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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 28 Comments

Nintendo’s latest financial results are in. The company reported its latest data today, which covers April 1 through June 30.

Here’s a quick look at how Nintendo performed during the most recent quarter:

– Generated more than $729 million (90 billion yen) in sales
– Up from $603 million (75 billion yen) during the same period last year
– Operating income of $9.3 million (1.1 billion yen)
– Major improvement from the loss of $76 million (9.5 billion yen) the company reported during Q1 2015
– Outpaced analyst estimates in this area as well
– Wall Street and financial experts around the world were expecting the company to report a loss of around $1 million
– Nintendo also reported an earnings per share of 56 cents
– Q1 2016 wasn’t only a decent quarter for Nintendo in comparison to 2014
– In terms of net sales, Nintendo hasn’t made this much money since its fiscal 2012
– First positive operating income for a Nintendo Q1 since its fiscal 2011
– Even though the company generated more revenue in fiscal 2012, that was the year it spent a serious amount of cash on research and development for the Wii U
– Splatoon sold 1.62 million copies
– This even helped push a few extra Wii U systems, according to Nintendo
– Nintendo still expects to generate $4.6 billion in sales and $404 million in operating income for its entire fiscal 2016
– Those estimations are in line with what the company previously predicted at the end of fiscal 2015
– Wii U has now sold over 10 million units

Market Expectations for Q1 were as followed:

EARNINGS FORECAST: Net loss of ¥125 million is the consensus of four analysts surveyed by Nikkei, compared with a year-earlier loss of ¥9.9 billion.

REVENUE FORECAST: Revenue of ¥89.17 billion is the market forecast, compared with ¥74.7 billion a year earlier.

Nintendo Q1 FY15 Results:

Net Sales: ¥90.233 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥1.149 billion yen
Net Income: ¥8.284 billion yen

Hardware & Software Q1 Results:

3DS HW: 1.01 million
Wii U HW: .47 million
3DS SW: 7.92 million
Wii U SW: 4.55 million

Nintendo FY15 Guidance:

Net Sales: ¥570 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥50 billion yen
Net Income: ¥35 billion yen

Hardware & Software FY15 Guidance:

3DS HW: 7.6 million
Wii U HW: 3.4 million
3DS SW: 56 million
Wii U SW: 23 million

Additional Information Q4 (Software/Hardware Shipments, Digital Sales, Cash & Equivalents):

Splatoon: 1.62 million
Digital Sales: ¥12.0 billion yen
Cash & Equivalents: ¥882.808 billion yen

LTD Figures:

Pokemon XY – 13.99 million
Pokemon ORAS – 10.27 million
Super Smash 3DS – 7.04 million
Super Smash Wii U – 3.83 million
Mario Kart 8 – 5.43 million

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo is including a booklet with all physical copies of Super Mario Maker. In Japan, we’re hearing that the item will be sold directly by Nintendo online to anyone who bought the digital version. They’ll also have access to a free PDF version – as is the case in Europe.

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In the latest trailer for Super Mario Maker, the game’s Japanese packaging was unveiled. What you see above is the “box” it will come in. And inside is the Super Mario Maker disc (with its own boxart) and artbook.

It’s basically a throwback to the boxart for the original Super Mario Bros. on Famicom! Pretty neat stuff.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo has gone live with a Japanese introduction video for Super Mario Maker. Watch it below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo added a new video to its Japanese YouTube channel today to promote the amiibo support in Super Mario Maker. Take a look below.

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Nintendo held the Super Mario Maker “hackathon” event at Facebook’s headquarters today (continuing into tomorrow). You’ll find some photos of it below.

After the “hackathon” event, Nintendo will be selecting one Super Mario Maker level created by a Facebook employee. This will be available to download in the game at launch.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments

The official Japanese Twitter account shared more information today about Splatoon’s upcoming matchmaking options.

The game gathers four pairs of tagged people with similar ranks. The 2-person groups are then randomly distributed to make two teams of four.

It may be a tad difficult to understand, but these images from the Twitter account should make things a tiny bit clearer:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Nom Nom Galaxy (PS4) – 8/9/9/8
Luminous Arc Infinity (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
Gal*Gun Double Peace (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 (3DS) – 7/8/8/8
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2 (3DS) – 7/7/8/8
Reel Fishing: Master’s Challenge (PSV) – 7/7/7/7
Orc Attack (PS3) – 7/7/7/7
Cube Creator 3D (3DS) – 7/6/7/7
Bonbonribbon Tokimeki Coorde KiraKira Dance (3DS) – 6/6/6/7

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos, Wii U | 7 Comments

Splatoon’s first big content update is coming on August 6th. Alongside new game modes, weapons and more, a new song will also be added to the game. Briefly heard during the trailer for the update, Nintendo have now published a longer version. The song is called “Hooked” and it’s performed (in-universe) by the band Hightide Era.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 16 Comments

Nintendo is adding a whole bunch of content to Splatoon next week. Players can look forward to a level map increase, plus new matchmaking options, gear, and weapon types.

In its announcement today, Nintendo teased a sushi-chef costume as one of the upcoming outfits. But perhaps we already know what it will look like.

Does the image above look familiar? We actually posted it a few weeks back. That’s the winning entry for Famitsu’s recent contest, and what’s pictured above was the winning entry created by a fan. It was previously stated that this sushi-chef costume would be added to Splatoon in August, so there’s a very good chance we’ll be seeing it in-game next week.

Thanks to Matt for the tip.

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