Iwata talks Nintendo’s NFP plans
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 4 Comments
We now have direct quotes from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata regarding the company’s NFP plans. You can find all of his comments below.
To establish new and growing areas through the active utilization of character IP, it is important for Nintendo to take risks ourselves and come up with interesting ways to use our character IP.
In other words, other than using character IP in Nintendo’s video game software, we need to start a new business that will someday become one of our core activities.As Nintendo’s first step
We have decided to release character figurines with built-in NFC functionality that are compatible with video games starting from this year-end sales season.
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Images: First look at Nintendo’s NFP plans
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Image: First look at the Mario Kart 8 web app
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Video: New look at Wii U’s quick boot menu
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Details from Nintendo’s investor briefing (5/7/14) – next Wii U update in June, NFC, more
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It’s that time again! Nintendo is once again hosting an investor briefing in Japan having reported its latest financial results just a few hours ago.
We’ll be keeping track of any news that comes through below, courtesy of analyst David Gibson. Expect updates in this post for the next hour or so.
Updates below:
– Iwata saying 3DS hit 43 million
– Helping is next Pokemon, Tomodachi Life in June internationally
– 3DS third-party titles to come include Monster Hunter 4G and Youkai Watch 2 in Japan
– Wii U: want to regain momentum with 2 signature titles in Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros.
– System update in June will speed up start up by 20 seconds
– First smart device app will be available by end of fiscal year
– This is called Mario Kart TV and will enable sharing of game movie and rankings
– In June, Japanese users will be able to use SUICA transport cards for payments on Wii U through NFC
– On IP licensing: nothing to announce today, but Nintendo is looking at a joint agreement
– Limited profit, so Nintendo is looking at non-games usage for licensing
– Will launch figurine business called NFP – NFC featured platform
– Nintendo showed Mario figure across many games being used including saves
– NFP game and figures will be shown at E3
– 3DS will also get IR NFP reader so figures can be used across Wii U and 3DS
– Wii U target of 3.6 million units will need more manufactured than in current inventory
– Nintendo not experiencing a loss from hardware anymore
– More Wii U games at E3
– NFP has been in development since last year
– Nintendo would rather make not just make a figurine, but something that does more
– Nintendo hopes to show related games in development at E3 for the NFC tech
– Iwata saying that for this fiscal year (through 3/15), the goal is to increase profits
– 3/16 fiscal year: not grow dramatically
– 3/17 fiscal year: develop pillar for growth with growth
– Iwata: we are preparing for next generation hardware as always, when will it release? Difficult to declare
– Iwata: not hopeless or at a loss in coming up with something new, but until existing users are satisfied, we cannot release next hardware
– Iwata: for Quality of Life, don’t think too narrowly of Nintendo, we can make fun, healthy services… we know how to get people hooked
– Iwata: developers will move into new building in Kyoto around E3; currently teams are separate so will share more
– Iwata: have established Business Development department with outputs like NFP, entering into new markets, use smart phone platforms etc
– Iwata: for emerging markets, $30-60 game prices are difficult. Need something new, but won’t be this fiscal year, studying China changes
– Iwata: the Wii U forecast of 3.6 million don’t think it is peak, wanted to be more conservative this year
And that’s it!
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Nintendo World-exclusive Mario Kart 8 news coming tomorrow
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 23 Comments
The Nintendo World store Twitter account is teasing some sort of exclusive news pertaining to Mario Kart 8. This announcement, whatever it may be, will “flip your world upside down”. Hmm…
Here’s the relevant tweet:
Stay tuned tomorrow for exclusive #NintendoWorld #MK8 news that will flip your world upside down! #OnlyNintendoWorld pic.twitter.com/BQdZor691f
— Nintendo World Store (@Nintendo_World) May 7, 2014
What might this be about?
Thanks to Brandon for the tip.
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Media Create hardware sales (4/28 – 5/4)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 31,979
Vita – 23,030
PS4 – 11,486
PS3 – 9,252
Wii U – 8,079
3DS – 7,644
PSP – 2,321
Vita TV – 1,687
Xbox 360 – 278
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 27,914
Vita – 22,394
PS4 – 12,712
PS3 – 6,726
3DS – 6,073
Wii U – 5,710
PSP – 1,957
Vita TV – 1,548
Xbox 360 – 242
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Media Create software sales (4/28 – 5/4)
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This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./03. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch
02./00. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour
03./01. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment #
04./02. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call #
05./04. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour
06./11. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe
07./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y #
08./06. [WIU] Famicom Remix 1+2
09./00. [3DS] Touch Detective: Ozawa Rina Rising 3 – Nameko wa Banana no Yume o Miru ka?
10./00. [PS4] Child of Light
11./13. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up!
12./05. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen
13./10. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
14./08. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen
15./27. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear
16./20. [WIU] Just Dance Wii U
17./14. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 #
18./23. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
19./40. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
20./22. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
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Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire announced for 3DS
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 37 Comments
Pokemon Omega Ruby and Pokemon Alpha Sapphire are coming to the 3DS, Pokemon Company International has revealed. The two remakes are due out this November.
“Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire are a fresh take on Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, which launched in 2003 and were fan-favourite hits on the Game Boy Advance system,” the announcement reads. “The new titles promise to take players through a dramatic story within a spectacular new world.”
No actual gameplay details about the remakes have been announced. Sadly, images are not available either. You can expect news throughout the year leading up to Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire’s launch.
Nintendo reports FY14 financial results
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 35 Comments
Nintendo’s latest financial results are in. The company has reported its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.
First, let’s talk about system sales. Global sales of 3DS hardware and software sales hit 12.24 million and 67.89 million respectively during the fiscal year, Nintendo says. Wii U hardware and software sales came in at 2.72 million and 18.86 million units respectively.
In total (life-to-date), 3DS hardware sales stand at 43.33 million sold while Wii U stands at 6.18 million. Nintendo is forecasting an additional 12 million 3DS units (67 million for software) and 3.6 million Wii U units (20 million for software) for the coming year.
Net sales decreased from 635.422 billion yen to 571.726 yen compared to the previous fiscal year. Nintendo experienced a gross profit of 163.2 billion yen. Additionally, the company has reported an operating loss of 46.4 billion yen and a net loss of 23.2 billion yen.
Lots of additional financial data can be found here. You can also find an outlook for the next fiscal year covering Wii U/3DS after the break.
