Nintendo talks about Switch being in the middle of its life cycle and impact of Animal Crossing
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During a conference call stemming from Nintendo’s financial results, president Shuntaro Furukawa reiterated that Switch is in the middle of its life cycle. He also said that the company views this “as building a foundation for growth that goes beyond the life cycles of our previous hardware platforms.”
Regarding the future, Furukawa said that Nintendo “will continue efforts to extend the Nintendo Switch life cycle, while promoting initiatives that make use of Nintendo Accounts and pursuing our goal of motivating consumers to play our platforms for years to come.” Additionally, the massive hit that was Animal Crossing: New Horizons and causing many new hardware purchases “will continue efforts to extend the Nintendo Switch life cycle, while promoting initiatives that make use of Nintendo Accounts and pursuing our goal of motivating consumers to play our platforms for years to come.”
Furukawa’s full words:
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Nintendo says Pikmin 3 Deluxe is often being chose as the next title from Switch players after Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a massive success. It has already sold over 26 million copies worldwide despite releasing this year, and has helped move a ton of Switch hardware.
While speaking about the game during a financial results conference call, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shared an interesting tidbit. Interestingly, Furukawa said that “Pikmin 3 Deluxe has frequently been chosen as the next title after Animal Crossing: New Horizons by many consumers, especially in Japan.” It makes sense that Nintendo wants Switch owners who started out with Animal Crossing “to become aware of and play as many different titles as possible, regardless of whether those titles are new or evergreen.”
Furukawa had this to say when asked about how many of the previously released titles that hit the million mark in the six-month financial period were ones that people can enjoy playing together, and whether they were consciously recommended to Animal Crossing players:
Nintendo says Switch sales are “continuing at a good pace”, “looking to make this another big holiday season”
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During the conference call for Nintendo’s latest financial results, president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about the sales outlook for the next quarter and what can be expected for year-end sales.
Furukawa mentioned that Switch hardware demand has been strong into October, and “sales are continuing at a good pace.” Despite not having a major first-party title like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or Pokemon Sword/Shield, Nintendo is still hoping for “another big holiday season”, which is “thanks to the many consumers, including those new consumers who developed an interest in Nintendo Switch because of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, picking up our new titles, titles released in conjunction with the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary and our evergreen titles.”
Furukawa’s full words:
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Fuser launch trailer
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Harmonix has shared a launch trailer for Fuser, its new rhythm game for Switch. Take a look at the video below.
Fuser is out today on Switch via the eShop.
Blood Bowl 3 details teams, Special Play Cards, Campaign Mode, customization, post-launch support
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During the Games Made in France event last week, Cyanide revealed new information about Blood Bowl 3, an adaptation of Games Workshop’s cult board game. The developer shared details about Special Play Cards, Campaign Mode, customization, and post-launch support.
Here’s the full rundown, including new screenshots:
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Genshin Impact introduces Tartaglia Childe and new story and character trailers
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As Genshin Impact gets ready for its Version 1.1 update this week, they’ve also given out details for upcoming character Tartaglia Childe. While we are still awaiting more information about the Switch release, the popular game continues to thrive. Additionally, a fresh set of trailers have arrived for the new character. Take a look at the information below courtesy of Gematsu:
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Billion Road getting a physical release in the west
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Limited Run Games has announced that it’s distributing physical copies of Billion Road, a digital board game experience for Switch. Pre-orders open tomorrow, November 10, at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET.
You’ll be able to reserve a copy here. Limited Run Games will be taking pre-orders for the next four weeks.
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Smash Bros. Ultimate version 9.0.2 coming soon
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Nintendo has announced that it will soon be releasing a new 9.0.2 update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Details were not provided, but we would assume that the patch will address a few issues/bugs.
Note that the upcoming update will not be compatible with previously-recorded replays. If you’d like to save those clips, follow these steps:
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered launch trailer
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EA has shared a launch trailer for its new Switch release Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered. Take a look at the video below.
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered launches for Switch on November 13.
Nintendo helped convince XSEED to bring Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin to Switch, pre-orders are “2-to-1 over PS4”
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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin wasn’t always planned for Switch. However, the decision to support the system ultimately worked out for XSEED and the team at Edelweiss.
XSEED Games executive vice president Kenji Hosoi told Siliconera that Nintendo reached out multiple times. There was some hesitation at first since it would impact the original plans and schedule, but a Switch version has paid off so far. Hosoi revealed that pre-orders on Switch are “about a 2-to-1 over PS4.”
Hosoi’s full words:
