Nintendo president on the positive impact of The Super Mario Bros. Movie on its revenue and business
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie came out last year to much success. For Nintendo, this ended up impacting its bottom line in a positive way. President Shuntaro Furukawa touched on this during the Q&A portion of a financial briefing this week.
According to Furukawa, The Super Mario Bros. Movie contributed to the mobile and IP related business seeing a big increase year-on-year. He explained:
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Nintendo president on Switch performance, new hardware plans not impacted by latest business conditions
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has weighed in on the current Switch performance while briefly giving a few vague comments on new hardware. This comes from the Q&A portion of the company’s financial briefing.
Furukawa described Switch sales as “stable” and “the holiday season results were steady.” He again pointed out that reaching new consumers is a challenge given the age of the hardware, but it’s worth noting that the holiday season saw “a particular rise in first-time buyers of our hardware, and we see this as a positive sign for the Nintendo Switch business going forward.”
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Shin-chan: Shiro of Coal Town announced for Switch, receiving a worldwide release
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September 15: In the deluge of new game announcements that happened in the most recent Nintendo Direct presentation, Neos Corporation took the opportunity to reveal a new title of theirs, Shin-chan: Shiro of Coal Town. While the game was initially only confirmed to launch this winter in Japan, the company has clarified that it will also be receiving a worldwide release at a later date.
Shin-chan: Shiro of Coal Town is a successor to the previous game in the series, Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation – The Endless Seven-Day Journey. With Millenium Kitchen once again developing the game, players can expect a familiar, relaxing life-simulation-style game set in a new mysterious town.
You can check out a brief synopsis of the game below.
Genso Chronicles releasing on Switch next week
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Kemco and Hit Point are back with another RPG having announced Genso Chronicles. The game is due out on February 16, 2024.
Learn more about it in the following overview provided by Kemco:
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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom icons added to Nintendo Switch Online
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May 11: Just in time for the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom comes a new set of user icons on Nintendo Switch Online.
As usual, icons are available for characters, backgrounds, and frames. Most cost 10 Platinum Points on My Nintendo. However, the backgrounds and frames are 5 Platinum Points. If you redeem any icon any your Nintendo Switch Online subscription expires, the icons will still be yours to keep.
Gleylancer and Gynoug Switch physical release announced
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Limited Run Games has announced a new Switch physical release combo pack featuring Gleylancer and Gynoug.
Both of these titles were previously sold digitally via the eShop. Now though, they’ll be offered physically on a single cartridge.
Birth out on Switch next week, new trailer
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Wet Heart has come through with a release date for Birth. On Switch, it’ll be ready to go on February 15, 2024.
We shared some thoughts about Birth last year when we published our preview. In case you missed it, check out our article here.
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Inkulinati launches on Switch in February
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January 28: More than three years after it was announced, Inkulinati now has a release date on Switch. It’s launching on February 22, 2024, according to an eShop listing.
Inkulinati was confirmed for Switch in 2020 after reaching a Kickstarter stretch goal. It came to PC early access last year, but that seems to be wrapping up and the full launch is happening on Nintendo’s console in a few weeks.
Adventure game Lake incoming for Switch
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A Switch version of Lake is on the way, publisher Whitethorn Games and developer Gamious just announced. It already has a confirmed release date of February 15, 2024.
Lake is an adventure game that first came out in 2021. For more information about it, read the following overview:
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502’s Arcade out this month, new trailer
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We now have a release date for 502’s Arcade. The title will be available for Switch on February 22, 502 Studios announced today.
We previously reported on 502’s Arcade at the end of 2022, but it didn’t have a release window at the time.
Here’s some information about the title:
