Nintendo not planning any price cuts currently, wants to sell Switch “for as long as possible”
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The topic of pricing was brought up during the Q&A session of Nintendo’s recent financial results briefing. In response, president Shuntaro Furukawa stressed that the company has no plans for any price cuts at this time.
Profitability was also mentioned as part of the same response. Nintendo hopes to improve in this area “by increasing the number of units sold and selling the Nintendo Switch family of hardware for as long as possible.”
According to Furukawa:
Nintendo on the rise of digital sales, Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass made “huge contribution”
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As noted during Nintendo’s latest financial results, the company’s digital sales continue to rise. Those sales went up even further this past fiscal year, which prompted one attendee during the Q&A session of the Big N’s investor briefing to ask about any specific changes to the numbers.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa pointed out a few things. For one thing, gamers are continuing to be interested in owning titles digitally as opposed to physically. Additionally, sales growth of download-only software is increasing, add-on content sales are up, and revenue is coming in from Nintendo Switch Online. Furukawa also highlighted the Fighters Pass for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which “has made a huge contribution.”
Furukawa said:
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Nintendo president says many consumers bought Zelda: Link’s Awakening with Switch Lite, initial attach rate high among core gamers
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The Switch Lite launched with a pretty substantial game. Alongside the new hardware was The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, a remake of the Game Boy classic.
During the Q&A session of Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa said “many” buyers picked up Link’s Awakening alongside the Switch Lite. Although sales have been high from core gamers, it’s expected that this could change as the consumer base expands.
Nintendo maintenance schedule as of November 10, 2019
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Nintendo has more maintenance planned for the coming days, with the bulk of downtime happening early in the week. Switch will largely be impacted again as expected.
Here’s the current maintenance schedule:
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Pre-order updates – November 10, 2019
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Dragon Ball FighterZ – Broly (DBS) trailer
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Bandai Namco and Arc System Works have put out a new trailer for upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ DLC character Broly (DBS). Watch the video below.
Broly (DBS) will be added to Dragon Ball FighterZ “soon”.
[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #53 – SNK’s Terry Bogard: for good boys and girls of all ages
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Hello, my Norman Reeduses and Freaky Fetuses! This week on NEP, we celebrate Terry Bogard’s debut in Smash with lots of creativity flowing; we muse on ideas for licensed anime games like Food Wars Shokugeki no Soma, Trigun, Sailor Moon… We also kick the show off with some chat about general media—I promise there’s structure to this show. Galen talks his captivation with Luigi’s Mansion 3, Oni Dino is charmed by Destiny Connect, and general banter continues. “C’mon!”
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This week, the podcast is sponsored by Koei Tecmo. Check out Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, out now on Nintendo Switch.
Tencent: “We hope to create console games with Nintendo characters”
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Tencent has teamed up with Nintendo to distribute the Switch in China. There’s no specific release date yet, but it will finally be happening sooner rather than later.
Tencent seems to have some big goals aside from being Switch’s Chinese partner. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, one official claimed that the company is interested in making console games featuring Nintendo characters.
Wargroove: Double Trouble first footage
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Recently, Chucklefish announced free Double Trouble DLC for Wargroove containing a new story campaign with three new Outlaw Commanders and more. View some of the first footage from a live stream recording below.
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered update out now
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered has been given a new patch on Switch. This week’s update include some fixes as well as improvements.
Below are the full patch notes:
