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How Nintendo Builds a Moat on First-Party IP and Game Design
Lucas and Luna dive into Nintendo's durable competitive advantage in video games. They examine how the company's focus on first-party intellectual property—Mario, Zelda, Pokemon—creates a moat that competitors like Sony and Microsoft can't replicate. With over 800 million hardware units sold across generations, Nintendo's strategy of marrying innovative hardware with exclusive game design has kept it profitable even when consoles underperform. Specific examples include the Switch's unique hybrid design, the 2023 release of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom selling 10…
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