Nintendo comments on its rising R&D costs
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
When Nintendo held its financial call last week, one investor asked about the company’s rising costs when it comes to research and development. The Big N is expecting these expenses to be at nearly 100 billion yen for the fiscal year.
President Shuntaro Furukawa offered up some insight. He pointed to a few factors, such as development costs (which are higher compared to past platforms) to produce a steady stream of games for Switch, development of next generation hardware, plans to grow its integrated hardware-software entertainment business, and more.
Furukawa stated:
Nintendo discusses current scale of active users on Switch, “many” new titles planned for fiscal year
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During a financial call last week, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa weighted in on the current scale of active users on Switch.
Perhaps as expected, the system saw “a substantial increase” after the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, though that taped off slightly afterward. Things picked up again during the holidays. After decreasing again a bit after the new year, it sounds like there was another boost after the release of Monster Hunter Rise.
In relaying this information, Furukawa added that he believes Switch still has strong momentum and there are “many” new titles planned for the fiscal year.
Furukawa’s full words:
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Nintendo on its Switch hardware sales forecast, production not caught up to demand
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For the fiscal year ending March 2022, Nintendo anticipates that it will ship 25.50 million hardware units for Switch. The company was asked about this during the Q&A portion of its financial results call last week.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explained:
Curved Space delayed to July on Switch
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Maximum Games and Only by Midnight are moving the release date of their arcade-style twin-stick shooter Curved Space. Originally planned for June 18, the title will now arrive for Switch on July 13.
To recap, here’s an overview of Curved Space:
Nintendo Download – May 13, 2021 (North America) – Famicom Detective Club, Subnautica, more
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
SnowRunner – $39.99 (available May 18)
Subnautica – $29.99 (available May 14)
Subnautica: Below Zero – $29.99 (available May 14)
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Famitsu sales (4/26/21 – 5/9/21)
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Outbreak: Endless Nightmares coming to Switch this month, trailer
Posted on 3 years ago by Ervin in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Dead Drop Studios has announced that its roguelike survival horror title Outbreak: Endless Nightmares is launching on Switch on May 17. Check out a trailer and overview below.
Exodemon footage
Posted on 3 years ago by Ervin in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
First-person-shooter Exodemon arrives on Switch today. Check out some gameplay with the video below.
Visual novel Kings of Paradise arriving on Switch this month, trailer
Posted on 3 years ago by Ervin in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Voltage Inc. has announced that its visual novel, Kings of Paradise, is arriving on the Switch eShop on May 27. Check out a trailer and brief overview below.
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Space Commander: War and Trade footage
Posted on 3 years ago by Ervin in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Space Commander: War and Trade arrives on Switch today. Check out some gameplay footage with the video below.
