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these companies are behind some of our
very favorite games and they certainly
have the money to show for it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
richest video game companies this list
we’re going to be looking at the
companies that are in the video game
development business who are worth the
most money because it’s hard to find
reliable information we won’t be
focusing squarely on divisions or
subsidiaries of companies instead going
straight to the top and discussing the
parent companies as a whole that said
we’ll be adjusting our ranking to
prioritize video game development as
many parent companies specialize in
various entertainment markets that will
all make sense to stick with us ok goal
number 10 you be something that doesn’t
intend much of anything at all because
it contends to dice with our lives yes
yes we know Ubisoft makes the same games
every year however this business
strategy is clearly paying off for them
as they currently are worth 3.7 billion
this French company has subsidiaries all
over the globe including Canada Spain
Romania and many many others this is
necessary as Ubisoft is behind some of
the biggest franchises in gaming today
including just dance far cry the Tom
Clancy game and Assassin’s Creed wild
franchise fatigue may have set in for a
few of their big-name games as of late
it’s evident through their massive net
worth that gamers still can’t get it out
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number 9 Konami my restless dream I see
that down
so now me is a company with a mix of old
and new spanning multiple generations
and securing huge hits in each they saw
a great success in the console market in
the 1980s with Kapil Vania and Contra
and have been invaded casinos and
arcades with stronger and Dance Dance
Revolution the latter of which pioneers
the rhythm game genre they have
continued their console success with
hits like Silent Hill and Pro Evolution
Soccer but their most successful title
has been the Metal Gear series which has
sold over 40 million units worldwide
Metal Gear it’s already active yes they
have made some very very very
questionable decisions in recent years
but they are still worth three point
eight two billion Brown you fools for it
appearing number eight
Time Warner while images of TV and
movies may spring to mind when you think
of Time Warner they actually have a
pretty solid grasp of the video game
market Time Warner are the owners of
Warner Brothers Interactive
Entertainment whose product include fear
and the lego game but also the extremely
popular Batman Arkham and recent mortal
kombat title Time Warner is one of the
largest entertainment companies in the
entire world and they are valued at a
massive ninety two point nine billion
however because that figure is largely
attributed to their film and TV
departments as well as DC Comics their
placement on this list has been
decreased because as we said before
we’re placing emphasis on video game
development still though ninety two
point nine billion that’s the big chunk
of change
oh my kind of party
good food good people good could be bad
number seven Bandai Namco entertainment
round for me
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the result of a merger between
development companies Bandai and Namco
Bandai Namco went by the name of Namco
Bandai in the West before
internationally changing its name to
Bandai Namco in 2014 who you got all
that anyway and I are behind many
digimon titles while Namco are behind
many more household names
due to their domineering presence in the
arcade market there the developers of
kalaxian Tekken and the Ridge Racer
series oh and also a little game called
pac-man maybe you’ve heard of it since
the merger they found new success in
publishing from software’s Dark Souls
theory and as of December 2016 the
company has been valued at around four
point eight three billion number six
Nintendo and here we come to the name
that everyone knows including your
grandmother who continued to insist on
calling every video game console a
Nintendo and with a worth of just over
21 billion it’s obvious that the name
continues to spread amongst the
generation Nintendo is easily one of the
biggest development companies in the
world stemming from a highly successful
consoles like the NES SNES and the wheat
to their world-famous games and
characters these are the guys behind
some of the biggest names in gaming
including the legend zelda Metroid and
of course Mario while it pains us that
their current value only puts them at
number 6 especially considering who’s
next their upcoming Nintendo switch may
be the light to turn things around
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number five electronic art
out of all the entries on this list EA
has been the subject of so much
controversy dating all the way back to
the 1990s that we probably could have
made it a list of its own despite all
this there are 21 points 5 billion
dollar value proves that gamers are
still buying their stuff regardless of
their reputation ea really does seem to
have a foot in every door as they are
not only these sports game developer
under there EA fourth label but they are
also behind acclaimed and extremely
popular franchises and games like
Battlefield The Sims and now Star Wars
Battlefront but with a stacked lineup
like that it’s hard not to see why
they’re so wealthy but such statistic
labels misconstrue their motivations and
in so doing the role of great disservice
now before Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard was formed in 2008
and currently operate then publishes
some of the biggest franchises in gaming
history
Activision who’s been around since the
days of the Atari 2600 are the corporate
owners of the call of duty and Guitar
Hero franchises as if that wasn’t enough
money Blizzard is the famous developer
behind many acclaimed in popular titles
including Starcraft World of Warcraft
and now overwatch
as a combined force Activision Blizzard
is valued at twenty nine point five
billion with much more to come in the
near future you shall be number three
Stewie yeah you pulled off some clever
moves there but in the end all that
matters is who gets Avery’s treasures
first that’s sounds like a bet Sony is
the Japanese conglomerate that has been
dominating the video game market with
their PlayStation consoles the first of
which was released back in 1994 in Japan
and 95 in North America the company has
sold nearly 500 million PlayStation
consoles worldwide in the preceding 20
years which you know through the math
and there s ie worldwide studios
division encompasses many significant
development companies including Naughty
Dog team Michael and Santa Monica studio
giving the Playstations a significant
edge in terms of lucrative console
exclusives
they are valued at thirty nine billion
so that’s including their electronics
department but regardless the cell
defaults would be a treasure trove that
even Nathan Drake would be salivating
over
number q10 sent you did you God did you
much like Sony and Time Warner $0.10 is
a massive corporation and it’s currently
one of the largest internet-based
companies in the world with services and
social networking web portals and most
importantly for this list at least our
online gaming they’re wide reaching
presence has accumulated a worth of two
hundred and forty five point six billion
they’re currently partial owners of Epic
Games whose success is widely attributed
to the success of licensing the Unreal
Engine and they’re the full owners of
riot game developers of the massively
popular League of Legends they are also
the owners of supercell who are the
developers of clash of clans which is
one of the highest-grossing games ever
on the App Store so yeah do you need any
more explanation at least so you can get
three stars before we’re blown away by
the value of our top picks here if you
want to mention
number one Microsoft
remember that criteria we said about the
front how it’s hard to separate a
subsidiary from a parent corporation
well we were talking about it for Sony
and a few others but this is what we’re
really talking about anyway
Microsoft is truly one of the world’s
biggest technology corporations and
they’ve become synonymous with gaming
due to their Xbox brand of consoles
which started in 2001 valued at four
hundred and six point three billion
which of course includes their computers
division Microsoft is an enormous
company and for good reason
sian Xbox play anywhere digital title
and it’s yours to play on both Xbox one
and Windows 10 PC aside from the Apple
mentioned console Microsoft is also
responsible for many hit games and Xbox
exclusive including ports of motorsports
however of course it’s the Halo series
that truly is brought in the big box
developed now by 343 industries a
Microsoft studio subsidiary this
franchise alone has grossed over 3.4
billion whether you’re an Xbox or
Playstation fans there’s no denying that
Microsoft is a behemoth in the gaming
industry there they show this fight do
you agree with our list
can you think of other lucrative video
game companies
[Music]
for more green doubt 10 published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
[Music]
these companies are behind some of our
very favorite games and they certainly
have the money to show for it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
richest video game companies this list
we’re going to be looking at the
companies that are in the video game
development business who are worth the
most money because it’s hard to find
reliable information we won’t be
focusing squarely on divisions or
subsidiaries of companies instead going
straight to the top and discussing the
parent companies as a whole that said
we’ll be adjusting our ranking to
prioritize video game development as
many parent companies specialize in
various entertainment markets that will
all make sense to stick with us ok goal
number 10 you be something that doesn’t
intend much of anything at all because
it contends to dice with our lives yes
yes we know Ubisoft makes the same games
every year however this business
strategy is clearly paying off for them
as they currently are worth 3.7 billion
this French company has subsidiaries all
over the globe including Canada Spain
Romania and many many others this is
necessary as Ubisoft is behind some of
the biggest franchises in gaming today
including just dance far cry the Tom
Clancy game and Assassin’s Creed wild
franchise fatigue may have set in for a
few of their big-name games as of late
it’s evident through their massive net
worth that gamers still can’t get it out
[Music]
number 9 Konami my restless dream I see
that down
so now me is a company with a mix of old
and new spanning multiple generations
and securing huge hits in each they saw
a great success in the console market in
the 1980s with Kapil Vania and Contra
and have been invaded casinos and
arcades with stronger and Dance Dance
Revolution the latter of which pioneers
the rhythm game genre they have
continued their console success with
hits like Silent Hill and Pro Evolution
Soccer but their most successful title
has been the Metal Gear series which has
sold over 40 million units worldwide
Metal Gear it’s already active yes they
have made some very very very
questionable decisions in recent years
but they are still worth three point
eight two billion Brown you fools for it
appearing number eight
Time Warner while images of TV and
movies may spring to mind when you think
of Time Warner they actually have a
pretty solid grasp of the video game
market Time Warner are the owners of
Warner Brothers Interactive
Entertainment whose product include fear
and the lego game but also the extremely
popular Batman Arkham and recent mortal
kombat title Time Warner is one of the
largest entertainment companies in the
entire world and they are valued at a
massive ninety two point nine billion
however because that figure is largely
attributed to their film and TV
departments as well as DC Comics their
placement on this list has been
decreased because as we said before
we’re placing emphasis on video game
development still though ninety two
point nine billion that’s the big chunk
of change
oh my kind of party
good food good people good could be bad
number seven Bandai Namco entertainment
round for me
[Music]
the result of a merger between
development companies Bandai and Namco
Bandai Namco went by the name of Namco
Bandai in the West before
internationally changing its name to
Bandai Namco in 2014 who you got all
that anyway and I are behind many
digimon titles while Namco are behind
many more household names
due to their domineering presence in the
arcade market there the developers of
kalaxian Tekken and the Ridge Racer
series oh and also a little game called
pac-man maybe you’ve heard of it since
the merger they found new success in
publishing from software’s Dark Souls
theory and as of December 2016 the
company has been valued at around four
point eight three billion number six
Nintendo and here we come to the name
that everyone knows including your
grandmother who continued to insist on
calling every video game console a
Nintendo and with a worth of just over
21 billion it’s obvious that the name
continues to spread amongst the
generation Nintendo is easily one of the
biggest development companies in the
world stemming from a highly successful
consoles like the NES SNES and the wheat
to their world-famous games and
characters these are the guys behind
some of the biggest names in gaming
including the legend zelda Metroid and
of course Mario while it pains us that
their current value only puts them at
number 6 especially considering who’s
next their upcoming Nintendo switch may
be the light to turn things around
[Music]
number five electronic art
out of all the entries on this list EA
has been the subject of so much
controversy dating all the way back to
the 1990s that we probably could have
made it a list of its own despite all
this there are 21 points 5 billion
dollar value proves that gamers are
still buying their stuff regardless of
their reputation ea really does seem to
have a foot in every door as they are
not only these sports game developer
under there EA fourth label but they are
also behind acclaimed and extremely
popular franchises and games like
Battlefield The Sims and now Star Wars
Battlefront but with a stacked lineup
like that it’s hard not to see why
they’re so wealthy but such statistic
labels misconstrue their motivations and
in so doing the role of great disservice
now before Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard was formed in 2008
and currently operate then publishes
some of the biggest franchises in gaming
history
Activision who’s been around since the
days of the Atari 2600 are the corporate
owners of the call of duty and Guitar
Hero franchises as if that wasn’t enough
money Blizzard is the famous developer
behind many acclaimed in popular titles
including Starcraft World of Warcraft
and now overwatch
as a combined force Activision Blizzard
is valued at twenty nine point five
billion with much more to come in the
near future you shall be number three
Stewie yeah you pulled off some clever
moves there but in the end all that
matters is who gets Avery’s treasures
first that’s sounds like a bet Sony is
the Japanese conglomerate that has been
dominating the video game market with
their PlayStation consoles the first of
which was released back in 1994 in Japan
and 95 in North America the company has
sold nearly 500 million PlayStation
consoles worldwide in the preceding 20
years which you know through the math
and there s ie worldwide studios
division encompasses many significant
development companies including Naughty
Dog team Michael and Santa Monica studio
giving the Playstations a significant
edge in terms of lucrative console
exclusives
they are valued at thirty nine billion
so that’s including their electronics
department but regardless the cell
defaults would be a treasure trove that
even Nathan Drake would be salivating
over
number q10 sent you did you God did you
much like Sony and Time Warner $0.10 is
a massive corporation and it’s currently
one of the largest internet-based
companies in the world with services and
social networking web portals and most
importantly for this list at least our
online gaming they’re wide reaching
presence has accumulated a worth of two
hundred and forty five point six billion
they’re currently partial owners of Epic
Games whose success is widely attributed
to the success of licensing the Unreal
Engine and they’re the full owners of
riot game developers of the massively
popular League of Legends they are also
the owners of supercell who are the
developers of clash of clans which is
one of the highest-grossing games ever
on the App Store so yeah do you need any
more explanation at least so you can get
three stars before we’re blown away by
the value of our top picks here if you
want to mention
number one Microsoft
remember that criteria we said about the
front how it’s hard to separate a
subsidiary from a parent corporation
well we were talking about it for Sony
and a few others but this is what we’re
really talking about anyway
Microsoft is truly one of the world’s
biggest technology corporations and
they’ve become synonymous with gaming
due to their Xbox brand of consoles
which started in 2001 valued at four
hundred and six point three billion
which of course includes their computers
division Microsoft is an enormous
company and for good reason
sian Xbox play anywhere digital title
and it’s yours to play on both Xbox one
and Windows 10 PC aside from the Apple
mentioned console Microsoft is also
responsible for many hit games and Xbox
exclusive including ports of motorsports
however of course it’s the Halo series
that truly is brought in the big box
developed now by 343 industries a
Microsoft studio subsidiary this
franchise alone has grossed over 3.4
billion whether you’re an Xbox or
Playstation fans there’s no denying that
Microsoft is a behemoth in the gaming
industry there they show this fight do
you agree with our list
can you think of other lucrative video
game companies
[Music]
for more green doubt 10 published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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