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The notion that innovation is tied to creative destruction is embedded in the psyche of innovators and entrepreneurs, which is why individuals and companies instinctively focus on disruption in pursuit of innovation and growth. But is disruption the only way to innovate and create new markets? And is it the best way?
Reference 6634
Published 15 Jan 2021
Length 9 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Computer Games, Computer Software, Entertainment
The notion that innovation is tied to creative destruction is embedded in the psyche of innovators and entrepreneurs, which is why individuals and companies instinctively focus on disruption in pursuit of innovation and growth. But is disruption the only way to innovate and create new markets? And is it the best way?
Nintendo languished in last place during the console wars of the early 2000s, with game industry analysts suggesting that the Kyoto-based firm exit the gaming console market altogether. Instead, Nintendo used Blue Ocean Strategy to redefine market boundaries, creating the best-selling video-game console ever, the Nintendo Wii.
Reference 6486
Published 02 May 2019
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Asia
Industry Computer Games, Computer Software, Entertainment
Nintendo languished in last place during the console wars of the early 2000s, with game industry analysts suggesting that the Kyoto-based firm exit the gaming console market altogether. Instead, Nintendo used Blue Ocean Strategy to redefine market boundaries, creating the best-selling video-game console ever, the Nintendo Wii.
Organizational design can be complex, involving many different levers. But at its roots are a few fundamental formal structures or forms: functional, matrix, and divisional. This case tracks the early history of a (fictitious) start-up company in the software/mobile entertainment industry that rapidly expands and needs to consider the pros and cons of these various archetypes of formal structure.
Reference 6139
Published 26 May 2015
Length 5 page(s)
Region Europe
Industry Computer Games
Organizational design can be complex, involving many different levers. But at its roots are a few fundamental formal structures or forms: functional, matrix, and divisional. This case tracks the early history of a (fictitious) start-up company in the software/mobile entertainment industry that rapidly expands and needs to consider the pros and cons of these various archetypes of formal structure.
The home video-game market in Japan was relatively small and the market in the US was on the verge of collapse. In Japan, Nintendo could expect stiff competition from a number of companies in, or actively considering an entry in this market. This did not look a good time for Nintendo to make an entry. Conventional strategic thinking would suggest that it is a suicidal action to enter the market.
Reference 4745
Published 01 Jan 1998
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Strategy
Region Global
Industry Computer Games, Entertainment
The home video-game market in Japan was relatively small and the market in the US was on the verge of collapse. In Japan, Nintendo could expect stiff competition from a number of companies in, or actively considering an entry in this market. This did not look a good time for Nintendo to make an entry. Conventional strategic thinking would suggest that it is a suicidal action to enter the market.