Iwata shares a bit more on Nintendo’s Quality of Life plans
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Satoru Iwata opened up a bit more regarding Nintendo’s Quality of Life plans while speaking with Japanese outlet Asahi News. Here’s a brief overview about what was shared, courtesy of Kotaku:
– Game hardware, game software, and health care are Nintendo’s three main pillars
– Iwata: “It’s not necessary to be particular about game hardware”
– Iwata seems to be saying that Nintendo’s health care business doesn’t need to be tied to its video game consoles
– Nintendo considering making a service that analyzes data from its sleep sensor
– Users would be given ways for exercising and eating right
– Iwata: “Leveraging our video game know-how, we’ll make it so even those who have trouble following through can stick with this program and have fun”
– Nintendo believes health care is a way it can reclaim customers
– Nintendo is also thinking of ways to get into the education field
More: Satoru Iwata, top
Nintendo to offer more low-cost software – re-create games for 3DS, more demos
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
Japanese outlet Nikkei reports in a new piece published today that “Nintendo’s comeback strategy includes expanding customer choice by adding more affordable software titles”. Nikkei recently spoke with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, and was told that the company “plans to re-create games for the Nintendo 3DS portable system based on past titles and smartphone offerings.” By keeping development costs low, Nintendo can provide content “at prices as low as several hundred yen.”
Nikkei was also told that there will be a larger emphasis on trial versions/demos. The thinking behind this is that consumers will become more aware of new games and could become interested in purchasing the full product.
Iwata additionally mentioned that most recent 3DS sales saw a dip since the New 3DS is not debuting until next month in North America and Europe. That said, Nintendo has no plans to lower prices of its systems anytime soon.
Iwata said: “We aim to return to profit levels more typical of the company in the year ending March 2017.” According to Nikkei, Iwata suggested “that the market and shareholders anticipate 100 billion yen ($845 million).
More: top
Flipnote Studio 3D codes now coming “later this month” for North American Club Nintendo members
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments
North American Club Nintendo members were supposed to receive codes for Flipnote Studio 3D sometime this week, but those plans have now been delayed. The rewards section of the website now states: “For Flipnote Studio 3D, please check your To-Do list to receive your download code later this month.” An exact date has not yet been provided.
Thanks to Ryan H for the tip.
More: Club Nintendo, Flipnote Studio 3D, top
Another Super Mario secret found in Dying Light – Tanooki Suit homage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Videos | 3 Comments
Dying Light players have discovered another Super Mario-related secret within the game. By finding a blueprint for the “Pyza Suit, you can glide around much like Mario in the Tanooki Suit. Take a look above.
More: Dying Light
Video: Happy Valentine’s Day from Nintendo
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
Another update now live for Miiverse
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 3 Comments
Nintendo has detailed a new update for Miiverse that recently went live.
First, users can now see a preview of the latest comment written on each post when looking at a list of posts. This was previously launched for the web version of Miiverse last month, but has now been implemented in the Wii U and 3DS version as well.
Nintendo also added a feature that finds users with similar interests to you. Such users’ posts are shown in the activity feed.
More: Miiverse
Fan creates a custom Mewtwo “amiibo” for use with Pokemon Rumble U
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
There is no Mewtwo amiibo – at least not yet. That means it’s time for fans to pick up the slack!
What you see above is a unique, fan-made Mewtwo “amiibo”. It was built from an old Mewtwo toy and features the Mewtwo NFC chip from the Pokemon Rumble U toy line. The figure features unique packaging as well.
This custom Mewtwo amiibo is up on eBay, and bids have surpassed the $250 mark. You can check out the auction here.
More: Amiibo
High quality image of Pokken Tournament arcade cabinet
Posted on 10 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in General Nintendo, Images, News | 2 Comments
More: Bandai Namco, Japan, Pokken Tournament
Nintendo getting a high volume of videos for Creator’s Program, will process them “as quickly as possible”
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Nintendo kicked off a beta version of its new Creator’s Program on YouTube last week. If you missed out on the news, it’s essentially a program that allows YouTube users to earn a percentage of revenue from certain Nintendo-related content.
Nintendo said on its website that videos are processed in “two to three days.” However, there are reports that many YouTube users have not yet seen approval on their first round of creations. Nintendo at least seems to be aware of the problem – which was caused by a high volume of applications – and will look to process videos “as quickly as possible.”
The full statement reads:
Thank you very much for participating in the Nintendo Creators Program. Due to your enthusiasm for the program, we’re receiving a higher volume of applications to register channels & videos than expected. It is taking longer than we anticipated to confirm the applications. We appreciate your patience as we work through them as quickly as possible.
There are a few things that you can do to help expedite the process. Please check the following points before you register your channels and/or videos. Please note that we are not able to register channels and videos that are not in line with our Terms of Service.
More: YouTube
Rumor: Gold and silver Mario amiibo on the way
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 30 Comments
Nintendo appears to be cooking up a couple of special Mario amiibo. “Children’s Product Certificates” for gold and silver figures have been spotted on the company’s website. That would make this official, though we haven’t heard anything out of Nintendo – so we’ll mark this a rumor for now.
