In recent years we have seen how SEGA has strengthened its position in the market by acquiring major studios
In the video game industry, we have seen major financial transactions lately, with various companies acquiring or absorbing smaller studios to become industry leaders. SEGA Of course, it didn’t want to be left behind and in recent years we’ve seen how it has strengthened its position in the market after acquiring major studios such as Atlus, Creative Assembly and Relic Entertainment.
Sega close to buying Rovio for $1 billion
- A last rumor that comes from the hand of the famous medium The Wall Street Journal indicates that SEGA is on the verge of completing the takeover of Rovio for a figure close to 1 billion dollars.
- The acquisition of the studio that created the angry Birds This would give the Japanese company a big advantage in the mobile market, which as many of you know is increasingly relevant in the gaming industry.
- In fact, the purchase makes even more sense if you think that it is not only acquiring the IP addresses of Roviobut also the study could be responsible for bringing iconic SEGA franchises to mobile devices.
- After the information revealed by the the wall street journal, SEGA released a statement in which it does not confirm it, but it does not deny it either.
It must be taken into account that, despite the fact that Angry Birds was a resounding success and marked a before and after, Rovio isn’t at its best right now. In March, the company was about to be acquired by Playtika Holding Corp. for 800 million dollarsalthough ultimately the transaction came to nothing.