Even more comments from Iwata about character licensing, won’t license Mario to another company for a Mario game
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Even more comments from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata have come in regarding plans for character licensing. Chief among them is a statement from Iwata in which he mentioned, “I do not envisage a scenario in which we would license Mario out to another company to make a Mario video game.”
You can find Iwata’s complete remarks below.
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Iwata further teases Quality of Life plans
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shared a few more words about the company’s upcoming Quality of Life plans during the Q&A portion of its investor briefing last week. Look for his comments below.
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Iwata’s complete comments on potential M&A deals
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We recently heard that Nintendo would be open to the possibility of mergers and acquisitions. The company just put up its investor Q&A in English, so we now have Satoru Iwata’s complete comments on the matter. You can find them (plus more talk of character licensing) below.
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Nintendo on downplaying tech specs
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 88 Comments
Nintendo has always been coy when it comes to technical specs. We rarely see spec sheets from the company, and we often don’t see comments about what Nintendo’s systems can do from a technical perspective.
Last week, Nintendo senior managing director Genyo Takeda spoke with investors about how “Nintendo tries not to emphasize the raw technical specifications”, instead opting to place the focus “on how we can use technology to amplify the value of our entertainment offerings”.
Takeda said, “Whether a machine is powerful or not only has meaning in the context of whether that can express itself in terms of gameplay to consumers.”
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Iwata on licensing Nintendo’s characters
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Nintendo announced a new approach to character licensing at its financial briefing last week. Whereas the company previously guarded its characters closely, Satoru Iwata confirmed plans to make IP more widely available and “actively expand” its character licensing business.
Iwata later clarified to investors that Nintendo won’t likely approve each request. Rather, Nintendo “will judge, based on our own criteria, if that licensed product really leads to consumers’ smiles in the medium- to long-term, and if it is in direct competition with our core business.
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Iwata elaborates on plans and goals for smart devices
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Last week, Nintendo confirmed plans to take advantage of smart devices in a number of ways. This will demonstrate “the value of our entertainment offerings, thus encouraging more people to participate in Nintendo platforms.”
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata elaborated on the company’s plans and goals for smart devices during the Q&A portion of its investor briefing. You can find his comments in full below.
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Yamauchi family interested in selling Nintendo shares, buyback terms disclosed
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The family of Hiroshi Yamauchi has a “desire to sell” its shares, Bloomberg reports. Yamauchi was president of Nintendo for over 50 years and passed away last September.
Yamauchi’s heirs currently maintain 10 percent of the total shares for Nintendo. Yet despite the family’s interest in selling its shares, it’s unclear just how much they intend to part with.
Meanwhile, Nintendo will initiate its buyback program worth totaling 114.2 billion-yen ($1.1 billion) tomorrow. The company could puchase as many as 9.5 million shares (7.4 percent) at 12,025 yen each.
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Fan video: Super Smash Bros x Attack on Titan opening 2
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This is some truly impressive stuff!
Watch the Super Bowl with Nintendo TVii, enter for a chance to win a special Nintendo jersey
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Those who watch the Super Bowl with Nintendo TVii tomorrow can enter for a chance to win a special, limited edition Nintendo jersey.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime shared the giveaway news on Twitter just a few minutes ago. He also made note of how Nintendo TVii users can make predictions about the game in real-time and earn high standings on the Leaderboard against other football fans.
The tweets in full:
#Regginator here. Watch the game tmrw w/ Nintendo TVii & enter for a chance to win a limited edition Nintendo jersey! pic.twitter.com/fcFsNyfcd5
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 1, 2014
You can also make predictions about the game in real-time and compete against other football fans to earn your place on the Leaderboard!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 1, 2014
NO PURCH NEC. US/Can (-QC). Play during 2014 Big Game or postmark by 2/3/14. 10 Jerseys ARV$120. Rules http://t.co/u28Dgk3aG3 Spons:Nintendo
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 1, 2014
