While Microsoft has always stated that the specifications for their Kinect motion sensor camera allowed them to be manufactured on the cheap, the exact profit made on each unit has remained a mystery up until recently. UBM TechInsights reports that the per-unit cost for the Kinect sensor hovers around a mere $56, netting Microsoft a […]
This past Friday, publisher Namco Bandai revealed a year-over-year loss for the company totaling 300 million dollars. The company also published an overall net revenue loss of 11% from last year, most of the damage stemming from its video game division (6.85 billion yen, $74 million.) This comes despite 600 jobs having been cut this […]
Nintendo recently forecast an expected drop in this year’s company profits. While nowhere near a loss, the profit reduction is significant, with an estimated income of 230 billion yen ($2.43 billion) compared to fiscal 2009’s 279.1 billion yen ($2.95 billion.) Most analysts agree with the forecast, considering it would be the company’s first since 2004, […]