Posted by exodus on June 01, 2020 at 13:40:41 EST in reply to So what's the ultimate goal of analyzing this? That's an actual question, but my implied tone of skepticism could be summarized this way: if I'm going to imagine a scenario where the NGPC becomes successful, what criteria are appropriate to define that? Whether the NGPC was profitable or not, how can we understand the economic environment at SNK? There is anecdotal information from people who were there, and I assume SNK was publicly traded, so Japan's version of the SEC probably required a certain amount of financial disclosure. But that information doesn't help us comprehend the opportunity cost of developing and supporting the NGPC. It could have been profitable and still tanked, or a money loser that kept people employed. (n/t) from substance J.
hmm, I guess the goal would be to get a better sense of whether Aruze "killed" the NGPC before its time or whether it extended its life briefly by doing the blister pack thing. Or indeed whether there was some viable path to keeping it going. I see your point with the "necessary loss" there, but SNK didn't have enough other divisions going at the time to absorb any damage I reckon. 2000-2010 was pretty dark for them - it was interesting getting a sense of that while talking to the samurai shodown folks. That game was so popular that they actually constructed a new (10+ story) building with the money. (well, they say "maybe samurai shodown paid for the first three floors" - but it was SNK's money that build the building). If you go around that neighborhood it's full of places they used to own, or built, or something else. Now they're in one smaller building nearby, and you kind of feel the consolidation of the company quite literally.
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