Kimishima assures more titles will be announced for 2018
Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
During a recent general meeting with Nintendo shareholders, Tatsumi Kimishima addressed some concerns regarding the decline in the company’s stock value following Nintendo’s presentation at E3.
The former president explained that it is not yet time to announce the full lineup. Nintendo is preparing to reveal more information to customers when the time is appropriate. He added that some of these products will launch during the holidays, and that it will be a “powerful lineup” that will help maintain the Switch’s momentum during the year-end shopping battle.
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My Nintendo adds latest discounts and 3DS themes in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
My Nintendo has received its latest discounts in Europe. Along with several discounts, a couple of 3DS themes are available.
The full set of rewards is below:
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Thunderful acquires Rising Star Games
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The Thunderful Group, which is made up of Image & Form and Zoink Games plus Thunderful Publishing, announced today that it has acquired publisher Rising Star Games with offices in the UK and US. Thunderful Publishing managing director Ed Valiente will hold the same role at Rising Star Games.
Thunderful shares the following information about its acquisition:
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Voting results from Nintendo’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Last week, Nintendo’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held in Japan. It featured a very brief presentation, a Q&A session, and a vote. It was here where new president Shuntaro Furukawa was sworn in as Nintendo’s new president, taking over for Tatsumi Kimishima.
Below are the full voting results of the vote:
FuRyu clarifies recent statement, will continue to make console games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
FuRyu mentioned in its latest shareholder report that it would be temporarily suspending its games business. That had fans concerned that the company would no longer be making titles like The Alliance Alive and Work x Work – at least for the near future.
Thankfully, it looks like the situation is better than expected. FuRyu issued a press release today clarifying things, and has confirmed that only smartphone games will be suspended. Console titles will still be developed.
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Video: Astro Gaming shows off its Zelda: Breath of the Wild-themed Switch headset
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Astro Gaming has a new headset planned for Switch based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. At E3, the company showed off the device and spoke about it with GamerHubTV. Take a closer look below.
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FuRyu temporarily suspending its games business
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
FuRyu is known in the Nintendo scene for its RPGs The Legend of Legacy and The Alliance Alive. The studio is also publishing Work x Work and Beyblade Burst: Battle Zero on Switch in Japan later this year.
In its latest shareholder report, FuRyu stated that it will “temporarily suspend” its games business, though current titles in production will not be affected. President and CEO Takashi Mishima explained that the company was “struggling to recover our heavily invested games business, and growth in the main business was also sluggish, which led to a major disparity from the overall initial plan.”
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Reggie – Nintendo still “all in” on amiibo, more announcements to come, future of the “Classics” line, more
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Game Informer has published its own interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime at E3. The two sides chatted about amiibo, future announcement, what lies ahead for the “Classics” brand (like the NES/SNES Classic Edition), and more.
We’ve picked out some of the notable excerpts from the interview below. You can read the full discussion on Game Informer here.
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The Cat Mario Show – episode 36 (Europe)
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The latest European episode of The Cat Mario Show has gone live on Nintendo’s YouTube channel. You can watch it below.
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Another message from new Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa
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After Shuntaro Furukawa was officially named Nintendo’s next president this week, the company’s CSR Report was updated. Included with that was a message from Furukawa himself.
As part of Nintendo’s “Management Policy”, a second note from Furukawa was shared. This one is a bit longer and also officially in English. You can read it in full below.
