Sammy Samusu
Member
Fiscal meeting happening right now: https://twitter.com/gibbogame
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iwata- feel great responsibility for not achieving forecast target, 3ds in jp on good track with 3 of top 5 from nintendo
jp animal crossing for 3ds exceeded plans, usa market has been worst for　us with only 2 titles of top 20 from 3ds and no console there
usa sales were -27% versus japan while previously 2.5x, also blaming competitors were aggressively bundling titles in usa and eu
said in germany and france that 3ds hardware sales were up YoY, the best markets for eu
in usa had 5 titles in top 20, france 11/20, germany 10/20, spain 11/20, but uk was lower, still saying 3ds volumes accum exceeding ds ramp
overseas 3ds- software is not there yet to drive sales of hardware, but have become leading platform in japan
wiiu value proposition not delivered enough to consumers, am selling below cost and not planning to discount further
set minimum 100bn op for next fy,committment from mgmt, want to eliminate loss per unit aggressively
to achieve that target in japan release monster hunter 4, dragon quest 7m animal crossing, pokemon x y,
overseas will release fire emblem,brain age, lego city, animal crossing by mid year plus 10 more titles,digital all for 3ds
3ds -more jp titles will be released overseas for 3rd party like profesor layton, digital important for sales with animal crossing 1/4
wiiu want to do more collaboration with 3rd party developers and not just licensing, wiiu connectivity is 74% and want to enhance pad usage
google streetview has been delayed from end of jan to mid feb for japan, saying its an example of what want to do with pad in livingroom
its called wiistreetu powered by google, can tour places from livingroom and adjusts to orientation of pad as you pan around
r&d for handheld and console together now, plan is that software can work across each other with potentional for mid-long term
wiiu have more software to come out from mid year onwards in particular, miyamato- am changing my gaming style with wiiu
miyamoto- saying developers have not put much uniqueness in games as yet, iwata- wiiu is part of my life..first time happened
iwata- not every single game can become cloud offered, hardware wont become obsolete, need to think of something new and unexpected in games
miyamoto- smartphone games are now so functional users become satisfied, our mission is to offer more and hence users buy our systems
miyamoto- for console think tv can be more useful in peoples lives,this is wiiu mission
discussing animal crossing 3ds in japan success with more women/girls this time versus ds version 7yrs ago which sold 5m, 2/3 women buyers
3ds female mix was 25% in week 1 but that hit 50% when animal crossing was launched and continues at high levels since the game launched
iwata- need to think of better way to communicate asymetrical gameplay, miyamoto- dont think all games should incorporate asymetrical
miyamoto- on pikmin besides HD thinks there is no better way to play with 2 screens
iwata- said up until middle of last year was difficult to develop for wiiu for nintendo and 3rd party,improve over time, we have overcome it
wiiu - saying processor is memory optimised,cpu/gpu becoming less important, competitors doing the same
iwata- said digital sales key for growth, but wont replace packaged, achieved 11bn sales in 9months
Re: reports about being allowed to sell consoles in China, Nintendo's Iwata says "doesn't see any change" to the situation at this time. - Daisuke Wakabayashi ‏@daiwaka
nfc on wiiu- said 1) can be used for games with figures/cards working with game, making preparations in that direction ,say by end of yr
nfc - 2) nfc is similar to felica in jp so studying to use nfc for e-money, no change to dividend policy or return to shareholders
iwata- it is my mission to improve and make our platforms solid and hence achieve 100bn op, wiiu after summer will have more games to drive
meeting over.mgmt leave quickly as usual so no questions after
--- Starting Excerpts ---
iwata- feel great responsibility for not achieving forecast target, 3ds in jp on good track with 3 of top 5 from nintendo
jp animal crossing for 3ds exceeded plans, usa market has been worst for　us with only 2 titles of top 20 from 3ds and no console there
usa sales were -27% versus japan while previously 2.5x, also blaming competitors were aggressively bundling titles in usa and eu
said in germany and france that 3ds hardware sales were up YoY, the best markets for eu
in usa had 5 titles in top 20, france 11/20, germany 10/20, spain 11/20, but uk was lower, still saying 3ds volumes accum exceeding ds ramp
overseas 3ds- software is not there yet to drive sales of hardware, but have become leading platform in japan
wiiu value proposition not delivered enough to consumers, am selling below cost and not planning to discount further
set minimum 100bn op for next fy,committment from mgmt, want to eliminate loss per unit aggressively
to achieve that target in japan release monster hunter 4, dragon quest 7m animal crossing, pokemon x y,
overseas will release fire emblem,brain age, lego city, animal crossing by mid year plus 10 more titles,digital all for 3ds
3ds -more jp titles will be released overseas for 3rd party like profesor layton, digital important for sales with animal crossing 1/4
wiiu want to do more collaboration with 3rd party developers and not just licensing, wiiu connectivity is 74% and want to enhance pad usage
google streetview has been delayed from end of jan to mid feb for japan, saying its an example of what want to do with pad in livingroom
its called wiistreetu powered by google, can tour places from livingroom and adjusts to orientation of pad as you pan around
r&d for handheld and console together now, plan is that software can work across each other with potentional for mid-long term
wiiu have more software to come out from mid year onwards in particular, miyamato- am changing my gaming style with wiiu
miyamoto- saying developers have not put much uniqueness in games as yet, iwata- wiiu is part of my life..first time happened
iwata- not every single game can become cloud offered, hardware wont become obsolete, need to think of something new and unexpected in games
miyamoto- smartphone games are now so functional users become satisfied, our mission is to offer more and hence users buy our systems
miyamoto- for console think tv can be more useful in peoples lives,this is wiiu mission
discussing animal crossing 3ds in japan success with more women/girls this time versus ds version 7yrs ago which sold 5m, 2/3 women buyers
3ds female mix was 25% in week 1 but that hit 50% when animal crossing was launched and continues at high levels since the game launched
iwata- need to think of better way to communicate asymetrical gameplay, miyamoto- dont think all games should incorporate asymetrical
miyamoto- on pikmin besides HD thinks there is no better way to play with 2 screens
iwata- said up until middle of last year was difficult to develop for wiiu for nintendo and 3rd party,improve over time, we have overcome it
wiiu - saying processor is memory optimised,cpu/gpu becoming less important, competitors doing the same
iwata- said digital sales key for growth, but wont replace packaged, achieved 11bn sales in 9months
Re: reports about being allowed to sell consoles in China, Nintendo's Iwata says "doesn't see any change" to the situation at this time. - Daisuke Wakabayashi ‏@daiwaka
nfc on wiiu- said 1) can be used for games with figures/cards working with game, making preparations in that direction ,say by end of yr
nfc - 2) nfc is similar to felica in jp so studying to use nfc for e-money, no change to dividend policy or return to shareholders
iwata- it is my mission to improve and make our platforms solid and hence achieve 100bn op, wiiu after summer will have more games to drive
meeting over.mgmt leave quickly as usual so no questions after
