Nintendo on more announcements to come and maintaining Switch’s momentum
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During Nintendo’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, it was mentioned that the company’s management has a favorable view of E3, yet its share price fell around that time. With key titles for the fiscal year releasing through the holidays, this person asked if more “attractive software” can be released continuously.
In response, former president Tatsumi Kimishima noted that Nintendo is “not yet at the point where we can announce our entire product lineup, including the products that will be released during the holiday season.” With titles already released along with Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee, the company is looking to maintain Switch’s momentum.
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Nintendo plans to share a few more details on Switch Online before September’s launch
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Nintendo Switch Online launches sometime in September. Key aspects of the service have been detailed, including access to online play, classic games, cloud saves, and special offers.
Before Nintendo Switch Online launches, Nintendo will apparently be sharing “a little more information”. That’s according to Tatsumi Kimishima, the company’s former president.
Nintendo looking to release roughly 20-30 indie games on Switch per week in the future
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Nintendo spoke about indie games as part of its 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Former president Tatsumi Kimishima, director / managing officer Shinya Takahashi, and senior executive officer Susumu Tanaka all spoke on this front.
Some notable information was shared across the responses. Takahashi said that some indies are already million sellers on Switch, and Nintendo is “looking to release around 20 to 30 indie games” on the system each week in the future. Kimishima added, “We are currently working towards reaching 1,500 software titles developed for Nintendo platforms using Unity.”
Nintendo on the possibility of releasing more of its game music, future IP use
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During Nintendo’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, one investor asked about the release of official soundtracks and making use of the company’s IPs. Director / managing officer Shinya Takahashi and Shigeru Miyamoto both weighed in on this front.
The two stated:
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Nintendo on deciding how to charge for mobile games
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Nintendo has experimented with a couple of monetization models for its mobile games thus far. With Super Mario Run, you only need to pay once to unlock everything. Fire Emblem Heroes goes for a free-to-play approach instead.
Former Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima discussed how Nintendo goes about choosing the way in which it charges for mobile titles during its 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. He also reiterated the goal of spreading awareness of the company’s IPs and bringing consumers back to Nintendo hardware.
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Nintendo on its sudden fall in share price, says fans were excited at E3, Switch gaining momentum
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We don’t typically cover Nintendo’s share price here and the situation with the stock market for one reason. It can be fickle, and often predictable. When there’s good news, chances are that the price will rise. The same also goes in the opposite direction with bad news.
Coming out of E3, much has been made that Nintendo’s share price took a notable hit. The company was asked about this during the 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Now former president Tatsumi Kimishima as well as director / managing executive officer Shinya Takahashi weighed in on the situation, stating:
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Nintendo: “inclined to do what we can to help publishers” when it comes to cross-platform play
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Cross-platform play was a topic discussed during Nintendo’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. One person in attendance brought up the fact that the feature in the likes of Fortnite and Minecraft “has been a big point of appeal.” Nintendo was asked to talk about the relationships it has with other publishers and initiatives for multi-platform titles?
Former Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima and senior executive officer Susumu Tanaka weighed in here. What’s most notable is Tanaka mentioned that Nintendo is “inclined to do what we can to help publishers incorporate crossplay when that is what they want.”
Nintendo having discussions about different ways to use its IP, Super Nintendo World talk
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During its 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Nintendo was asked about a possible synergy between Nintendo attractions at Universal Studios Japan and the company’s current products. Former president Tatsumi Kimishina and Shigeru Miyamoto both provided some comments about this.
Here’s what the two shared:
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Nintendo says that component prices won’t be an issue to continue producing Switch units
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When Nintendo was trying to keep Switch on store shelves last year, one of the issues encountered was procuring parts for actually producing the system. The company provided insight into the situation during its 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
According to senior executive officer Hirokazu Shinshi, Nintendo receives cooperation from manufactures due to Switch’s momentum, “and because we shared with many of them our vision.” Shinshi anticipates that parts still won’t be easy to come by, but believes Nintendo will still be able to meet its forecasts.
Nintendo on reaching its latest Switch sales targets, Nintendo Labo’s performance
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Nintendo has a lofty goal in mind for the fiscal year ending in March 2019. The company is targeting 20 million hardware units sold for Switch to go along with 100 million software units.
During Nintendo’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the Big N was asked how the current situation compares to its estimates. Former president Tatsumi Kimishima spoke about this as well as the performance of Nintendo Labo.
