Sales are up but profits are down in latest Nintendo financials
Nintendo has posted new financials for the six-month period ending September 30, and it's a mixed-bag for the Kyoto-based company, which recently appointed Tatsumi Kimishima as its CEO following the passing of Satoru Iwata.
The results show that although net sales rose by 19.1 percent from the same time last year, increasing to 204.2 billion yen ($1.69 billion) from 171.4 billion yen ($1.43 billion), profits actually took a hit, dropping by 19.8 percent from 14.3 billion yen ($118 million) to 11.5 billion ($95 million) year-over-year.
Looking ahead to the end of the fiscal year, which draws to a close on March 31, 2016, Nintendo's financial forecast shows that the comp…
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 Trailer Shows Off Ahsoka And New Battle Pass Characters
Don’t let the glasses and man bun trick you, Kad Thorne is a villainous vampire trying to overtake the Island in Fortnite Last Resort. The cinematic trailer for Chapter 4 Season 4 of the battle royale game introduces the baddie to the game while also revealing the new battle pass characters, including an Ahsoka Tano reveal at the end, tying in with the just-released Star Wars show on Disney+. [Update: The new season is live, and we’ve got a rundown on what’s new in Fortnite 4 Chapter 4 Season 4. You can also have a look at the new Season 4 weapons and map changes.]
The new trailer–seen below–also appears to showcase a new briefcase turret gun and an EMP-like grenade that disables foes. The return of the mythic drum gun seems to be in the card…
Embracer Group And Saber Interactive Part Ways In Deal Reportedly Worth $500 Million
Embracer Group and Saber Interactive have officially parted, as a group of private investors purchased the game developer in a deal currently valued at $247 million Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Private investors in the Beacon Interactive group–an organization founded and controlled by Saber Interactive co-founder Matthew Karch–purchased the company, and Embracer added that it’ll also cease all operations in Russia.
This deal will see Saber Interactive retain control of several of its studios, while Embracer Group will hold onto the rest. Nimble Giant, 3D Realms, Sandbox Strategies, and several other studios will remain with Saber Interactive, while Embracer Group will retain studios like Aspyr and Beamdog.
Fast X's Shocking Ending And Post-Credits Scene Explained
Fast X was planned as the end of the main Fast & Furious series, and then that ending became a two-parter, and now Fast X has potentially ballooned into a trilogy. That evolving plan clearly had a big impact on Fast X’s own conclusion, or lack thereof–it ends on a couple enormous cliffhangers.
Warning: This article will be filled with major spoilers for Fast X.
Fast X is split into four main storylines for all but the first five minutes or so. Dom goes to Brazil to figure out what the deal is with new baddie Dante. Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is locked in a blacksite prison and has to team up with Cipher (Charlize Theron) to escape. Jakob (John Cena) goes on a road trip with Dom’s son Brian. Roman, Tej, Han and Ramsay (Tyrese Gibson,…
Hellblade Studio Reportedly At Work On New Game, Not At Risk Of Shutdown
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory is reportedly working on a new game, and isn’t at risk of shutting down–like several of its sibling studios have at Microsoft.
According to Windows Central, the studio’s new game has already been greenlit and Microsoft isn’t considering closing the studio. Additionally, the new game is reportedly separate from Project Mara, which Ninja Theory revealed back in 2021. There aren’t any more details about this new game, such as whether it’s another entry in the Hellblade series or an entirely different IP.
Project Mara is billed as a psychological horror game that focuses on photorealism and takes place in one apartment Come from Sports betting site VPbet . There is no release date for it yet…
State of Decay- Year One Survival Edition Review
He agreed that it was time. He was infected. It was more than the Zed curse. We all had that–we knew that we were ticking zombie time bombs. He was sick, and he was going to die, but he couldn’t do it at our new home. We couldn’t risk it; we’d sacrificed so much to get there. We drove to a home in what had been the pristine town of Marshall. How many suburban daydreams had died since the outbreak? He could die with dignity here. But when we arrived at the home, he fled. I chased him in his aimless sprint across the decaying but once vibrant Trumbull Valley–killing hordes of zombies to protect him–until, twenty minutes later, I realized that I’d encountered another of State of Decay’s game-breaking bugs, and I had to reload my save and start anew.
Whenever I attempt to describe …
No Need For Speed Until 2022, Game Delayed So Dev Can Help On Battlefield 6
The next Need for Speed game has been delayed to 2022. EA confirmed that Criterion Games has been called in to help DICE with the next Battlefield game, in what EA Studios boss Laura Miele calls a “bold move” to help the project finish coming together.
Miele told Polygon that the fact that EA just bought racing game studio Codemasters, which will release a new game this year, made it easier to reassign Criterion to Battlefield. [Update: EA has now released a statement with commentary from Miele about the news; you can see it below] Come from Sports betting site VPbet
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Outriders PC Specs Revealed, Requirements For Recommended And Ultra Detailed
On PC, Outriders is available via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Developer People Can Fly has outlined Outriders’ PC specs in a video and tweet (both of which are embedded below), while also pointing out a bunch of additional customization options for all versions of the game, including an unlockable frame rate and adjustable field of view.
You’ll need 70GB of storage space to install Outriders on PC. For the low end, running the game at 720p resolution and 60fps, you’ll need at least an Nvidia GeForce GTX 750TI or AMD Radeon R9 270x graphics card, an Intel i5-3470 or AMD FX-8350 CPU, and 8GB of RAM. However, to hit the recommended specs of 1080p resolution and 60fps, you’ll want at least a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 480 8GB graphics card, an i7-7700 or Ryzen 5 1600 CPU, a…
Allied Esports International Incorporated offloading WPT interests
American digital entertainments firm Allied Esports International Incorporated has reportedly announced that it will be selling its stake in the World Poker Tour (WPT) and exploring the possibility of completely divesting from the eSports vertical.
According to a Tuesday report from the online news domain at Sportico.com, the Nasdaq-listed company revealed that it has inked a deal to offload its WPT interests to a newly-established entity known as Element Partners. The source detailed that this transaction could see the Californian firm net as much as $78.25 million over the course of the next three years depending on the ensuing performance of the international poker tournament brand.
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Jud Hannigan, Chief Executive Officer for Allied Esports Internat…
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