limited. During 1963
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MGT/330 August 30, 2010 Eileen Broyles External and Internal Factors Companies have many factors that contribute to their business related decisions. Nintendo must consider the external as well as the internal factors while planning, leading, organizing and controlling their business. Being able to plan, lead, organize and control Nintendo will be able to connect with their employees and explain to the public how well their gaming systems have been all over the world. External factors may include
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Nintendo Operations Nintendo Operations Nintendo has come a long way since the company was founded in 1889. The company has not always produced popular gaming consoles and video games. In the beginning the business was small and only made moderate profits off of playing cards. These cards became popular due to the popularity of gambling. After the cards a series of business ideas and failures until 1977 when Nintendo finally found it’s niche and introduced the Color TV Game 6. Since this
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Introduction Who have never heard about Nintendo? Nintendo Company, Ltd. has been created in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi with the main goal of producing “hanafuda” cards, which is a traditional Japanese game. Based in Kyoto, the company changed its business and has become well-known all over the world for its numerous innovations in interactive entertainment. Nintendo has been manufacturing and selling hardware and software for systems such as Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi from the 1980’s. Mario, Donkey
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