Kimishima on decision to step down as Nintendo president, Furukawa’s goals, many unannounced Switch games
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Shuntaro Furukawa is taking over for Tatsumi Kimishima as global president of Nintendo in June. At a news conference, Kimishima spoke more about stepping down as well as having Furukawa assuming his previous role.
Kimishima said he made his decision since he “fulfilled almost fully his responsibilities” to turn around Nintendo. He also noted that it was becoming difficult for him to fly around due to his age, and the better-than-expected sales momentum of the Switch sparked the idea to bring in someone else for the president’s position.
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Nintendo Download (4/26/18, Europe) – Naruto trilogy, Saturday Morning RPG, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Firefighters: Airport Fire Department – €39.99
Firefighters – The Simulation – €39.99
Hello Kitty Kruisers with Sanrio Friends – €24.99
South Park: The Fractured But Whole – €59.99
South Park: The Fractured But Whole – Gold Edition – €79.99
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Nintendo Download (4/26/18, North America) – Light Fall, Jotun, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Aqua Moto Racing Utopia – $39.99 (available April 27)
Snow Moto Racing Freedom – $39.99 (available April 27)
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Nintendo announces first-ever tournament-style Splatfest for Splatoon 2 featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Nintendo has announced special plans for the next Splatfest. In partnership with Nickelodeon, the company will be holding the first-ever tournament-style Splatfest featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
In both North America and Europe, three different rounds will be held. It’ll be Raph vs. Leo first, followed by Mikey vs. Donnie. The winners of both will go head-to-head in the final round during the weekend of May 18.
We have full details about the upcoming Splatfest event below.
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Nintendo’s Shinya Takahashi, Yoshiaki Koizumi receiving promotions
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Nintendo announced a smattering of executive changes today. The big one is Tatsumi Kimishima is stepping down as president, to be replaced by Shuntaro Furukawa. Satoru Shibata will also leave the role of Nintendo of Europe’s president in favor of becoming a director.
Elsewhere, Shinya Takahashi is becoming a Managing Executive Officer. He had previously held the role of General Manager of Entertainment Planning & Development Division.
Yoshiaki Koizumi is a Deputy General Manager of Entertainment Planning & Development Division. However, he will be shifting to an Executive Officer role on the board of directors.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild becomes the best-selling Zelda game ever
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild has reached a major milestone. Based on the latest information provided within Nintendo’s financial results, disregarding re-releases and remakes, it’s now the best-selling entry ever.
On Switch, Nintendo confirms that Breath of the Wild has sold 8.48 million copies. Another 1.5 million units have been sold on Wii U. Essentially, it is at nearly 10 million copies sold.
Zelda: Twilight Princess was the previous record holder for the series. It had sold 8.85 million copies worldwide.
Satoru Shibata to step down as Nintendo of Europe president, becoming a director
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The news about Tatsumi Kimishima retiring from Nintendo as president isn’t the only big role change announced for the company today. Satoru Shibata, who has been the president of Nintendo of Europe, is also relocating from his role.
Nintendo confirms that Shibata is becoming a director. In a sense, this is an upgrade, as he’ll have a greater executive officer role as part of the board of directors.
It is not immediately clear who will be taking over for Shibata’s previously role.
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Nintendo 2017 fiscal year earnings results – Switch sales at 17.79 million worldwide
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Today, Nintendo announced its full 2017 fiscal year earnings results. We’ll be rounding up all of the important pieces of information below.
Nintendo million sellers – April 2018 – Kirby Star Allies already at 1.26 million
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As part of its latest financial results, Nintendo has updated its listings of million sellers across various platforms, including Switch games.
Among the highlights, Kirby Star Allies is already at 1.26 million as of March 31. That’s despite the fact that the game only launched last month.
Have a look at the latest numbers below.
Nintendo release schedule – April 2018
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Included in Nintendo’s latest financial results documents is the upcoming release schedule for Switch and 3DS. Aside from a look at what’s to come from a first-party perspective, it also provides an overview of some planned third-party titles. We’ve attached the latest schedule below.
