http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/12/01/namco-bandai-has-to-sell-half-a-million-copies-of-a-ps3-game-before-earning-money.htm Only the Best Game Cheats, Gaming News, Reviews Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:49:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/12/01/namco-bandai-has-to-sell-half-a-million-copies-of-a-ps3-game-before-earning-money.htm/comment-page-1#comment-34835 Wallstrip Conversation » Information Arbitrage on Sony, EA and Nintendo - The Internet Got It Right Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:27:03 +0000 http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2006/12/01/namco-bandai-has-to-sell-half-a-million-copies-of-a-ps3-game-before-earning-money.htm#comment-34835 [...] Bottom line: if they can’t ramp up production and get some demonstrable traction by March, the whole platform could be in deep, deep trouble. A small installed user base, high game development costs and a runaway competitive hit by their arch-rival Nintendo could create a gap simply too wide to overcome. A little perspective on game development costs from VIDEOGAMESBLOGGER.COM: Namco Bandai, who are Japan¹s second-biggest maker of video games, must sell at least half a million copies of a game for Sony¹s PS3 to make a profit on the title, said President Takeo Takasu. [...] [...] Bottom line: if they can’t ramp up production and get some demonstrable traction by March, the whole platform could be in deep, deep trouble. A small installed user base, high game development costs and a runaway competitive hit by their arch-rival Nintendo could create a gap simply too wide to overcome. A little perspective on game development costs from VIDEOGAMESBLOGGER.COM: Namco Bandai, who are Japan¹s second-biggest maker of video games, must sell at least half a million copies of a game for Sony¹s PS3 to make a profit on the title, said President Takeo Takasu. [...]

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