Sentences with phrase «low sales of hardware»

I just don't buy that they've ever entertained the idea, especially considering Pokemon Go, it tells me they are looking to find ways to make money OUTSIDE their own install base based on low sales of hardware.

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«The higher percentage of sales in the hardware category resulted in better than expected comps, but lower gross margin dollars during the holiday selling period,» said GameStop's chief financial officer, Rob Lloyd.

International Business Machines Corp. agreed to sell its low - end server business for $ 2.3 billion to Lenovo Group Ltd., decreasing its reliance on computer hardware as sales of the products plunge.

IHS is also optimistic about the PS4's overall profitability saying that «lower research and development costs for PlayStation 4 hardware, additional revenue streams from online service subscriptions and a more aggressive transition to higher margin digital content sales are combining to strengthen Sony's games business outlook even in the face of increased competition from cheap Android consoles and alternative devices eating into consumers» gaming time, including smartphones and tablets.»

Iwata wrapped up the press conference by admitting that third - party games often don't sell well on Nintendo hardware, with Wii third - party game sales low in Japan and the first year of Nintendo DS software sales all coming from the publisher's own titles.

«Even if Amazon makes no incremental contribution on the sale of the hardware, the fact that the company has used its distribution prowess to define and dominate the low end of the device ecosystem is quite impressive,» Rohan continued.

The company is already battling a low demand for its hardware and is currently engaged in an all out battle to promote sales of its current flagship smartphone, the HTC One.

He went on to say that the new website is a «strategic shift from hardware to content - focused activities is reflected throughout our financials, including improved margins and lower expenses as content becomes the focus of the Nook sales mix.

This is a sign of whats to come... Amazons motto is «sell hardware at the lowest price possible and make it up with content sales»

Barnes & Noble is hoping that the low prices, and updates to its online store that launched last month, should help increase sales of both hardware and the media to play on it.

The spin that the lower margins was due to higher than expected sales from the hardware business does not account for all of the EPS cuts.

First, Williams talked about Nintendo's dominating hardware sales in relation to their console's software sales saying, «For all the success of the Wii, you're starting to see the trend emerging in Wii markets of software prices going lower and lower.»

It would be especially stupid because it would cause the illusion that they have no faith in the NX and are spreading games out to cover for expectations of lower hardware sales, which would harm its launch sales in a way that sales from the other two consoles could NEVER cover for.

Despite the strong sales of the hardware, the attachment rate is incredibly low, so with a price drop and a sequel to their biggest Kinect title to date would easily help keep the device selling this holiday season.

The drop in revenue was of course due to the decline in hardware unit sales but also due to lower average selling prices for the 3DS.

Beyond the low hardware sales, Nintendo also explained that the 3DS does not yet have «many hit titles» and a lower number of new titles were released for Wii.

Sadly the sales were abysmal, thanks mainly to the low user - base of the hardware.

Some might criticise the company for not keeping enough stocks in hand (as we pointed out, the quick sales of the Mi 3 were a bit of a double - edged sword, leaving many disappointed at not getting a unit), others might accuse them of dumping an old device on Indian consumers and then arbitrarily stopping its sales, still others might criticise their «flash sale» method of selling devices, but the one thing that can not be denied is the fact that Xiaomi did pretty much throw a spanner in the works of established high - end Android players by offering excellent hardware at a staggeringly low price in the Mi 3.

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