Reports highlight a drop in stocks for several different video game companies, including Nintendo. This may not be surprising to those who have kept their fingers on the pulse of gaming over the last two years. Companies with some of the strongest legacies in gaming, such as Bungie, have faced massive losses, and publications like Game Informer have closed following GameStop's lackluster sales. Although Nintendo is likely to recover, as it has a stockpile of money to offset losses, many other companies may face issues.
The industry has been in an uncomfortable state for many of its workers for a long time now. Companies like Square Enix have completely readjusted in order to accommodate the losses it has been facing, deciding to focus more intensely on a multiplatform market, instead of its traditional exclusivity. Sega has decided to chase the idea of a "super game" in order to generate more revenue, but it will be some time before gamers see that concept succeed or fail.
After a round of layoffs that left a huge number of game developers without employment, Bungie is apparently still hiring for other roles.
Throughout the last 24 hours at the time of writing, stocks have...
