Kimishima on amiibo sales, most popular figures, future plans
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This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Next is amiibo. More than a year has passed since we released amiibo in November 2014 as a brand new product category together with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Today, more than 80 types of amiibo have been released in Japan with over 25 amiibo-compatible games.
Approximately 31 million units of figure-type amiibo have shipped to date worldwide as of the end of third quarter of this fiscal year.
Kimishima provides more details on My Nintendo
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During Nintendo’s financial results briefing today, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima delivered an update about My Nintendo.
The My Nintendo point program will begin in March in 39 countries. There will be Platinum Points like the prior Club Nintendo and Gold Points for coupons. My Nintendo is starting with a points program, coupon, emails, and web downloads. It’ll expand to friends list, cloud data, and in-store.
Kimishima also reiterated that the first goal is to quickly have 100 million people registered with My Nintendo.
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amiibo – most popular figures during CY2015 in North America, Europe, Japan
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Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima shared a breakdown of the most popular amiibo during CY2015. We have the top 10 for North America, Europe, and Japan.
Below are the results:
North America
1. Link
2. Bowser
3. Toon Link
4. Mewtwo
5. Sonic
6. Pikachu
7. Classic Mario
8. Pac-Man
9. Mega Man
10. Ganondorf
Europe
1. Classic Mario
2. Link
3. Squid
4. Green Yarn Yoshi
5. Mario
6. Smash Mario
7. Pikachu
8. Boy
9. Toad
10. Inkling Girl
Japan
1. Inkling Girl
2. Squid
3. Inkling Boy
4. Mario
5. Classic Mario
6. Modern Mario
7. Isabelle
8. Kirby
9. Green Yarn
10. Digby
amiibo shipments are now at 31 million globally. 9 million of these were sent out in the last quarter, which is actually the largest amount thus far.
Development lag causing delay of Nintendo’s sleep monitoring device
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima shared a small update on the company’s quality of life initiative during a press conference earlier today. The device intended to measure sleep quality was originally planned for March, but was moved to April or beyond due to development lagging behind.
Kimishima shared a tiny tidbit about the 3DS as well. He mentioned that the system had trouble raising sales during the year-end holiday season, though digital download games and amiibo figures sold favorably.
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 56
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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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GameStop amiibo: Ryu, Famicom R.O.B., Kapp’n, Rover, Animal Crossing cards series 3 pre-orders open
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GameStop has opened pre-orders for four amiibo. Ryu, Famicom R.O.B., Kapp’n, and Rover are all now up for reservations. Each one can be pre-ordered here.
Pokemon messages from Tsunekazu Ishihara, Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda
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A pair of videos have been published on the Pokemon YouTube account featuring key members of the franchise. The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara and Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda discussed the series’ history. View them both below.
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Super Mario Maker nominated for “Favorite Video Game” at 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards
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Voting is now open for the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards, and Super Mario Maker is among the nominees for “Favorite Video Game”. Disney Infinity 3.0, Minecraft: Story Mode, SpongeBob HeroPants, Just Dance 2016, and Skylanders SuperChargers are also among the possibilities for the award.
The 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards will air on March 13. We’ll know then which game was chosen by the fans!
Jigglypuff amiibo available on GameStop
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The Jigglypuff amiibo is no longer exclusive to Target in the United States. As such, other retailers are now starting to take orders for the figure. GameStop’s listing is now live here.
Kimishima says Nintendo needs more time and effort to assess VR tech
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Earlier today, we heard from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima that the company is “looking” at VR. But not so fast: there likely won’t be any movement in this area anytime soon.
The Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki spoke with Kimishima following the release of Nintendo’s financial results. When asked if there’s interest in VR, he again said yes, and added that as the head of a game firm, no one can say “not interested”. However, Kimishima added that more time and effort are needed to assess technology.
