Nintendo on Switch stock and shipments, impacted by Suez Canal accident
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa further discussed the situation with Switch stock and shipments during the Q&A portion of its financial call last week.
As we’re heard before, the coronavirus pandemic “has caused declines and delays in freight traffic in markets outside of Japan, and retailers in some regions are experiencing temporary shortages.” Furukawa also confirmed that Nintendo was impacted by the Suez Canal accident.
He said:
Nintendo comments on its rising R&D costs
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When Nintendo held its financial call last week, one investor asked about the company’s rising costs when it comes to research and development. The Big N is expecting these expenses to be at nearly 100 billion yen for the fiscal year.
President Shuntaro Furukawa offered up some insight. He pointed to a few factors, such as development costs (which are higher compared to past platforms) to produce a steady stream of games for Switch, development of next generation hardware, plans to grow its integrated hardware-software entertainment business, and more.
Furukawa stated:
Nintendo discusses current scale of active users on Switch, “many” new titles planned for fiscal year
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During a financial call last week, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa weighted in on the current scale of active users on Switch.
Perhaps as expected, the system saw “a substantial increase” after the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, though that taped off slightly afterward. Things picked up again during the holidays. After decreasing again a bit after the new year, it sounds like there was another boost after the release of Monster Hunter Rise.
In relaying this information, Furukawa added that he believes Switch still has strong momentum and there are “many” new titles planned for the fiscal year.
Furukawa’s full words:
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Nintendo on its Switch hardware sales forecast, production not caught up to demand
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For the fiscal year ending March 2022, Nintendo anticipates that it will ship 25.50 million hardware units for Switch. The company was asked about this during the Q&A portion of its financial results call last week.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explained:
Curved Space delayed to July on Switch
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Maximum Games and Only by Midnight are moving the release date of their arcade-style twin-stick shooter Curved Space. Originally planned for June 18, the title will now arrive for Switch on July 13.
To recap, here’s an overview of Curved Space:
Nintendo Download – May 13, 2021 (North America) – Famicom Detective Club, Subnautica, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
SnowRunner – $39.99 (available May 18)
Subnautica – $29.99 (available May 14)
Subnautica: Below Zero – $29.99 (available May 14)
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Famitsu sales (4/26/21 – 5/9/21)
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Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Special live stream announced for May 26
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Square Enix will host a Dragon Quest 35th Anniversary Special live stream on May 26, the company announced today. The event will cover “all of the latest information about what’s going on – and what’s yet to come – in the world of Dragon Quest.”
Here’s the official description:
Samurai Warriors 5 gets new theme song trailer
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Koei Tecmo today issued the latest video for Samurai Warriors 5. It’s a theme song trailer, which features vocals from EXILE.
Here’s the official introduction and actual video:
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Ys VIII announced as next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Japan
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Ys VIII will be offered as the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Japan, Nintendo has announced. Those with an active subscription can play the game entirely free between May 17 and May 23. Progress can be transferred to the full version.
Those interested in Ys VIII can also purchase the game at a discount between May 17 and May 30. It’ll be sold for 30 percent off.
If the Game Trial is offered in other regions, we’ll be sure to let you know.
