BRAND_ANALYSIS #NAUGHTY_DOG CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT #126 OF 159 IN CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT ALIGNED

Naughty Dog

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#922 of 1208 overall by tension · #126 of 159 in Culture & Entertainment
11 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

The Last of Us franchise is carrying dead weight. C=50 relevance with B=61 business performance suggests the studio's cultural moment has passed—sentiment at 0.40 confirms players are moving on.

IN THE NEWS (69 articles this week)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune "is rough around the edges," ex-Naughty Dog designer says, and "went through a whole lot of hell during development" - GamesRadar+
The Last of Us Online's Scrapped Development Explains Why Naughty Dog Hasn't Had a New Game in Six Years - IGN
Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic Adds An Actor From The Last Of Us And Uncharted - GameSpot
Cultural Score
50 / 100
Business Score
61 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 36/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 0/30
Market Position 0/25
Revenue Growth 0/25
Earnings Health 0/20
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Sociology of Capitalism
Mike Litman