Nintendo on Super Mario Party’s initial sales and future potential
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
October 5 marked the global release of Super Mario Party, the latest installment in the Mario Party series.
Super Mario Party is the newest installment in the Mario Party series that is also a return to the series’ roots for reworked, less complicated game mechanics. It is a title packed with gameplay enjoyable by all, and that speaks to the “play anytime, anywhere, with anyone” concept of Nintendo Switch. It is a finished game with an appeal that is immediately apparent, and a game that everyone from regular gamers to newbies can enjoy playing together. We expect it to become an evergreen title for scenarios like parties where people come together.
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Nintendo on major Switch games for the holiday season
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
As was explained, we will look to the release of new titles this holiday season with the solid foundation we have built. Keeping up this momentum, multiple strong titles that every user in the household will want are expected to set off the Nintendo Switch system sales acceleration.
During October through December we will release a blitz of new Nintendo titles as shown. These new titles will offer fun for all of our consumers, from game fans to families, regardless of game experience or age. And all of these titles take advantage of the unique features of Nintendo Switch, enabling multiple people to enjoy exciting play together. These titles further enhance the allure of Nintendo Switch and will help make the system appealing to a wider range of consumers during the holiday season and beyond.
Over 500 software publishers selling software on Switch, over 1,300 titles
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
A wide variety of publishers from regions around the globe, and of all sizes including indie developers, have been on board since the release of Nintendo Switch, thanks to the early availability of a development environment. The number of publishers has further grown since then, and new titles are being released at a quickening pace, giving our consumers a continually widening selection of titles to choose from. We are also seeing increased interest via multiple media from developers in Nintendo Switch development and software sales. A hit title is naturally high-quality software in and of itself, but I also consider it to be a title that consumers and developers all appreciate to be a good fit with the “play anytime, anywhere, with anyone” concept and the quick-to-start, quick-to suspend functionality of Nintendo Switch. At the Financial Results Briefing in April 2018, we explained that more than 600 titles were available for purchase on Nintendo eShop.
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Nintendo talks Octopath Traveler’s success
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
The next title I want to talk about is OCTOPATH TRAVELER, released in July of this year by SQUARE ENIX. This is an RPG featuring a special kind of graphics known as “HD-2D,” which is a fusion of 2D sprites and 3D graphics. This completely original title for Nintendo Switch earned high marks from game media reviewers and also has been well received by actual playing consumers. Despite this being a completely original title, SQUARE ENIX announced that global shipments and download sales reached 1 million units within three weeks of release. According to them, both shipments
and sell-through continued to climb after that, and sellthrough has now surpassed 1 million units.
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Nintendo on Fortnite’s Switch success
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
Distribution of the Nintendo Switch version of Fortnite Battle Royale from Epic Games began during E3 this past June, and since then it has shown up everywhere, not just in the US and Europe but also in Japan. It has gained so much momentum that it has been downloaded to nearly half of all Nintendo Switch systems worldwide. Many people continue to play the game, boosting the overall utilization ratio of Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch is unique in that people can bring their consoles with them so they can communicate while playing at a friend’s house or elsewhere.
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Nintendo on third-parties showing excitement about Switch and their releases
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Nintendo on supporting Switch games with DLC and updates, tournaments, and demo events
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SEGA Ages – Phantasy Star trailer
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SEGA released a new trailer for the arrival of SEGA Ages – Phantasy Star on Switch. Take a look at the video below.
Super Mario Party has sold 1.5 million copies globally
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Super Mario Party has sold 1.5 million units around the world, Nintendo has announced. That important piece of data comes from the company’s financial results briefing, which is currently in progress.
Nintendo indicated during the briefing that it is happy with Super Mario Party’s performance thus far. It has momentum ahead of the holiday season, and is leading to a boost in Joy-Con sales.
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Bubsy: Paws on Fire announced, coming to Switch next year, developed by Choice Provisions
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Today, Accolade announced Bubsy: Paws on Fire, and it’s coming to Switch. The project is in development over at Choice Provisions – the same team behind the runner series.
We have the following overview and debut trailer for the game: