Nintendo Q2 FY3/2019 Financial Results Briefing Q&A
"I do not think it is realistic to expect that every major title will become available on Nintendo Switch."
"I do not think it is realistic to expect that every major title will become available on Nintendo Switch."
"The Nintendo Switch business is now on a stable growth trajectory."
We aim to further accelerate the momentum of Nintendo Switch by continuing to introduce compelling new software in addition to the popular titles that already have been released.
Software like Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze sold 1.67 million units after its May release, and Mario Tennis Aces sold 2.16 million units after it was released in June.
For Nintendo Switch, hardware sales in every region have been trending upwards since the video game expo, E3, was held in the US in June.
Sales of Nintendo Labo series overall reached 1.39 million units.
Shigeru Miyamoto: "We would rather grow profits as a result of continually challenging ourselves to generate new value rather than investing capital to expand our business."
Shuntaro Furukawa's first ever corporate address.
I just want to emphasize how refreshing it is that, thanks to the Switch's success, trolling has completely vanished from investors Q&A. It's so much more productive.
Undeniably, this fiscal year ended in March 2018 has been a sweet ride for Nintendo.
Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild make the Switch's top 3 at over 10, 9 and 8 million units sold respectively.
Mario Kart 7 at 17.04 million while Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon stand at 7.51 million units sold.
Nintendo Switch at 17.79 million units sold as of March 31, 2018.
Nintendo 3DS at 72.53 million units sold as of March 31, 2018.
Once again, Nintendo went above the forecast when it comes to money distributed to investors.
Shuntaro Furukawa set to become the new President of Nintendo.
With Super Mario Odyssey at over 10 million, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 sold 1,310,000 units globally.
"The true value of entertainment lies in its uniqueness." This fiscal year, Nintendo's motto remains unchanged.
"Looking ahead, we plan to leverage [the Switch's] momentum to reach an even broader range of consumers and expand the installed base of the hardware."
The results for this fiscal year show a very positive trend in global hardware sales for Nintendo Switch, which sold a total of 15.05 million units during this fiscal year.