Details from Nintendo’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing – January 2017
Update: Pretty much done. More posts are spread out throughout the site.
Nintendo’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing for its latest financial results are underway. The Wall Street Journal’s Takashi Mochizuki is in attendance, and is tweeting out information as it happens. We’ll round up all of the various tidbits below.
– Nintendo says global sell-through of Pokemon Sun and Moon more than 13 million
– 17% of Sun & Moon players purchased Pokemon handheld titles for first time
– Yo-kai Watch gaining momentum in Europe before/during/after holiday season
– 3DS won’t compete against Switch
– 3DS business will continue alongside Switch
– NES Classic Edition global sell-through 1.5 million; increasing production
– Release of Animal Crossing on mobile shifted because of Super Mario Run coming out in March
– More than 100 titles from more than 70 firms in the works for Switch
