Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft sees 97.8% profit increase in latest fiscal year
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Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft just experienced a very good year, as for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, the company saw a big increase in profits. According to Gamebiz, profit came in at 800 million. That’s an increase of 97.8 percent year-over-year.
2022 was big for Monolith Soft as Xenoblade Chronicles 3 launched that July. A few months ago, the game wrapped up its Expansion Pass with new story DLC titled Future Redeemed that essentially wrapped up the series’ saga that started with the first entry on Wii.
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Nintendo director salaries for Shuntaro Furukawa, Miyamoto, and more shared in 2023 annual report
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Nintendo’s latest annual report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, which was just issued today, outlines the salaries of the company’s top directors including president Shuntaro Furukawa and Shigeru Miyamoto.
As the head of Nintendo, Furukawa earns the most with a salary of $2.51 million. Miyamoto follows in second with $2.02 million. The rest of the list rounds out with Shinya Takahashi (one of the hosts in the last Nintendo Direct) at $1.61 million, Satoru Shibata at $1.91 million, and Ko Shiota at $910,000. Note that these figures were converted from yen.
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2023 Tokyo Game Show shares lineup of exhibitors
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The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association today announced the list of exhibitors attending the 2023 Tokyo Game Show, and while Nintendo will technically be present, it’s not too exciting.
As of today, 646 exhibitors will be at TGS. This includes 389 representatives from Japan and 257 from overseas. 2,629 exhibition booths will be available, with additional exhibitors expected to participate later. Some of the highlights highlight Bandai Namco, Capcom, Inti Creates, Koei Tecmo, Level-5, and SEGA / Atlus.
LEGO Super Mario reveals Larry’s and Morton’s Airships Expansion Set
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The LEGO Super Mario line is adding the Larry’s and Morton’s Airships Expansion Set to its offerings, according to retailer listings. It will be released on August 1, 2023.
The set includes brick-built versions of the two Koopalings’ airships. By using LEGO Mario, LEGO Luigi, or LEGO Peach in the cockpits, different sound effects can he heard and you can fight a virtual cannon battle. Morton’s airship takes things further as it can be opened to create a battle zone in a LEGO Super Mario level.
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Zelda’s top devs not worried about getting stuck working on the series
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As the director and producer respectively, Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Eiji Aonuma are two of the most important people working on the Zelda series currently and they recently finished up Tears of the Kingdom as director and producer respectively. Both have been involved with the franchise for decades at this point. Fujibayashi started out with Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages in 2001 while Aonuma has been around even longer – specifically in 1998 with Ocarina of Time.
Fujibayashi and Aonuma, speaking with RTL Nieuws, were recently asked if they’re afraid of getting “stuck” in the sense that they only continue to work on Zelda games. However, both don’t seem to view it that way.
Here’s what the two shared:
[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – July 2023
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A new month started up today. Now that we’re in July, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you going through the recently-released ports of Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2 for Switch? Still playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Link figma revealed
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Anime Expo 2023 is taking place this weekend, and several new figures have been revealed – including a brand new one for Link based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Link will have its own figma from Max Factory. Further details, including a release window, were not announced. We also thus far only have a look at the figma in prototype form as the production process is early on.
Hollow Knight Nendoroids receive release date, photos, pre-orders open
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Good Smile has shared an update on the Hollow Knight Nendoroids, with The Knight and Hornet getting a release date and photos – plus pre-orders are now live around the world.
The Knight includes a clock, nail, attacking effect parts, Knightling, and other optional parts for different poses. Hornet features a clock, needle, attacking effect parts, Cogfly, and other optional parts for different poses. Both also come with a stand as the products do not stand on their own.
The Knight is measured at roughly 100mm. Hornet is slightly bigger at about 130mm.
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Gulf War Game Boy has been retired from Nintendo NY
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New reports have indicated that the well-known Gulf War Game Boy stationed at Nintendo NY has been retired.
If you’ve been to the store over the years, one of the first things you probably saw was the deteriorated handheld. Even though it was damaged in a bombing during the Gulf War, this particular Game Boy was still actually in working condition. However, it is no longer on display. Those hoping to check it out for themselves in person will no longer be able to do so.
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Jakks Pacific making several new toys for The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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Jakks Pacific has unveiled a new wave of toys based on The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The lineup includes a variety of figures plus a Bowser’s Island Castle playset, Donkey Kong Stadium playset, Inflatable Bowser’s Battle, and Mario Rumble R/C Kart Racer.
Here’s the full rundown:
