This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
We will continue on to Fire Emblem Heroes, released in February of this year. For this title, we listened to the voices of our consumers and provided continual updates. As the result, we are on track to meet our overall business objectives, including our profit objectives. Since this summer, we have been holding large-scale events, adding new characters, adjusting specifications, and running new promotional campaigns, all bringing about another increase in active users.
You might think that the Fire Emblem series is more popular within Japan, but the share of sales overseas for Fire Emblem Heroes is steadily growing. As you can see, the overseas share of total sales has been expanding for the past several months and has exceeded sales in Japan. By the end of the year, we will also add support for Traditional Chinese text, and expand service to five new target countries and regions: Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Thailand, and Singapore.
We will continue services for applications that have already been released, and we will continue releasing new smart device applications on the order of two to three per year.
This information comes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima…
Super Mario Run has hit the 200 million mark for downloads. Overseas downloads comprise more than
90% of the total, and in spite of the difficulties in bringing a Japanese gaming application for smart
devices to the global market, we were able to distribute a Mario game broadly, including to countries and regions
not previously reached by our dedicated video game platform business.Our aim is for this application to be the definitive Mario application for smart devices. The major update to version 3.0 in September added, among other things, the new “Remix10” mode to allow for shorter bursts of thrilling play. Thankfully, it appears that “Remix10” and other updates have excited both consumers who have already purchased Super Mario Run as well as consumers who are downloading it for the first time. We also ran campaigns to foster more interest, including a special price offer for a limited period, to commemorate the release of the new version.
Although we have not yet reached an acceptable profit point, we have learned a lot in terms of game development and deployment that we want to take advantage of moving forward.
Psyonix finally shared a release date for Rocket League on Switch. The game will be on Nintendo’s console starting November 14. However, that’s just a digital version – Psyonix hasn’t had much to say about a physical release.
Thankfully, it does sound like Rocket League will eventually have a physical version on Switch. Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham told one fan on Twitter that news on that front will be provided “later”.
Dunham wrote:
Not on November 14. Just digital that day. Physical version info coming later
— Jeremy Dunham (@DunhamSmash) October 30, 2017
Crescent Moon Games tweeted today that Morphite has been approved and will be launching November 2 on the Switch eShop. The game is scheduled to be released the same day in Europe. The game’s listing appears on the eShop.
Nice – Morphite store page approved for NA now – 3 days to go! #NintendoSwitch @blowfishstudios pic.twitter.com/NA9XwK4wjN
— 🌙 CrescentMoonGames (@CM_Games) October 30, 2017
Following up on a previous update, after some delay the Retro City Rampage DX: Collector’s Edition for the Switch will be shipping tomorrow. Vblank Entertainment confirmed in a tweet today that copies are in hand. Fans who have been waiting for their copy won’t have to wait much longer.
RCR:DX Switch Collector's Editions now in hand & begin shipping tomorrow! Please check your email. Order updates have been sent out. pic.twitter.com/kbc3WZldws
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) October 30, 2017
From the collaborations with Vans, Uniqlo, and LeSportsac in the fashion world to the recent crossover Mario + Rabbids title to the Super Nintendo World project with Universal Studios, it might be hard to remember a time when Nintendo seemed reserved in terms of joint ventures.
However, in a recent interview with Mashable, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime reasons that the company’s early experiences licensing its properties left a long-lasting, negative impression on many of Nintendo’s developers.
Tennis World Tour was previously confirmed for Switch when it was given a general 2018 launch window. Bigben Interactive narrowed things down a bit further, with the game now slated for this coming spring.
Tennis World Tour will be “a complete and faithful simulation of the sport, and also includes a unique system for customizing your strategy during a match, reflecting the tactical, physical, and mental dimensions of tennis.” Roger Federer, Gaël Monfils, Angélique Kerber, Garbiñe Muguruza, Caroline Wozniacki, Nick Kyrgios, Alexander Zverev, and John Isner are among the more than 30 tennis stars represented.
We have the first teaser for Tennis World Tour below.
Forbes has a new interview up with Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America. Reggie was asked about what we can expect from Nintendo Switch Online as well as the company’s back catalog. He also commented further on why Switch has been in short supply and the importance of the first-party Switch games out of the gate.
Hear what Reggie had to say about these topics below. You can find the full interview on Forbes here.
NBA Playgrounds players on Switch have long waited for the free updates and content that have been put out on other platforms. Today, Saber Interactive finally had some positive news to share. The studio announced that a new version of NBA Playgrounds for Switch will be going into certification within a week.
Here’s the news straight from Saber Interactive:
A new version of NBA Playgrounds on the Switch is heading to certification within a week – the team has been working hard on this radical solution to include all the free updates the other platforms received, so that all Switch players can receive those free updates.
We’re sorry it took this long, we haven’t forgotten about you, but making additions to the game was more complicated than we thought. We aren’t giving up, and will share more news on this including details as soon as we have it!
Today, Atlus unveiled The Alliance Alive Launch Edition for the Americas. Copies will include a copy of the game, an exclusive CD soundtrack with 20 tracks, an art book with over 30 pages of illustrations, and a Robbins penguin keychain.
We also have a new trailer for The Alliance Alive below. It’ll teach you about some of the brave humans who are fighting together against the evil daemons that have taken over the world.
Source: Atlus PR
