- A new report by analyst Dr. Serkan Toto suggests that 5 out of 8 major Japanese gaming studios have reached new heights.
- These studios, including Sony, Nintendo, and Konami, have reached record-breaking share prices in the last few weeks.
- Many of the same Japanese gaming studios also outperformed their Western competition in the stock market last year.
The addition of DEI elements and a drop in quality have caused a noticeable decline in Western AAA games. However, the Japanese AAA scene has benefited massively from this in the last decade with its plethora of fan-favorite franchises growing worldwide.
The reputed industry analyst Dr. Serkan Toto now reports that 5 of the 8 major Japanese gaming studios reached new milestones in the last few weeks. They hit record-breaking share prices as the rest of the industry staggers and struggles.
Why it matters: Top AAA Japanese studios, already breaking records this year, pose unprecedented competition for Western developers.
In his blog on Kantan Games, the analyst explains that Sony’s share prices hit an all-time high of 3,904 JPY on February 18 this year, followed by Nintendo (11,800 JPY), Konami (19,645 JPY), Capcom (4,100 JPY), and Bandai Namco (5,297 JPY).
Most of these similar studios also outperformed the Western stock market last year, so these figures suggest that Japanese studios’ AAA dominion will continue to grow in the future.
Serkan Toto says these Japanese AAA studios have been ‘doing their homework’ and performing well financially in the last few years. Sony dominated Xbox in the console battle, and Nintendo has built a strong console market as Switch continues to shatter expectations.
Additionally, these wins can be attributed to the high quality of AAA games that have come out of Japan in the last few years. There were also fewer layoffs in the region compared to the West, which helped them thrive in an otherwise struggling AAA environment.
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