During a briefing pertaining to its financial results today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa highlighted the number of annual playing users on Switch.
As shown above, there’s been a steady rise since the console first launched in 2017. Last year climbed to its highest point. For this year, Nintendo is on track to set another record.
Below are the full comments from Furukawa:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 163,256 / NEW
2. [NSW] Super Robot Wars 30 – 70,849 / NEW
3. [PS4] Super Robot Wars 30 – 60,386 / NEW
4. [PS4] Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water – 22,196 / NEW
5. [NSW] Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 4th Heart – 21,675 / NEW
6. [NSW] Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water – 20,586 / NEW
7. [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles – 9,351 / 120,196
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 9,225 / 4,478,941
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,829 / 4,112,648
10. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,715 / 2,251,834
Nintendo Osaka will open as a new store in Japan, Nintendo has announced. It will be hosed at Daimaru Umeda starting at the end of 2022. More information will be shared in the future.
The company’s only store in the United States, Nintendo NY, opened in 2005. It actually began as The Pokemon Center in 2001 before it was remodeled into a proper Nintendo store and was known as Nintendo World. It was later renamed Nintendo New York in 2016.
Nintendo has gone live with a new overview trailer for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl. Additionally, we’ve got a couple of Japanese commercials as well.
Here’s some information about the two games:
Shin Megami Tensei V is almost here, and Atlus is getting ready with a couple of newly-published commercials. Two adverts have been prepared for the company’s Japanese audience.
If you need a refresher on Shin Megami Tensei V, check out the following overview:
GameMill is back with a new trailer for Nerf Legends – its upcoming first-person shooter inspired by Hasbro’s toy line – with a look at the game’s officially licensed blasters. Doomlands The Judge, Ultra One, Mega Centurion, and Elite 2.0 Shockwave are among the featured weapons.
Here’s some additional information about NERF Legends:
Like many other pieces of technology, Nintendo has been impacted when it comes to Switch and the console’s production. Yesterday we heard that the company will be making 20 percent fewer units due to the ongoing chip shortage. Despite issues with production though, Nintendo won’t be favoring one type of Switch model over the other.
The Switch OLED is Nintendo’s hot new thing at the moment having just launched last month. However, president Shuntaro Furukawa stated today during a financial results briefing that resources won’t be limited to that version only as its other two variations – including the original and Switch Lite “cater to different needs”.
Furukawa stated:
Magic Potion Millionaire has shot its way to Switch (pun intended). New gameplay is now available, with this new video containing 17 minutes of direct footage.
Here’s what we know about Magic Potion Millionaire:
The 1.1.7 update has been made available for the rhythm game MUSYNX on Switch. For something that seems insignificant on the surface, this update is quite the meaty one with new songs and more!
Below are the full patch notes for the newly released update:
Next Space Rebels, a story driven simulation game from publisher Humble Games and developer Studio Floris Kaayk, has a final release date. The two sides announced today that it will be available for Switch on November 17.
Next Space Rebels was announced for Switch back in June. It had a vague 2021 release window at the time.
Here’s an overview of the game, thanks to Humble:
