It was a rude awakening this morning for the Tokyo Stock Exchange and for several major Japanese video game companies, which saw their shares plummet, some significantly.
It would all be linked to the difficult moment that the global market is experiencing, in particular after the collapse of the Wall Street stock exchange that occurred last Friday, August 2, which is having consequences not only in Europe but also in Japan: specifically, the Nikkei index recorded a drop of 12.4%, the most serious ever recorded on Japanese soil since 1987. And consequently even large giants such as Sony and Nintendo have suffered consequences, with their respective shares falling by 6% and 15%.
But many other companies are also facing the same situation: particularly notable is the decline of Capcom equal to 16%, while SEGA falls by 13% exactly like Nexon. More contained the decline of Koei Tecmo and Square Enix, respectively of 6% and 5%, but the one to suffer the hardest blow is Cave, which collapses by 23%.
Undoubtedly a very difficult day for most Japanese video game companies, hoping that the situation will be restored tomorrow, marking even a minimal recovery. All that remains is to wait for developments in the coming days.
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