Take-Two Will "Dominate" 2010, Says Analyst
Gamers may be unhappy about the delay of Take-Two [http://www.somethinginthesea.com/] is now positioned to "dominate" 2010.
Take-Two made the not-entirely-surprising announcement yesterday that BioShock 2 would down by more than 13 percent [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93121-BioShock-2-Delayed-to-Fiscal-2010-UPDATED] in the wake of the announcement.
But analysts are seeing an upside to the delay, which will result in an exceptionally strong lineup of releases in 2010. "The news of BioShock 2 being delayed into fiscal 2010 has drastically changed my view on Take-Two. I originally anticipated that Take-Two would outperform the industry in fiscal 2010. Now, I expect them to dominate fiscal 2010," said EEDAR [http://www.eedar.com/] analyst Jesse Divnich.
"BioShock 2, Agent [http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/] should make fiscal 2010 the year of Take-Two," he continued. "Next year, Take-Two will prove to the videogame industry they are more than just a one game publisher."
more likely to arrive [http://www.wedbush.com] later in the 2011 fiscal year.
Divnich noted that in the final analysis, Take-Two did gamers a real solid by holding off on BioShock 2. "Take-Two has made a very intrepid move by putting gamers before investors, an act most publishers wouldn't usually consider, and even though investors are likely to punish Take-Two for this delay, we as gamers should reward them for their persistence on improving game quality over meeting 'financial expectations'," he said.
"A delayed release will not diminish BioShock 2 sales, where a game whose quality didn't meet consumer expectations definitely would sell fewer units," Divnich added. "As far as I am concerned, Take-Two is just moving numbers from one financial year to another."
Sources: Gamasutra [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/take-two-will-dominate-2010-divnich]
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Gamers may be unhappy about the delay of Take-Two [http://www.somethinginthesea.com/] is now positioned to "dominate" 2010.
Take-Two made the not-entirely-surprising announcement yesterday that BioShock 2 would down by more than 13 percent [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93121-BioShock-2-Delayed-to-Fiscal-2010-UPDATED] in the wake of the announcement.
But analysts are seeing an upside to the delay, which will result in an exceptionally strong lineup of releases in 2010. "The news of BioShock 2 being delayed into fiscal 2010 has drastically changed my view on Take-Two. I originally anticipated that Take-Two would outperform the industry in fiscal 2010. Now, I expect them to dominate fiscal 2010," said EEDAR [http://www.eedar.com/] analyst Jesse Divnich.
"BioShock 2, Agent [http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/] should make fiscal 2010 the year of Take-Two," he continued. "Next year, Take-Two will prove to the videogame industry they are more than just a one game publisher."
more likely to arrive [http://www.wedbush.com] later in the 2011 fiscal year.
Divnich noted that in the final analysis, Take-Two did gamers a real solid by holding off on BioShock 2. "Take-Two has made a very intrepid move by putting gamers before investors, an act most publishers wouldn't usually consider, and even though investors are likely to punish Take-Two for this delay, we as gamers should reward them for their persistence on improving game quality over meeting 'financial expectations'," he said.
"A delayed release will not diminish BioShock 2 sales, where a game whose quality didn't meet consumer expectations definitely would sell fewer units," Divnich added. "As far as I am concerned, Take-Two is just moving numbers from one financial year to another."
Sources: Gamasutra [http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/take-two-will-dominate-2010-divnich]
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