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Sony has become the second biggest company in Japan by market cap

Synastry

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Largest Japanese companies by market capitalization

RankNameMarket CapPriceTodayPrice (30 days)Country
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1
Toyota logo

Toyota
TM
$231.69 B$177.111.98%
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Japan
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12
Sony logo

Sony
SONY
$149.32 B$24.780.56%
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Japan
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial logo

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$146.46 B$12.642.92%
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Japan

Nintendo is #10
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Nintendo logo

Nintendo
7974.T
$89.78 B$76.860.30%
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Japan

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Jinzo Prime

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HeWhoWalks

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Well that's one way to have your favourite "win"
I get that some of you are getting your feathers ruffled, but history backs that statement. The release of the Switch showed a clear directional shift because what they were doing wasn't working.

Should they release another console in the vein of the GameCube against an upcoming PlayStation, and win, then we can revisit this type of discussion. Until that time, having a handheld component is what will continue to drive their monstrous success! No shade, just the facts.
 
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Senua

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I get that some of you are getting your feathers ruffled, but history backs that statement. The release of the Switch showed a clear directional shift because what they were doing wasn't working.

Should they release another console in the vein of the GameCube against an upcoming PlayStation, and win, then we can revisit this type of discussion. Until that time, having a handheld component is what will continue to drive their monstrous success! No shade, just the facts.
The Switch is a videogame console, end of.
 

HeWhoWalks

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Irrelevant to the conversation, it's you looking for reasons to discount it because it doesn't let sony "win"
No, it's not strictly about "winning" a console war, it's offering perspective where it is lacking. They changed directions because they couldn't compete head-to-head with PlayStation and Xbox in that space. They tried with the GameCube. Lost miserably. Their first pivot was with the Wii, which made major headway because A. The PS3 was expensive/hard to develop for and B. they introduced motion controls to the masses, proving to be a hit. Then came the Wii U, which also failed, because the motion control pivot had dried up and they were back to just being "another home console". So, with the Switch, they married their most successful idea to a home console and made it work, but wouldn't be where they are with it if they hadn't.

So, it's not about "winning and losing" to beat chests, it's about one company staying the course, and retaining marketshare, while the other had to make major changes to do so.
 
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Senua

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No, it's pointing out that Nintndo didn't "win" a console war. They changed directions because they couldn't compete head-to-head with PlayStation and Xbox in that space. They tried with the GameCube. Lost miserably. Their first pivot was with the Wii, which made major headway because A. The PS3 was expensive and B. they introduced motion controls to the masses, proving to be a hit. Then came the Wii U, which also failed. So, with the Switch, they married their most successful idea to a home console — portable.

So, it's not about "winning and losing" to beat chests, it's about one company staying the course, and retaining marketshare, while the other had to make major changes to do so.
If mental gymnastics was a sport you'd be rather successful amigo. It doesn't matter how they won the console war, it's the fact that they bloody well did.
 
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