Kimishima on Nintendo’s 3DS lineup, Miitopia still coming to Japan this year

This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…

In addition to Pokémon, we have several other titles for Nintendo 3DS this year that are sure to appeal to a wide range of consumers. First, we have a title that is perfect for gatherings of family and friends over the holiday season. The well loved Mario Party series is back with less waiting time and more fun in the latest entry, Mario Party Star Rush, just released this month in Japan and Europe. This title will also expand your play options with new amiibo characters in the Mario series, launched on the same day. Mario Party Star Rush will be released in the U.S. on November 4.

Next, Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo, out this November, adds amiibo functionality to Animal Crossing: New Leaf for new ways to play. Consumers who already own Animal Crossing: New Leaf can update to Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo for free, so we hope that existing fans will also take this chance to visit their villages once
again. We are also releasing a new set of amiibo cards for Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo.

In December, we will bring Super Mario Maker, released for Wii U last year, to the Nintendo 3DS system as Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS. As with the Wii U version, you can of course build new levels, and this title also lets you connect on the spot with your friends and family members that have their own copy of the software to share the levels you have built. It also comes with 100 new levels available to play immediately, and you can connect to the Internet to play hand-picked selections from the over eight million levels uploaded from the Wii U version, providing endless fun even if you don’t want to make your own levels.

In Japan, we are releasing Miitopia and Momotaro Dentetsu 2017 Tachiagare Nippon!! as major titles for the year-end holiday season. Miitopia, for which we have only announced the title, will be released by the end of this year, and we will provide more information about this exciting title at a later date. We also had a great response to the announcement of Momotaro Dentetsu 2017 Tachiagare Nippon!! in our Nintendo Direct last month, and this title will be out on December 22. Other offerings from third-party software publishers include the recently-released Monster Hunter Stories and YO-KAI WATCH 3 SUKIYAKI, to be released on December 15. We are now reaping the benefits of the large installed base we have established for the Nintendo 3DS system, and we expect this business to maintain its strong momentum throughout this fiscal year.

The Nintendo 3DS system, including Nintendo 2DS, has an attractive price point and a range of titles with strong appeal to fans of casual games, so we are focusing on promotional activities to reach female consumers, children and families.

This slide shows announced titles for the Nintendo 3DS system released in October or later or planned for release in Japan or overseas through the holiday season and after the beginning of next year, including third-party titles. The Nintendo 3DS platform has an incredible variety of titles in store, and we are continuing development efforts on a number of other exciting titles. This rich selection will appeal to all types of fans.