Kimishima shares more on download sales
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Next, I would like to talk about the status of download sales.
This graph shows download sales from the latest three fiscal years through the third quarter of this fiscal year.
Total download sales from the first quarter to the third quarter totaled 30.5 billion yen. This increase is mainly due to add-on content inside games.
Without including the upcoming fourth quarter results, we are already close to achieving sales of the previous fiscal year total.
This is the breakdown of download sales by region through the third quarter of the previous fiscal year and this fiscal year. You can see that the sales figures for each region exceeded those of the previous fiscal year. Especially significant is the growth rate of The Americas ? the yellow part of the graph.
The Americas accounts for around half, followed by Japan and Europe.
This slide shows top selling download titles excluding download versions of packaged software.
In particular, add-on content for Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 8 made large contributions.
We will continue to release attractive add-on content maximizing features of each software title since they help maintain software usage rate and keep the title at the center of conversation.
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Kimishima talks 3DS hardware and software sales
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
This graph shows the comparison between the Nintendo 3DS hardware sell-through numbers from 2014 (calendar year) and 2015 (calendar year) in the Japanese market.
In 2014, we were able to invigorate the market a little earlier than last year-end sales season with the launch of New Nintendo 3DS and the release of titles such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. On the other hand, in 2015, despite a little late start off compared to the previous year, we saw a hardware-driving effect of software such as CAPCOM?CO LTD.’s Monster Hunter X (Cross), and there was momentum as strong as the previous year in the year-end sales season growth.
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More online Wii U and 3DS maintenance taking place this week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Update: More Wii U/3DS maintenance announced. Add this one to the list:
– 5:30 PM PT (Thursday) – 7:00 PM PT (Thursday)
– 8:30 PM ET (Thursday) – 10 PM ET (Thursday)
– 1:30 AM in the UK (Friday) – 3 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 2:30 AM in Europe (Friday) – 4 AM in Europe (Friday)
Wii U and 3DS have been undergoing significant maintenance this week. This has impacted the likes of online play, rankings, and more. Two more periods of maintenance have now been scheduled.
The first period, affecting both Wii U and 3DS, will take place at the following times:
– 10 PM PT (Wednesday) – 1 AM PT (Thursday)
– 1 AM ET (Thursday) – 4 AM ET (Thursday)
– 6 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 9 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 7 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 10 AM in Europe (Thursday)
The second period will only impact 3DS and is set for these times:
– 9 PM PT (Thursday) – 10:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 12 AM ET (Friday) – 1:30 AM ET (Friday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Friday) – 6:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Friday) – 7:30 AM in Europe (Friday)
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2 hours of Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 6 Comments
GameXplain has posted 2 hours of footage from Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination. The lengthy video can be found below.
Zelda: Twilight Princess manga kicks off on February 8
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments
Update: Side-note about the five volumes of complete version manga previously announced. It will begin with the Complete Version of Ocarina of Time, out on March 10.
We knew that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess would be receiving its own manga thanks to an announcement made earlier this week. An official press release has now been sent out, confirming that it will begin on February 8. New content will be issued bi-weekly.
The series will be published at Shogakukan’s manga app Manga One. If we hear anything about an official translation, we’ll be sure to let you know.
22 minutes of Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
A lengthy gameplay video showing Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination is now available. Take a look at it below.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD tweet (2/2/16)
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
“Malo” is touching upon another aspect of Twilight Princess HD with today’s new tweet on the series’ Japanese Twitter page. Today’s message focuses on the Ooccoos.
Here’s the translated tweet:
“…It’s Malo. This is the ‘Auntie’ who would teleport you instantly in and out of dungeons… I can’t unsee her as an alien… Originally she should’ve looked a bit more like human… but what happened here…”
And some concept art:
Super Mario Maker – 6.2 million courses, play count over 400 million
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
6.2 million courses have been created in Super Mario Maker thus far, Tatsumi Kimishima has revealed. The Nintendo president announced the news during the company’s financial results briefing a little while ago. He also divulged that 400 million play counts have been recorded, an average of over 64 plays per level.
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Miitomo – pre-registration on Feb. 17, release in and outside Japan in mid-March
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments
One topic Nintendo addressed during its financial results briefing today is Miitomo.
The early word out of today’s event is that the app will launch in mid-March in Japan. This will be followed abroad during the same month on iOS and Android.
Miitomo pre-registration begins on February 17, with plans to launch next month in 16 countries and 8 languages. The latter includes English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, and Russian.
Development lag causing delay of Nintendo’s sleep monitoring device
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima shared a small update on the company’s quality of life initiative during a press conference earlier today. The device intended to measure sleep quality was originally planned for March, but was moved to April or beyond due to development lagging behind.
Kimishima shared a tiny tidbit about the 3DS as well. He mentioned that the system had trouble raising sales during the year-end holiday season, though digital download games and amiibo figures sold favorably.
