In the UK, 2015 was a rather good year for the toys-to-market market. £129 million was generated from related games and figurines.
2016 is a different story, at least thus far. The toys-to-life market, comprised of Skylanders, Disney Infinity, amiibo, and LEGO Dimensions has seen a 12.1 percent dip in revenue year-over-year. Keep in mind that LEGO Dimensions had not yet shipped at this time last year. The decline can be partially attributed to retailers providing heavy discounts on toys-to-life products.
CEO2016 will be taking place in about a month from now. Nintendo has announced a partnership with the tournament, which will heavily feature Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Nintendo posted the following on Twitter a few minutes ago:
We're partnering with @CEOGaming on June 24-26 to bring you #SmashBros Melee & Smash Bros. for Wii U. For more info: https://t.co/yiuVxFZig0
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 27, 2016
CEOGaming 2016 will run between June 24 and June 26.
Update 2 (5/27): The third part can now be read here.
Update (5/20): The second portion can now be read in full here.
Original (5/13): Last week, we posted a translation summary of Nintendo Dream’s interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Yugo Hayashi about Star Fox Zero. Nintendo of Europe is now starting to post a complete translation on its website. You can read the first part right now over here. We’ll let you know when the other portions are made available.
Yesterday, GameStop held its quarterly financial conference call. Executive VP of business strategy Mike Hogan actually weighed in a bit on NX, and spoke about the potential sales the console could see in its first couple of years in comparison to Wii U and Wii.
Here’s what was mentioned:
Nintendo has confirmed that they will be introducing a new console in early 2017. So let’s take a look at the potential for just that one new console. Once again, we’re not projecting. We are simply looking at the potential for the new console in comparison to prior consoles.
Should the new NX perform only slightly better than the Wii U, it would generate 2.7 billion dollars in incremental sales over the first two years. Should it perform at even half of the level of the Wii, it would generate 7.5 billion units of incremental sales over that time frame. You can of course apply GameStop’s market share to estimate the impact on GameStop’s sales.
While it’s too early to offer definitive projections, we are monitoring the situation closely in terms of product availability and features, consumer awareness and purchase intent. We plan to provide updates this quarter.
Mighty No. 9 was showcased during Inti Creates’ live stream on Niconico just a short while ago. We now have a recording of the segment below. Unfortunately, the quality is on the low side due to the nature of the stream.
On May 30, the eShop will be down for six hours of maintenance. The digital stores on both Wii U and 3DS will both be impacted with downtime.
Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:
– 1 PM PT (May 30) – 7 PM PT (May 30)
– 4 PM ET (May 30) – 10 PM ET (May 30)
– 9 PM in the UK (May 30) – 3 AM in the UK (June 1)
– 10 PM in Europe (May 30) – 4 AM in Europe (June 1)
The Japanese Kirby: Planet Robobot website has been updated with a new round of concept art. We’re able to see some interesting shots of the different areas, including two that didn’t make it into the final game: Skeleton Kanno and Mustache Ohta. Find today’s images below.
Next month, Circle Entertainment’s Puzzle Labyrinth will be coming to the 3DS eShop. View an introduction video for the download below.
Good Smile’s previously-announced 1/7 scale PVC Link figure from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword now has a release month. It’ll be available in November for 15,800 yen. Pre-orders open today, and will last until July 27, 2016 at 9 PM JST.
Here’s a good look at the figure:
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End #
02./02. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot
03./00. [PS4] Homefront: The Revolution
04./03. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi
05./00. [PSV] Kenka Bancho Otome
06./04. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
07./00. [PS4] Doom
08./05. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
09./00. [3DS] My Hero Academia: Battle for All
10./08. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
11./00. [PS4] Battleborn
12./09. [WIU] Splatoon #
13./10. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
14./07. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
15./06. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016
16./00. [PSV] Period Cube: Torikago no Amadeus #
17./18. [WIU] Star Fox Zero + Star Fox Guard Double Pack
18./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects]
19./16. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
20./11. [PS4] Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition
