Nintendo says communicating appeal of evergreen games especially important now, sharing helped Animal Crossing sales explode
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Nintendo has stressed the appeal of promoting its evergreen games in light of the coronavirus, and the company simply can’t rely on new titles. President Shuntaro Furukawa, speaking during a financial results conference call, brought up Ring Fit Adventure and how there’s still lots of unfilled demand there due to limited supply.
Furukawa also touched on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. He noted how the game has been shared by others with the likes of family and friends, “and this further expanded through the spontaneous and widespread sharing of information on social media.” Ultimately, “many more consumers are purchasing the title than we had initially expected.” Nintendo will now be looking at “how to recommend a second or third title to them, and how we can leverage our already-released titles in doing so.”
Furukawa’s full words:
Nintendo thinks working remotely “will have a large impact” – big effect on development in Japan, “gradually gaining experience”
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Nintendo has again addressed the coronavirus and how it will impact the company moving forward.
According to president Shuntaro Furukawa, “this will have a large impact.” Although its North American and European offices have been effected, Japan has been hit hard in particular due to a lack of remote development environment. On the bright side, Nintendo is “gradually gaining experience in assessing what can and cannot be done remotely, and in determining how much progress we can make on the work we are able to do from home.”
Below are Furukawa’s full words, which also address parts procurement for hardware:
Nintendo feels it’s “possible to aim for growth that is unlike the life cycle of any other hardware to date” with Switch
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Speaking during a conference call for Nintendo’s financial results, president Shuntaro Furukawa said it’s “possible to aim for growth that is unlike the life cycle of any other hardware to date” with Switch. Hardware sales have remained high, the system is now entering the middle of its life cycle, and consumers have the option of choosing between the original Switch and Switch Lite.
Furukawa made these remarks when asked by an investor about the differences in Nintendo’s outlook before and after the impact of the coronavirus started. We have that full exchange below.
Nintendo talks impact of coronavirus on Switch hardware and software production
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Like most companies, Nintendo has been impacted by the coronavirus. Not only has it been more difficult to produce and ship Switch hardware, but software production has also been affected.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the situation during a conference call held last week as part of the Big N’s financial results. Furukawa was asked about manufacturing, the company’s sales forecast, and the increase of digital sales.
Here’s the full Q&A portion:
Nintendo shares Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme song performance
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Nintendo had a number of its musicians come together to perform the Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme song – remotely, of course. We have the full video below.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been on Switch since March 20. According to Nintendo, the game sold over 13 million copies in six weeks.
The Wonderful 101: Remastered tech analysis
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Digital Foundry has taken a closer look at The Wonderful 101: Remastered from a technical perspective. In particular, we have information about how the resolution and frame rate are, especially compared to the Wii U version.
Here’s the full rundown:
Microids to release new 3D action-adventure game based on The Smurfs
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French publisher Microids and IMPS announced today that a new publishing deal has been reached for a video game based on The Smurfs.
The upcoming project will be a 3D action-adventure title, which is being developed by OSome Studio. It’ll offer “a brand new story” with “tons of humor, thrills, friendship, suspense and of course, a lot of action.”
More: Microids, Osome Studio, The Smurfs
Famitsu software sales (4/27/20 – 5/10/20) – Top 30
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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition receives a few new Japanese web commercials
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Nintendo has put out a few additional Japanese web commercials for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. We have the full set below.
SHMUP Collection footage
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SHMUP Collection, which features Armed Seven DX, Satazius Next, and Wolflame, made it to Switch earlier today. You can check out some footage of the release and a closer look at each title below.
