Super Mario Odyssey sells over 2 million copies in first 3 days
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 49 Comments
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Furthermore, last Friday saw the release of Super Mario Odyssey in Japan and in overseas markets. This newest title in the Super Mario series received many awards this year at the largest game shows in Western markets, such as E3 and gamescom, and consumers had high expectations leading to its release. Although Super Mario Odyssey launched just a few days ago, the game appears to be meeting those expectations, judging by its high review scores from the gaming media and players’ positive comments on social media.
While about 7 million units of Nintendo Switch hardware have been delivered into the hands of our consumers around the world, we estimate that the global sellthrough of Super Mario Odyssey has already exceeded 2 million units in just its first 3 days. The holiday sales season will soon go into full swing, and we plan to make more Nintendo Switch systems available in the market. We will endeavor to further increase the number of consumers who want to purchase Super Mario Odyssey, and eventually we would like the game to be seen as an evergreen title that has longevity in the market beyond this holiday season.
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Kimishima on expanding Switch production, upcoming slate of games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
The first holiday season for Nintendo Switch will be here soon. Sales began for Nintendo Switch in March, which is not the usual sales season. Our challenge, as we head into the year’s end, will be in our ability to gain the support of a wide range of consumers.
We are expanding our production structure to meet domestic and overseas demand, which has exceeded our initial projections. We have worked hard to ensure that we can provide as many consoles as possible. There was an announcement yesterday that we will revise our hardware sales projections for this fiscal year to 14 million units.
Kimishima on download sales
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
I would also like to touch on the progress we have made for our download sales. This figure shows the download sales of digital content for dedicated video game platforms compared to past years. Sales through the second quarter were the highest in our history for a sixmonth period. Download sales for Nintendo Switch highly contribute to increase of total download sales.
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Kimishima on Switch’s initial lineup, breakdown of sell-through rates and trends
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Our message at the financial results briefing in April focused on expanding the energy from the launch of Nintendo Switch and on the importance of maintaining its buzz throughout the year ahead, to maximize the installed base. Two new Nintendo titles went on sale in March at the same time as the Nintendo Switch launch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch. This was followed by the April release of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, then ARMS in June and Splatoon 2 in July, generating non-stop consecutive release with titles that let you have fun with groups of friends or acquaintances. Our goal was to further promote longer play on Nintendo Switch.
During that same period, several software publishers were able to offer an impressive lineup of titles. From our consumers’ perspectives, the sense was that there were many titles available early on that could help cement a decision to buy our hardware.
Kimishima on Switch sales
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This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
This graph shows post-release Nintendo Switch sellthrough trends for the North American market. The above shows an overlay of sell-through figures together with Wii and Wii U data for the first years after release. While Wii and Wii U were released during the holiday season, it’s important to note that the Nintendo Switch launch was timed completely differently, in March. It now looks like holiday season sales for Nintendo Switch could catch up to the Wii figures.
These are the figures for the European market. Similarly for the European market, sales figures are tracking to
those for Wii.
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Kimishima on how people are playing Switch, usage by household
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 382 Comments
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
This indicates the Nintendo Switch gameplay trends. This chart is based on the figures for Nintendo Switch gameplay for registered Nintendo Account users, gathered via the Internet. There are three different Nintendo Switch play modes: TV Mode, where Nintendo Switch is docked and play occurs on a TV screen, and Tabletop Mode and Handheld Mode, where Nintendo Switch is removed from the dock. As the graph breaks it down, we can see how the different play modes for hardware use are classified, from the docked to the undocked experience. We can clearly see that consumers are playing to suit their own play styles.
Here is some information on who is purchasing Nintendo Switch. These are the results of an Internet survey that was given to consumers in the US market in October who had linked a Nintendo Account to their Nintendo Switch system. Please keep in mind that these figures are only for the US market. As you can see, purchases are primarily made by male consumers in their 20s and early 30s. The results also show good interest among consumers in the 10 to 19 age range. This lets us look forward to future growth in our consumer base.
Kimishima: SNES Classic Edition / SNES Mini / Super Famicom Mini has sold over 2 million units
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This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
The palm-sized Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition, a home console that recalls the nostalgia for Nintendo’s 1990s hardware, went on sale overseas in September, and in Japan in October.
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition has reached a sell-through of 2 million units worldwide, at latest tallies.
Kimishima on 3DS’ lineup
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This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
We have continued to introduce software titles to maintain the Nintendo 3DS business momentum. As you
can see, multiple titles, including download-only titles, were released in September, well in advance of the holiday season.From October onward, additional new titles include Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions, Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique 3 – Styling Star, Kirby Battle Royale, and Mario Party The Top 100.
Kimishima on 3DS sales, should reach 70 million soon
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This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima
This graph shows the total Nintendo 3DS family weekly sell-through rates for Japan, the US, and Europe from the first week in 2017 to the second week of October. Even after the New Nintendo 2DS XL launch shown in
blue, sales of other 3DS family hardware remained stable. Week 30 shows particularly high growth, and this spike was driven by the release in Japan of the Square Enix title Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age.Even after Nintendo Switch sales began, sales of the Nintendo 3DS family remain stable, as you can see here.
Kimishima on Fire Emblem Heroes’ success, doing very well in the west
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This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
We will continue on to Fire Emblem Heroes, released in February of this year. For this title, we listened to the voices of our consumers and provided continual updates. As the result, we are on track to meet our overall business objectives, including our profit objectives. Since this summer, we have been holding large-scale events, adding new characters, adjusting specifications, and running new promotional campaigns, all bringing about another increase in active users.
You might think that the Fire Emblem series is more popular within Japan, but the share of sales overseas for Fire Emblem Heroes is steadily growing. As you can see, the overseas share of total sales has been expanding for the past several months and has exceeded sales in Japan. By the end of the year, we will also add support for Traditional Chinese text, and expand service to five new target countries and regions: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Thailand, and Singapore.
We will continue services for applications that have already been released, and we will continue releasing new smart device applications on the order of two to three per year.
