Nintendo expects to post a 400 billion yen ($3.5 billion) profit on 1.65 trillion yen ($14 billion) sales for the fiscal year through March. Such acquisitions add game titles under their wings and in effect dwarf Nintendo. Sony, which makes the PlayStation series of consoles, is acquiring Bungie Inc., known for its Halo and Destiny games, for $3.6 billion.

Microsoft recently announced it’s acquiring Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, for $68.7 billion, turning the maker of the Xbox into one of the world’s largest game companies. and from newcomers like Netflix and Google. Nintendo faces stiff competition both from longtime rivals such as Microsoft Corp. “Pokemon Legends Arceus,” which went on sale last month, and the latest Kirby game, set for release in March, are expected to boost sales in the final fiscal quarter, according to Nintendo. GameMaker Studio (GMS) is an excellent option for designing 2D games, so if youre planning to make a 2D Pokmon game, GMS might be able to satisfy your game. Its most popular games for the latest period were “Pokemon Brilliant Diamond” and “Pokemon Shining Pearl,” and new Mario Kart and Mario Party games. Nintendo is developing a device to follow the Switch.ĭespite the setbacks, more than 100 million Switch machines have sold so far globally. The problem has also slowed the design process for its next game machine.