Nvidia says video gaming market slowing; shares drop 7%
The HinduChip designer Nvidia Corp forecast its sales of video game chips would decline in the current quarter, and startled some analysts by laying out new supply-chain issues resulting from China's COVID-19 lockdowns. Chief Executive Jensen Huang told Reuters that Nvidia's gaming business revenue will post a percentage drop in the mid-teens for the current quarter compared with the previous quarter. Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress saidthe $500 million figure included about $400 million lost in gaming sales in China and Russia, and another $100 million lost in data center sales in Russia. "The pullback after hours is an overreaction to geopolitical events outside of the company's control, not a weakening demand environment," said Logan Purk, analyst at Edward Jones, noting the tumble in Nvidia's share price.