Iwata on Nintendo’s IP, why the company is targeting smart devices aggressively
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
When we further analyze the situation, Nintendo’s strength lies in, or our consumers see the most value in and are willing to pay money for, Nintendo IP, such as our software and characters, and we have been creating and nurturing them together with the history of home video game entertainment.
In order to flexibly deal with the developments of the Internet and social media as well as the changes in the people’s lifestyles, we will start strategic endeavors so that Nintendo can maximize the value of our IP that we have used primarily for our own dedicated game platforms.
I announced Nintendo’s management policy of “more actively utilizing Nintendo IP” and “taking advantage of smart devices” in our Corporate Management Policy Briefing back in January 2014. The endeavors that I am explaining now are in line with these management policies.
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Nintendo and DeNA form business and capital alliance
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments
Companies to develop new game apps featuring Nintendo IP for smart devices and a new multi-device membership service
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7974) and DeNA Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 2432) today entered into a business and capital alliance to develop and operate new game apps for smart devices and build a new multi-device membership service for consumers worldwide.
Leveraging the strength of Nintendo’s intellectual property (IP) and game development skills in combination with DeNA’s world-class expertise in mobile games, both companies will develop and operate new game apps based on Nintendo’s IP, including its iconic game characters, for smart devices. The alliance is intended to complement Nintendo’s dedicated video game systems business and extend Nintendo’s reach into the vast market of smart device users worldwide. Under the alliance, DeNA will also be able to strengthen its gaming business at a global scale by leveraging Nintendo’s IP. To ensure the quality of game experience that consumers expect from this alliance of Nintendo and DeNA, only new original games optimized for smart device functionality will be created, rather than porting games created specifically for the Wii U home console or the Nintendo 3DS portable system.
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DeNA and Nintendo set to have joint press conference today in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments
UPDATE:
• It seems that Nintendo will be conducting business with DeNA. Nintendo buys 10% of DeNA (equates to $181 million), and DeNA buys 1.24% of Nintendo.
• Nintendo will begin to develop smartphone games with DeNA, with a multi-platform social gaming network to launch in the fall of 2015. Will be released worldwide.
• A press release by DeNA has just been released discussing the capital alliance. You can read it here
• Nintendo IP will indeed be brought over to smartphones, but these are not ports. DeNA will be handling original games based off of the IP.
• New Nintendo platform codenamed “NX”. More info next year.
• English slides of today’s business and capital alliance announcement are up now. You can find them here
Watch the conference live here:
DeNA, one of the largest mobile platforms in Japan, is set to have a joint press conference today with Nintendo at 5PM JST (about an hour and fifteen minutes from now at the time of this writing). No information has been given on this sudden conference or what this is even about. The conference will be streamed to YouTube, but no links are allowed to be made public at the moment. According to this tweet, it seems a link to the live stream won’t be made readily available until it starts. The conference is set to last about 60 minutes.
The fact that Nintendo is doing a joint conference with DeNA makes you wonder what will be discussed during this conference. Satoru Iwata has stated multiple times that they have no desire to bring their IP to mobile platforms, so it’ll be interesting to see what transpires once the conference begins. Maybe we’ll get a look at an official Miiverse app, or something related?
Nintendo hosting Mario Party 10 virtual launch party, “special guest” teased
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Nintendo of America will be hosting a virtual launch party for Mario Party 10 later this week. On March 18, fans will be able to participate through the company’s Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts.
The party will feature “an awesome lineup of virtual activities and a chance to hang out with a very special guest you seriously won’t want to miss”, according to Nintendo of America’s Twitter account.
Join us for our first-ever virtual #MP10 launch party on 3/18 from 1 p.m. PT to 5 p.m. PT! http://t.co/PZWfsNkfgn pic.twitter.com/1yzFpIpQiT
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 16, 2015
You can find full details about the event below – most of which seem to center around sweepstakes.
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Super Mario amiibo series unboxing video
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Rumor: Warner Bros. to release LEGO toys-to-life game this year
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors, Wii U | 11 Comments
According a report from VideoGamer, Warner Bros. is working on a LEGO toys-to-life game that will release later this year. Traveller’s Tales is said to be making the title that will launch alongside compatible LEGO figures.
Assuming VideoGamer’s article is accurate, that means we’d be seeing three big LEGO games this year – LEGO Jurassic Park and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers being the other two. It’d also mean that Skylanders and Disney Infinity would have a new competitor.
LovePlus producer and character designer leave Konami
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Two primary staffers from the LovePlus series have announced their resignation from the company. Senior producer Akari Uchida as well as character designer Mino Taro have moved on.
Uchida said of his departure:
“I still don’t know yet, but I’d like to keep up the pace and continue doing what I can do. …it was when a fan told me ‘thank you!’ while clenching my hand in tears. In the end, it was the my best decision after thinking about what I can do for such fans from this point on.”
“Now that I have all the time to think about the unlimited things I can do, [the thoughts] of hopes and uncertainty has me jumping up and down like a child. I’d like to have an opportunity to be able to make something together with you all, so when that time comes, please lend me your strength. Let’s cause a commotion together, again!”
Mino Taro also said:
“I have nothing but the deepest feelings for the titles I’ve worked on. In the midst of working in rough conditions as a video game creator, there was a lot I thought about, but I’ve come to my decision after thinking about the last opportunity of being able to do things I wasn’t able to with Konami.”
Since “Mino Taro” was part of Konami, he intends to work under the new freelancer pen name “Minoboshi Taro” to signify the new start.
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PR – Nintendo UK to host Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo UK has issued a press release regarding a new Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament that will be held this year’s MCM Birmingham Comic Con. You can find the full details below.
16th March 2015 – Nintendo will host an exclusive Super Smash Bros. Invitational tournament at this year’s MCM Birmingham Comic Con, bringing together thirty-two Super Smash Bros. for Wii U community players for a live head-to-head battle at the show.
Visitors to the show will not only get the chance to watch, but can also participate in a number of Super Smash Bros. tournaments and matches throughout the weekend which will take place on both New Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Guests can also get their hands on exclusive items and limited edition stock as the Official Nintendo UK Online Store returns to the show on Saturday 21st March and Sunday 22nd March, at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
[Just a Chat] Kaio cancelled, Level-5 event, Nintendo sales, Xenoblade X music
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Just a Chat, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
This was an interesting Just a Chat. I was feeling completely out of it during the talk, and we had a few technical issues. But the Nintendo news discussion went on!
This week’s topics include the sad cancellation of Keiji Inafune’s Kaio: King of Pirates, a big upcoming Level-5 event, impressive Nintendo sales, and “controversy” surrounding Xenoblade Chronicles X’s music.
Listen to this week’s discussion below!
Reggie: Nintendo focuses on content that lasts, software drives hardware, no yearly releases from existing series
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 32 Comments
CNET has a few new quotes from Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America.
The site begins its article by mentioning that Nintendo’s franchises and games remain relevant today. Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, a remake of the N64 game, topped the U.S. charts in February.
Fils-Aime said that “Nintendo has always put out content that is lasting and is content that the consumer plays for extended periods of time.” He additionally mentioned: “In this games business, the axiom is that software drives hardware, and we’ve seen that over our 30+ year experience in this category.”
