NintendObserver’s select content on Nintendo investor relations.
NintendObserver’s select content on Nintendo investor relations.
"We draw the line at using the cloud and smart devices to directly carry out our video game business."
"The region-lock has existed more for reasons having to do with the seller than the consumers."
"I believe it has very high potential."
"I do not think that our old approach would be successful in new markets."
"I cannot discuss any of the details today, but amiibo has the potential to propose new ways to play card games."
From videogames to QOL, cloud computing, and the inclusion of smart devices.
A QOL Sensor that automatically analyzes sleep and fatigue in the most user-friendly manner.
First theme is health as Nintendo reveals their first QOL endeavor...
"Pre-download" to take effect first on Wii U with Smash Bros., then also on Nintendo 3DS in 2015.
With the use of Nintendo Network IDs, download codes are bound to become progressively obsolete.
Nintendo has started selling download codes for games on Amazon Japan.
A distinguishable Nintendo presence on store shelves.
The quality of the 3DS version is creating even more hype for Smash for Wii U.
One game: Mario Kart 8. And another, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, coming soon this holiday season.
Iwata: "In the U.S. and Europe, highly acclaimed games are likely to be longtime sellers."
New Nintendo 3DS sold faster than any remodel of the DS and 3DS family of systems at launch.
Iwata: "Having three million sellers in four months is so rare that the other platforms have never experienced it."
How more than a decade of nostalgia turned into actual million-selling potential.
Iwata: "Some were skeptical of the sales of Smash for handhelds, but now I can say they were worrying about nothing."
3DS hardware and software died down due to lack of strong titles, though Wii U rose through Mario Kart 8.