The forecast remains unchanged as Nintendo strives to re-create a profit structure.
☆ NintendObs Event – Nintendo Q2 FY3/2015.
There are no revisions to the consolidated financial forecast for this fiscal year, announced on May 7, 2014.
Since the May release of “Mario Kart 8,” the “Wii U” platform has been experiencing improved sales momentum. In addition, we will release “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U” in November in the United States, and in December in Japan and Europe. It is the first year-end sales season for Wii U in which two big Nintendo titles will be available for family members and friends to have fun together with in their living rooms. Moreover, we will launch character figures called “amiibo,” which are categorized as a brandnew product genre, in conjunction with the release of “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.” “amiibo” is one of the examples of actively utilizing our own character IP. In addition to being attractive figures for consumers to collect, when “amiibo” figures are tapped on the Wii U GamePad, they offer fun new gaming experiences by affecting relevant software titles in various ways. At the same time, we will aim for more product exposure and an increase in brand awareness by having Nintendo character figures displayed on store shelves. By doing so, we will attempt to expand sales and further stimulate the Wii U platform.
For “Nintendo 3DS,” due to a lack of strong titles especially in Japan, the sales momentum had slowed down; however, since this summer, the “Nintendo 3DS” platform has been gaining sales momentum as a result of releasing key titles one after another. We expect to expand sales in the year-end sales season with “Pokémon Omega Ruby” and “Pokémon Alpha Sapphire” to be released globally in November, and a number of key titles from third-party publishers. “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL,” launched as the newest members of the “Nintendo 3DS” family in Japan in October, are off to a good start. On top of the features of the existing “Nintendo 3DS” models, “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL” have the new “Super-Stable 3D” function, which provides players with a more comfortable 3D gaming experience, even in games involving intense movement, and a new stick and buttons, which enhance the play controls of the existing “Nintendo 3DS” hardware. Furthermore, by using the new “NFC” feature, “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL” are going to be compatible with “amiibo” in the future. “New Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL” have been well received by consumers who purchased them, and we aim to further accelerate the sales pace of the “Nintendo 3DS” hardware.
Source: Nintendo JP.
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