There’s a few interesting happenings in gaming today. Here’s the news.
- GPU Shipments Falling
- Nintendo President Ready to Resign
Graphics Card Plunge
According to DigiTimes, Taiwanese graphics card factories are seeing a 40% decline in shipments. It seems that the cryptocurrency mining fad is starting to fall out, and miners are no longer buying cards. And with exuberant prices on graphics cards right now, gamers aren’t interested in buying any either. This very well might mean that the price of these cards may finally go back down to their previous, more affordable prices. I’d certainly like to upgrade my PC without paying $800+.
Nintendo President
The current President of Nintendo, Tatsumi Kimishima, has announced his resignation from the company. He will step down at the end of June, in which Nintendo’s global marketing department head Shuntaro Furukawa will take his place. Fukukawa is also The Pokémon Company’s outside director and Nintendo’s managing executive officer. He’s been with Nintendo for about 23 years. Best of luck to Furukawa with his new responsibilities, and we wish Kimishima a happy retirement.
We have a new episode of the podcast tomorrow. This time, we talk about Doom. It’s a good time. Check back tomorrow for more video game related news. Otherwise, have a great day!