Comments on: Introducing the GigaGamez Stock Tracker http://gigaom.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/ Fri, 24 May 2013 02:04:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bret http://gigaom.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136038 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:54:35 +0000 http://gigagamez.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136038 Hmm, the problem with tracking giant companies like Microsoft and Time Warner is that their game properties are only a small percentage of their overall revenue. It would be helpful to indicate the percentage of revenue that the game divisions produce in relationship to the larger corporate entities. For instance, GameTap is part of Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting System, just one of Time Warner’s many properties. Unfortunately, they don’t break this information out on their balance sheet. Without a properly weighted portfolio, this particular set of stocks can’t shed any interesting light on the industry. If a stupid move at AOL causes Time Warner’s stock price does that really tell us anything about the games industry?

Otherwise, I think it’s a good idea. :)

Bret Terrill
blog: http://www.bretterrill.com

]]> By: Jason McMaster http://gigaom.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136039 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:56:36 +0000 http://gigagamez.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136039 The9 is a good call. Thanks Spark!

]]> By: Jon R. http://gigaom.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136040 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:03:17 +0000 http://gigagamez.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136040 Or, we could at least make an attempt to only list companies that make a passing attempt at offering a real product of their own making. Yet another MMO “operator” with 20 fucking billion Vice Presidents doesn’t sound like much to keep an eye on, unless it’s to further prove that making a hash of localising and running online games is still a very good way to make very useless people very rich.

To wit, we have Blizzard themselves. They are, unquestionably, total fuckups. But at least they managed to make their own popcicle stick house. The9 just borrows it and repaints it a little.

So no, let’s forget them. Let’s forget them right up until we want to talk about how their existence is proof of how seriously limited China’s influence in the gaming world is right now. Make good games on their own? Nope. Just luck out HUGELY and license a sure hit made by clueless wonders.

And it’s totally understandable too, given the breakneck pace at which the concept of MMORPS has evolved, right? Yeah, that’s a pretty high bar.

]]> By: Jon R. http://gigaom.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-168663 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:03:17 +0000 http://gigagamez.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-168663 Or, we could at least make an attempt to only list companies that make a passing attempt at offering a real product of their own making. Yet another MMO “operator” with 20 fucking billion Vice Presidents doesn’t sound like much to keep an eye on, unless it’s to further prove that making a hash of localising and running online games is still a very good way to make very useless people very rich.

To wit, we have Blizzard themselves. They are, unquestionably, total fuckups. But at least they managed to make their own popcicle stick house. The9 just borrows it and repaints it a little.

So no, let’s forget them. Let’s forget them right up until we want to talk about how their existence is proof of how seriously limited China’s influence in the gaming world is right now. Make good games on their own? Nope. Just luck out HUGELY and license a sure hit made by clueless wonders.

And it’s totally understandable too, given the breakneck pace at which the concept of MMORPS has evolved, right? Yeah, that’s a pretty high bar.

]]> By: Spark http://gigaom.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136041 Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:55:00 +0000 http://gigagamez.com/2007/02/28/introducing-the-gigagamez-stock-tracker/#comment-136041 Don’t forget The9 (NCTY)

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