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
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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:
Famitsu sales (4/26/21 – 5/9/21)
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Famitsu posts Japanese hardware and software sales for fiscal year 2020, Nintendo dominates the market
Posted on 3 years ago by Bryce(@brodee922) in General Gaming, News, Switch | 0 comments
The sales numbers are out for both video game software and hardware in Japan for fiscal year 2020, which would be from March 30, 2020 to March 28, 2021. Famitsu released in its column the top 20 software sales for this time period and the sales records for all the systems on the market. It is notable that of the top 20 software bestsellers, 17 of them were Switch releases.
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Samurai Warriors 5 gets new theme song trailer
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Koei Tecmo today issued the latest video for Samurai Warriors 5. It’s a theme song trailer, which features vocals from EXILE.
Here’s the official introduction and actual video:
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Ys VIII announced as next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Japan
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Ys VIII will be offered as the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Japan, Nintendo has announced. Those with an active subscription can play the game entirely free between May 17 and May 23. Progress can be transferred to the full version.
Those interested in Ys VIII can also purchase the game at a discount between May 17 and May 30. It’ll be sold for 30 percent off.
If the Game Trial is offered in other regions, we’ll be sure to let you know.
Guerilla Collective 2021 announced for June
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Media Indie Exchange has just announced that the Guerilla Collective Showcase is returning for a second consecutive year. The event will take place across the first two Saturdays in June.
Guerilla Collective is promising “wide-ranging game, footage, guest and news-filled showcases.” There will be over 80 titles from 505 Games, Innersloth, Thunderful, and more.
Below are all of the relevant date and participant details:
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Manifold Garden getting a physical release on Switch
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Following its release on the Switch eShop, Manifold Garden is now getting a physical release. iam8bit is handling the boxed edition, which includes a brand new cover art that is reversible and also comes with an exclusive architectural pop-up card.
Also worth noting is that iam8bit is offering the Manifold Garden Original Soundtrack as a two-disc vinyl, featuring a pop-up gatefold of the iconic stepwell level in Manifold Garden. It comes with two additional tracks that are not in the digital soundtrack (the music for the alternate endings). The vinyl is limited to 1,000 prints.
Pre-orders for the Manifold Garden physical release and soundtrack are open here. They’re estimated for shipping in Q3 2021 and Q1 2022 respectively.
Source: iam8bit PR
