Nintendo on why selling 18 million Switch units this fiscal year is a realistic target
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Originally, Nintendo believed it could sell 20 million Switch units during the previous fiscal year. That goal was ultimately revised, and the system ended up selling just under 17 million units.
Nintendo now hopes to sell another 18 million units for the upcoming fiscal year. When asked if this should be considered a “plan” instead of a “target” during its latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa stated:
Nintendo on why it partnered with Tencent for Switch’s launch in China, will be a challenge
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Nintendo announced that it will be pursuing China as a new market for Switch. Tencent, a huge company in the country, will be helping to make it all happen.
During the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa spoke more about the recent announcement. He addressed why the company is teaming up with Tencent as well as what the challenges will be like in actually releasing the console in China.
Here’s his full response:
Ascendance footage
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Ascendance, a first-person 3D platformer, drops on the Switch eShop tomorrow. Get a look at some footage in the video below.
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BitSummit 2019 Switch announcements – Chrono Sword, Coffee Talk, Shores Unknown, more
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Ahead of BitSummit 2019 in Japan this month, the expo’s website has been updated with the many games that will be playable at the event. A number of new Switch titles have been confirmed as a result.
We’ve rounded up the various games highlighted on the site for Switch below. Where applicable, we’ve included overviews and trailers.
Gunlord X launches for Switch this month
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Thanks to a listing on the eShop, we finally have a release date for Gunlord X. It’ll be out on Switch digitally starting May 22.
Gunlord originally came to the NeoGeo and Dreamcast. For the Switch edition, new content and features have been added.
Splatoon 2 – Japanese Splatfest #22 art
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Nintendo has shared new art for the Japanese Splatfest taking place in Japan this weekend. Check out the promo image above.
Arcade Archives Ninja Gaiden coming to Switch this week
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Hamster has announced that Ninja Gaiden will be released this week as the latest addition to the Arcade Archives series. A worldwide release is planned for May 9.
Ninja Gaiden for arcades was actually quite a bit different from the NES title. As opposed to being a side-scrolling action-platformer, the arcade edition was a beat ’em up.
Arcade Archives Ninja Gaiden will cost $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29 on the Switch eShop.
Source: Hamster PR
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses introduces Dodou
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Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have shared the latest character introduction for Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Today’s update is for Dodou, who is voiced by Hidenori Takahashi in the Japanese version. The English name for this character has not yet been officially confirmed.
Dodou is a member of the Blue Lions and a commoner from the Dascar region. Dascar can be found north-west of the Kingdom of Faerghus.
Famitsu review scores (5/8/19)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
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Mortal Kombat 11 Switch update coming soon to make it at parity with the PS4 / Xbox One versions
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Mortal Kombat 11 director Ed Boon has confirmed that a new update is coming soon to the Switch version of the game. It should be available this week – around Friday – or early next week, Boon said.
Specifics about the patch have not been shared. However, Boon did note that the update will “make it at parity with the PS4 and Xbox One versions.” Stay tuned for further information.
