The games industry is being rocked by layoffs, rising prices, and studio closures. Then there’s Nintendo.
The games industry is being rocked by layoffs, rising prices, and studio closures. Then there’s Nintendo.
by Andrew WebsterApr 1, 2026, 1:30 PM UTCAndrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories.
Things aren’t going so well in the video game industry. Consoles are getting more expensive, games are shutting down, layoffs are prevalent, the live-service space is a mess, major platforms are entering eras of uncertainty,
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