Details from Capcom’s latest financial results (FY14 Q2)
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Like Nintendo, Capcom posted its latest financial results today for the second quarter of the FY2014 period. GameSpot picked up on some of the more interesting tidbits, which we’ve rounded up below.
– Results down as a whole
– ¥25.9 billion ($239.6 million) in revenue gained
– That’s down 51.3 percent compared to the same period last year
– Profits fell to ¥2.9 billion ($26.8 million) for a drop of 39.9 percent
– Capcom says the downturn is due to a lack of major titles compared to last year
– Ultra Street Fight IV and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy saw “steady sales”
– Monster Hunter Frontier G and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite performed “solidly”
– Capcom’s video game business unit (“Digital Contents”) saw even worse results than the company did overall
– Revenue was ¥13.5 billion ($124.9 million)
– This is down 64.1 percent compared to last year
– Operating income was ¥2.1 billion ($19.4 million) for a drop of 60 percent compared to last year
Video: Mike Tyson tries to beat himself in Punch-Out!!
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Satoru Iwata returns to regular work duties after leave of absence
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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata had to take a leave of absence this summer due to a medical condition. In a medical checkup earlier this year, it was discovered that he had a tumor on his bile duct.
During his absence Iwata had the tumor removed and has now recovered well enough to resume his regular work duties.
In his first press appearance since his leave he commented to reporters – while giving the latest Nintendo financial results – Iwata said that he has lost weight but feels healthier.
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 23
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Club Nintendo adds Super Smash Bros. 3-Poster Set
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Yes, this is indeed a new physical reward for the North American Club Nintendo website! As of today, members can place an order for the Super Smash Bros. 3-Poster Set. It costs 700 coins.
Here’s the official reward overview:
Surround yourself with “smashing” style with this Super Smash Bros. 3-poster set. Each gorgeous, full-color poster stars a Smash fighter in top form against three challengers.
Feast your eyes on Villager from Animal Crossing™, Rosalina & Luma from Super Mario Galaxy™, and Palutena from Kid Icarus™: Uprising.
Paper size: 22″ x 28″
Ships in a poster tube
Features art inspired by the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U game.
This item will ship within two to three weeks of placing your order.
You can place an order for the Super Smash Bros. 3-Poster Set here.
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Nintendo UK Smash Bros. 3DS “Who’s Your Favourite Fighter?” video
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A few more amiibo photos
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These photos give us a look at a few more of the amiibo figurines. Fox, Samus, and Villager weren’t really in our last gallery!
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Club Nintendo Japan adds Animal Crossing Pocket Diary
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Club Nintendo Japan was recently updated with another new reward. For 200 points, users can obtain the “Animal Crossing Pocket Diary”.
The diary features covers based on the Animal Crossing series. It includes 148 pages to write in, weekly/monthly schedules, a transparent cover, and an address book.
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Yacht Club on how Nintendo helped out with Shovel Knight, more games for their systems
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GameSource recently had the opportunity to interview David D’Angelo from Yacht Club Games. The discussion isn’t in English, but we were presented with a couple of noteworthy translations.
Here’s what D’Angelo shared regarding Nintendo’s support for Shovel Knight:
Nintendo was very helpful. They provided a great deal of marketing from featuring the game on the eShop and their website, to bringing the game with them to conventions around the country. They were also helpful behind the scenes, dealing with technical questions and listening to our wildest dreams. Creating Shovel Knight for the Wii U and 3DS was a smooth process, but of course, still a ton of work. Building a game for any platform comes with its own challenges and making a game feel unique and at home on the console is an important but hard problem to tackle!
On the topic of Shovel Knight’s sales, D’Angelo stated:
The game is selling really well on Nintendo platforms, and hopefully we’ll continue to keep making games for their systems. We love Nintendo, and they have been really great to work with for Shovel Knight.
Miyamoto on getting involved with the Pikmin shorts and more
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Shigeru Miyamoto attended the Tokyo International Film Festival this past weekend to debut his new Pikmin shorts. At the event, Reuters caught up with Miyamoto to discuss a number of topics.
Here’s a quick overview as to what was shared:
– Miyamoto had balked for years at requests to make films with Nintendo characters
– He warmed to the possibilities of filmmaking given technological advances
Miyamoto noting that he has no plans to shift from games to the movie business….
“I haven’t moved over. But as computer graphics have gotten better, I started to feel that it’s something that I could get involved with. Making films in the past was something that was made with a completely different skill set but now I feel that it’s rather similar.”
