GB Daily Roundup: Earning | May 13, 2022

We had a lot of earnings to cover today, including from Nintendo, Sony, and Electronic Arts. These al

Presented by    We had a lot of earnings to cover today, including from Nintendo, Sony, and Electronic Arts. These always make for busy days (especially when we also have a podcast to do). Hope you enjoy our coverage! –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat reviews editor

Sony nears 20 million PS5s sold and expects more supply this year | VentureBeat PlayStation 5 sales continue to drag due to supply disruptions. But Sony was able to maintain its impressive profitability.

Nintendo's full-year sales hit $13B, with hardware held back by chip shortages | VentureBeat Nintendo reported its sales for the fiscal year ended March 31 hit $13 billion, compared with $13.48 billion a year earlier.

A message from Codashop How Codashop spurs gamers to make more in-game purchases It's no surprise that consumption of digital content significantly rose through the pandemic. At the GB Summit, Neil Davidson, Executive Chairman/Co-Founder of Codashop, explored ways to reinvent monetization, while keeping consumers happy. Take a look.

Unity stock tanks 28% as outlook falls short of expectations | VentureBeat Unity's stock price fell 28% in after-hours trading after the company's earnings met analyst expectations but fell short on the outlook.

EA CEO expects innovation ahead with new soccer, Dead Space titles coming | VentureBeat EA ended the fourth fiscal quarter with 580 million users, fueled by growth from EA Sports FIFA, Apex Legends, and The Sims.

Steam's top choices for March includes a Steam Deck category | VentureBeat Valve's monthly post covering the top 20 best selling games includes a special category this month: a Steam Deck specific category.

Roblox bookings fall 3% to $631.2M in Q1 | VentureBeat User-generated content platform Roblox reported its bookings for the first quarter that ended on March 31 were $631.2 million, down 3%.

EA bookings hit $1.751B for March 31 quarter | VentureBeat Electronic Arts reported earnings today for the fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, as the game publisher saw good engagement for live services.

EA creates EA Sports FC brand after FIFA split | VentureBeat EA announced it plans to launch its soccer games under the new brand EA Sports FC after reconsidering its naming deal with FIFA.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land sells over 2.1M copies in two weeks | VentureBeat Nintendo revealed that Kirby and the Forgotten Land has sold over 2.1 million copies in its first two weeks on sale.

Activision Blizzard asks court to dismiss DFEH sexual harassment lawsuit | VentureBeat Activision Blizzard asked a state court to dismiss the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against it by the state DFEH.

Pokémon sells more than 30 million copies on Switch in the last year | VentureBeat Pokémon is a massive franchise, and it had one of its best years ever on the strength of giant sales from multiple new games and older hits.

Intel unveils 7 new 12th Gen Intel Core HX mobile processors | VentureBeat Intel announced seven new mobile processors for the 12th Gen Intel Core mobile family at its Intel Vision event today.

Gotham Knights gameplay trailer drops as devs scupper last-gen release | VentureBeat WB Montreal, the developers of the upcoming Gotham Knights, today dropped a 13-minute long gameplay video.

Starting diversity efforts for gaming during college | VentureBeat The games industry lacks diversity. What can we do to help encourage diversity in the industry? This panel discusses that issue.

Flow launches $725M fund to support its blockchain ecosystem | VentureBeat Flow has announced a $725 million ecosystem fund to invest in applications and growth for its blockchain ecosystem.

OxeFit home workout startup raises funds from celebrity athletes | VentureBeat OxeFit has raised money from a couple of more celebrity athletes to support its tech-based home workout equipment.

Petaverse Network will make virtual NFT cats using Polygon | VentureBeat Petaverse Network will use the Polygon blockchain to mint its cute digital cats on the blockchain using non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Bayonetta 3 is still coming this year and Advance Wars still exists | VentureBeat Advance Wars may yet live. Nintendo included the game in its earnings report to investors, so maybe it still has a chance.

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