Details from Nintendo’s latest investor results meeting – Miiverse out today for PC, this year for 3DS
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As is typical for the company, Nintendo is holding a meeting with investors following the release of their fiscal results yesterday.
We’ll be keeping this post updated with all of the tidbits from the latest event. In one way, I guess you can say this is a live-blog! Keep checking back for updates, which come from analyst David Gibson.
– Nintendo claims that it has increasing market share globally in markets that are in decline
– Says they need to rebuild momentum for Wii U
– One of Nintendo’s biggest priorities is to improve the 3DS in international markets with major software titles
– Nintendo claims that the press’ tone has been more positive, citing Kotaku and USA Today comments that 3DS has the best games
– Nintendo says Wii U sales will improve from July onwards with first-party titles
– Miiverse can be accessed from PC today
– Miiverse coming to 3DS this year
– 87% connection rate for 3DS
– 80% connection rate for Wii U
– 25% of Animal Crossing’s sales in Japan were digital; 2/3 purchased at retail
– Wii U will get Sucia (trains) card compatibility in Japan in the near future to make payments easier
– Nintendo open to new business models on its platforms such as FTP or cheap price
– Cloud-based games not suited for their platforms and no plans to take advantage of the tech
– Iwata is taking over direct report of overseas business so there will be more alignment and product potential will be enhanced
– Iwata is giving up some of his roles in Japan
– Nintendo sees driver of this year profit improvement from hardware cost reduction and rise in first-party mix
– Nintendo said that with US purchases larger than sales that currency benefit was limited but should increase as sales rise
– Nintendo says that Wii U momentum is already lost and now wants to release software continuously
– Also important that consumers are satisfied with the software
– Nintendo said advertising expense doesn’t rise much this year because of efficiency of using Nintendo Direct, social media, and eShop
– Last year’s advertising included brand building for Wii U, which won’t be needed this year
– Regarding software delays, this was because people had to work on hardware more than planned and min expectations rising
– Nintendo on share buyback: said it’s only benefit is to those who exit their shares into it, only short term benefit
Nintendo release schedule – April 2013 – Wonderful 101 in summer, Monolith Wii U game for the west
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Another item included in Nintendo’s financial report materials is an updated release schedule.
There aren’t any huge megatons, but The Wonderful 101 and Wii Fit U have slightly more-specific release windows. Both titles are coming out for the Wii U this summer in North America, Europe, and Japan. Monolith Soft’s new game appears to have been officially confirmed for the west as well, with a vague “TBA” release date listed.
Look for the full release schedule above.
Wii U/Wii/3DS/DS million sellers – April 2013
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Included in Nintendo’s latest financial report is an updated listing of its million seller titles. New entries include Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Super Mario Galaxy.
The full listing is as follows (worldwide numbers):
Nintendo DS
Pokemon Black/White 2 – 7.81 million
New Super Mario Bros. – 30.38 million
Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 6.42 million
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3.86 million
Mario Kart 7 – 8.08 million
Super Mario 3D Land – 8.29 million
Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 1.97 million
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon – 1.22 million
Mario Tennis Open – 1.11 million
Wii
Wii Sports – 81.99 million
Mario Party 9 – 2.87 million
Mario Kart Wii – 34.26 million
Wii Sports Resort – 31.89 million
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 27.88 million
Super Mario Galaxy – 11.72 million
Wii U
Nintendo Land – 2.60 million
New Super Mario Bros. U – 2.15 million
The Little Battlers Wars – Platoon details
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The Little Battlers Wars will be released b Level-5 in Japan later this year, and today we’ve learned a bit more about the various platoons (and the characters within them) that will be in this game. Details here, with images of the characters linked from their names:
Second Platoon
– Captain Gendo Isogai is a calm character who doesn’t speak much
– Excellent leader, well-trusted
– Isogai’s butler, Renjirou Ayabe, is always by his side
– Taiga Hamasaki and Seiryu Kishikawa are the players of the Second Platoon
– Rinko Namina is the platoon’s mechanic
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon quotes trailer
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf tourism trailer #3
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GameStop ad (4/24 – 4/30)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. Highlights include Assassin’s Creed III for $29.99.
The full lineup of deals can be found in the circular below:
Hot Blooded Tough Guy Kunio: Fighting Concerto coming to Japanese 3DS systems in August
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This week’s Famitsu has revealed Hot Blooded Tough Guy Kunio: Fighting Concerto for the 3DS. The game will incorporate new modes and features a brand new story. Interestingly, some members from the original team are involved as supervisors.
Hot Blooded Tough Guy Kunio: Fighting Concerto launches in Japan on August 8. Pricing has not been announced.
Media Create software sales (4/15 – 4/21)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
02./00. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 3
03./00. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020-II
04./01. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
05./03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./00. [PSP] Amnesia Crowd #
07./02. [3DS] Card Fight!! Vanguard: Ride to Victory!!
08./04. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 #
09./25. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
10./00. [360] Monster Hunter Frontier: G1 Premium Package
11./09. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
12./05. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013
13./16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./08. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013
15./10. [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment #
16./07. [PSV] Muramasa Rebirth
17./15. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
18./11. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
19./12. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice #
20./06. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
