Splatoon Direct – full presentation
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Missed today’s Splatoon Direct? No worries! We’ve posted the full presentation below.
North American Splatoon Direct recap
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Nintendo just sent out a press release recapping today’s Splatoon Direct. If you missed any of the juicy details, be sure to read it below.
Nintendo is hosting free demo events of Splatoon for all Wii U owners, and people who purchase the game will receive a squid-boatload of free post-launch content. Nintendo announced these and other details during a Nintendo Direct video focused on the Splatoon game, which launches May 29 exclusively for the Wii U console. To watch the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.
Splatoon represents Nintendo’s take on the action shooter genre. Characters called Inklings can transform into squids as they attempt to cover the play area with their team’s colorful ink and splat opponents. Today’s Nintendo Direct detailed many of the weapons, stages, gear, modes and other features available in the game. New announcements from the Nintendo Direct included:
Pre-order/purchase Splatoon at GameStop, get DLC costumes for Smash Bros.
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Nintendo is partnering with GameStop for a special Splatoon offer. Those who pre-order or purchase the game at the retailer will be able to obtain Splatoon-based costumes for the new Smash Bros. games.
As was announced during today’s Splatoon Direct:
Players who pre-order or purchase #Splatoon at Gamestop will receive a code for Splatoon DLC costumes in #SmashBros for #WiiU!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 7, 2015
Nintendo releasing Splatoon demo today, play it tomorrow and Saturday
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A brand new Splatoon demo is launching today, Nintendo has announced. While players will be able to download it today, it will only be usable during certain days and times.
If you’d like to try #Splatoon before launch, you’ll want to participate in the Splatoon Global Testfire.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 7, 2015
Here’s when the demo (Splatoon Global Testfire) will be playable:
The #Splatoon Global Testfire will be playable starting tomorrow 5/8 at 8pm PT featuring 4-on-4 Turf Battle action pic.twitter.com/YS9EaawZtm
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 7, 2015
Nintendo rolling out new Splatoon content throughout the summer
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During today’s Splatoon Direct, Nintendo reveals some of its plans for free content updates for the game. Here’s a quick overview:
Free Update Events
– Content updates planned throughout summer
– New stages, weapons will be added
– Inkbrush included as one of the new weapons
– More gear including clothes and shoes
– New rules for Ranked Battle
– Tower Control, Rain Maker are two examples of these
August
– Two new matchmaking options
Every week or two, new free content will be introduced in #Splatoon, including weapons, stages and gear.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 7, 2015
Tower Control, a new Ranked Battle Mode, will also become available for free shortly after launch. #Splatoon
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 7, 2015
An additional Ranked Battle Mode, Rainmaker, will be available after that! #Splatoon pic.twitter.com/2GJXbYwYYl
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 7, 2015
36 minutes of Project CARS footage
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Giant Bomb has posted a new video featuring 36 minutes of Project CARS footage. View it below.
Splatoon Direct live stream (5/7/15)
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Today’s Splatoon Direct will begin at 10 AM ET / 7 AM PT / 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe. You can watch the presentation as it happens below. We’re not planning a live blog since I’m counting on the broadcast largely being recap, but any new information will be posted on the site right away. Enjoy the Direct!
Note that the North American broadcast should be 33 minutes long. The Japanese presentation is 35 minutes.
Here’s the North American stream:
Lifetime sales for Nintendo platforms, top selling games on Wii U and 3DS
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Nintendo updated a couple of important listings in conjunction with today’s financial results. We now have the latest figures for lifetime Wii U, 3DS, Wii, and DS hardware sales. Additionally, Nintendo shared new listings of the best-selling games on Wii U and 3DS. All of that information can be found in the gallery below.
Nintendo outlook for the next fiscal year
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As part of today’s financial results, Nintendo included a section of text that acts as an outlook for the next fiscal year.
Nintendo mentions that it will look to maintain the performance of already-released games for Wii U and 3DS and bring out new titles for their systems. That means DLC for games like Smash Bros., brand new first-party experiences, and “a number of key titles” from third-parties. The new Rhythm Heaven is mentioned, so people are speculating that it’s coming west. I’m personally not ready to go that far yet!
Nintendo has a few other plans in store for this fiscal year. The company will introduce cards, the Yoshi amiibo, and NFC Reader/Writer accessory for regular 3DS systems. Nintendo is also counting on a new source of revenue in the mobile space.
Head past the break to read up on Nintendo’s outlook below.
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Nintendo announces latest financial results – year ending March 31, 2015
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Nintendo’s latest financial results are in. The company has now reported data for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.
Here’s a breakdown of Nintendo’s performance:
Nintendo Q4 Results:
Net Sales: ¥106.860 billion yen
Operating Income: – ¥6.834 billion yen
Net Income: -¥17.672 billion yen
Nintendo Full-Year Guidance:
Net Sales: ¥550 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥20 billion yen
Net Income: ¥30 billion yen
Nintendo Full-Year Results:
Net Sales: ¥549.780 billion yen (?)
Operating Income: ¥24.770 billion yen (?)
Net Income: ¥41.843 billion yen (?)
Hardware & Software Guidance FY15:
3DS HW: 9 million
Wii U HW: 3.6 million
3DS SW: 61 million
Wii U SW: 25 million
Hardware & Software Results FY15:
3DS HW: 8.73 million (?)
Wii U HW: 3.38 million
3DS SW: 62.74 million (?)
Wii U SW: 24.440 million (?)
Additional Information Q4 (Software/Hardware Shipments, Digital Sales, Cash & Equivalents):
Pokemon ORAS LTD: 9.94 million
Super Smash Bros 3DS LTD: 6.75 million
Super Smash Bros Wii U LTD: 3.65 million
Mario Kart 8 LTD: 5.11 million
Wii U HW: .35 million
3DS HW: 1.65 million
Digital Sales: ¥10.2 billion yen
Cash & Equivalents: ¥915.293 billion yen
Nintendo FY16 Full-Year Guidance:
Net Sales: ¥570 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥50 billion yen
Net Income: ¥35 billion yen
One of the big takeaways here is that Nintendo has finally returned to a full-year profit. The company also beat estimates from the financial community. For the overall year, Wii U sales are up, though 3DS sales fell a bit. A large part of Nintendo’s success resulted from the popularity of amiibo.
