During the fiscal year ending March 2019, we plan to drive results by positioning Nintendo Switch, which is expanding its installed base, at the core of our business, as well as through the continuation of the Nintendo 3DS business, and by expanding the scale of our smart-device business. We will also move forward with our goal of expanding the number of people who have access to Nintendo IP.
And finally, the video game tradeshow E3 will be held in Los Angeles this June. Again this year, Nintendo will not be hosting a large-scale press conference for institutional investors, analysts and the media. Instead, we plan to continue our practice from the past few years of utilizing a video presentation to introduce the games that are
planned for release during the year.

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Nintendo files patent for digital card format, possibly has something to do with Pokemon

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Another interesting Nintendo patent surfaced this week. On Wednesday, the company filed an application for a “non-limiting example game apparatus” involving a “card display screen including an image of a card object” displayed on the apparatus’ screen.

What the patent boils down to is a digital card format, perhaps for something Pokemon-related. Here’s one excerpt from the application:

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Kimishima on decision to step down as Nintendo president, Furukawa’s goals, many unannounced Switch games

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Shuntaro Furukawa is taking over for Tatsumi Kimishima as global president of Nintendo in June. At a news conference, Kimishima spoke more about stepping down as well as having Furukawa assuming his previous role.

Kimishima said he made his decision since he “fulfilled almost fully his responsibilities” to turn around Nintendo. He also noted that it was becoming difficult for him to fly around due to his age, and the better-than-expected sales momentum of the Switch sparked the idea to bring in someone else for the president’s position.

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Takashi Tezuka joining Nintendo’s board of directors

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There’s one more notable appointment stemming from the financial report Nintendo published today. Going forward, Takashi Tezuka will be an Executive Officer on Nintendo’s board of directors.

Tezuka joined Nintendo in 1984 and has been key in many classics. He was the director of early hits like Super Mario World and Zelda: A Link to the Past, and has continued to be involved with development through today.

Despite being an Executive Officer, Tezuka will still be a Senior Officer in Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning & Development division.

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Nintendo’s new president Furukawa: “develop the company to its fullest”, “say what needs to be said”

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Nintendo announced today that its current president Tatsumi Kimishima would be succeeded by Shuntaro Furukawa in June. Bloomberg was able to get a few statements from Furukawa at the press conference in Osaka where the news was announced. He had the following to say about his plans as president:

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Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi, Yoshiaki Koizumi receiving promotions

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Nintendo announced a smattering of executive changes today. The big one is Tatsumi Kimishima is stepping down as president, to be replaced by Shuntaro Furukawa. Satoru Shibata will also leave the role of Nintendo of Europe’s president in favor of becoming a director.

Elsewhere, Shinya Takahashi is becoming a Managing Executive Officer. He had previously held the role of General Manager of Entertainment Planning & Development Division.

Yoshiaki Koizumi is a Deputy General Manager of Entertainment Planning & Development Division. However, he will be shifting to an Executive Officer role on the board of directors.

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Satoru Shibata to step down as Nintendo of Europe president, becoming a director

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The news about Tatsumi Kimishima retiring from Nintendo as president isn’t the only big role change announced for the company today. Satoru Shibata, who has been the president of Nintendo of Europe, is also relocating from his role.

Nintendo confirms that Shibata is becoming a director. In a sense, this is an upgrade, as he’ll have a greater executive officer role as part of the board of directors.

It is not immediately clear who will be taking over for Shibata’s previously role.

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Nintendo 2017 fiscal year earnings results – Switch sales at 17.79 million worldwide

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Today, Nintendo announced its full 2017 fiscal year earnings results. We’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information below.

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Tatsumi Kimishima retiring as president of Nintendo, Shuntaro Furukawa taking over

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After Satoru Iwata passed away in 2015, Tatsumi Kimishima was brought in as Nintendo’s global president. Kimishima’s primary role at the company will be ending soon, however. In its financial results today, Nintendo announced that Kimishima will be retiring as president.

Shuntaro Furukawa, 46, will be taking over for Kimishima. He joined Nintendo in 1994 and has worked in global marketing and at The Pokemon Company. Since 2016, Furukawa has been Nintendo’s Managing Executive Officer, Supervisor of Corporate Analysis & Administration Division and Director.

Kimishima will officially step down on June 28. According to Nikkei, he’ll remain with Nintendo as an adviser.

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