TrendForce predicts that the memory costs will limit console makers’ ability to offer discounts, let alone reduce MSRPs.
Source: www.trendforce.com.tw/presscenter/...

See my previous post on why the situation is worse for Game Cards: ninpatentswatch.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/g...
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Observations:
• Aside from Nintendo, women aren’t interested in VG employers
• SIE’s status in Japan truly has deteriorated
• SE’s mindshare among the youth is low
(avg age of FF/DQ fans in Japan is 42 ninpatentswatch.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/g...)

Source: service.gakujo.ne.jp/jinji-librar...
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Source: www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-conte...

My previous look at Steam sales data also suggests that the middle may be the toughest pricing bracket: ninpatentswatch.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/s...
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It’s unclear if Nintendo voiced their confidence in the Q1 lineup to FTC, or the latter is simply guessing from the order volume.

Sources:
mopsov.twse.com.tw/nas/STR/2354...
www.moneydj.com/kmdj/news/ne...
Related fitness game patent:
ninpatentswatch.wordpress.com/2025/08/27/f...
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FTC generated record revenue on the strength of its NS2 assembly business (imgs 1-2). What’s intriguing is the report that the production is running “at full capacity” in Q4, not only for the holiday season but also for expected demands driven by “new games launched in Q1” (img 3).
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And doesn’t the claim of a “journalist” repeatedly leaking prerelease info strike fanciful to anyone?

The YouTuber has a history of posting Islamophobic and antisemitic comments. It’s disappointing that Vice and many others platformed the person just because of an interesting sounding VG rumor.
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I don’t play much mobile games aside from Pikmin Bloom. Hope someone else can answer this.

• It’s also unserious that the video tried to contrast Nintendo with Sega’s (in their mind) lax legal stance, even though Sega actually won a government award in 2022 for initiating “aggressive” enforcements, warnings, and lawsuits. See the shiny certificate below.
www.jpo.go.jp/news/koho/ti...
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• Trademark owners MUST enforce the trademarks, or they may become “generic” or “abandoned”. For example, Capcom requested 6940 takedowns* in FY2023, 7110 in FY2024, and 6176 in FY2025.
* including trademark and other copyright infringements
www.capcom.co.jp/ir/data/pdf/...
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• While the video is overall fair, they couldn’t help themselves taking a potshot at Nintendo “abusing” its legal rights. They brought up Nintendo’s trademark enforcements as (in their mind) proofs, despite the fact trademark and patent being two different matters.
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• The video failed to mention that the ¥3.3B settlement includes future patent license to use the Nintendo patents. It’s a gesture to Colopl signaling that if you follow the industry norms, there won’t be further patent lawsuits.
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• What it really means is that most companies file VG patents as a defensive measure. They aren’t suing each other for patent infringement unless someone egregiously ignores industry norms. (It’s explained in the video what Colopl tried to pull.)
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Sorry I’ve been busy, and couldn’t watch the video till today. Thanks for sharing it. I was writing a respond to you, but it got too long so I’m posting a new thread on my account.

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More details, such as handling different Joy-Con orientations, can be found here: image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-pu...

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