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[Meesh]

Hi, my name is Horizon.

I like waifus.

:3

*high five*

Mii too!

 

[Meffer]

Their stock is almost 10% down now

How stupid. They sold a shit ton of amiibos. Literally printing money. How hasty and foolish.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

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"I'm into hardcore bondage play"

"I'm racist"

 

[serenewarfare]

I think the argument that "people recognize Miis" is heavily flawed because I find it extremely hard to believe that the casual audience played the Wii because of the Miis, and if that's not the case then they won't suddenly see an app with Miis and be compelled to grab it.

 

[udivision]

Nobody like wii sports for the miis

Of course not. But they know what it be. And what it be is mii.

 

[tauroxd]

Miitomo seems to be a game that only Japanese people will enjoy and use a lot...

 

[Pro from Dover]

Let the Miis die... ugggh.

Nope.

 

[Instro]

Given the kinds of games that are popular on mobile, a game for designing minis and communicating seems like it would make bank. Not sure why anyone here really cares about their mobile output anyway, it was never going to be anything other than stuff for the casual audience.

 

[morikaze]

Investors sure are silly. Maybe Nintendo should cancel Zelda Wii U and make it a mobile exclusive to appease them.

 

[Jigorath]

Their stock is almost 10% down now

Jesus.

 

[vinnygambini]

This is a pretty good idea, and perfect for the target market.

And, that one tweet from earlier was spot on: core reaction is negative.

Great IP to start in Japan, it should hopefully do well, and possibly Europe too. America eh

 

[Big One]

Miis are pretty huge for mobile's arget market.

 

[Regiruler]

Why were some people mentioning f zero where earlier? Did I miss something?

It's a running gag. Pay it no mind.

 

[lazybones18]

In the new “Miitomo” game, users will design their own avatars, or “Miis,” to communicate with other users. Executive Shinya Takahashi says that Nintendo will find ways to encourage people who are hesitant to talk to share things about themselves.

.

 

[Nickle]

Why were some people mentioning f zero where earlier? Did I miss something?

You didn't miss anything

 

[ffdgh]

....well then. Derp.

 

[-Horizon-]

lmao too relevant

*high five*

Mii too!

I see what you did there.

 

[Rösti]

Presentation up now: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/events/151029/index.html

 

[DooMAGE]

By the sound of it, it is communicating random things through Miis. Who wants this?

Sounds like a social game, and if it works like Tomodachi Life it will generate a good revenue.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

So the app is pretty much Nintendo meets Tinder?

Spoiler

Nintinder

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Well, the guy said gamers would be pissed but normal people will love it.

He's half right.

 

[cw_sasuke]

4 more mobile games before March 2017! Don't strain yourself too hard there Nintendo.

Then you realized that they will be treating the games as services and keep adding new content to those games. And it's not like they are launching a new platform next year.

Quality > Quantity... There are already enough shitty mobile time wasters on mobile, they wouldn't even bother of they didn't have something unique to add to the table.

 

[Mendoza]

If it's the extension of StreetPass that has live updates and notifications, I think we're in for a treat. You guys aren't excited about the possibilities of this?

 

[BoboBrazil]

Nobody gives a shit about miis. Come on Nintendo.

 

[wrowa]

People are judging the game after 2 sentences. Nice.

 

[Gnilres]

Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto says DeNA will help operate the smartphone games, while Nintendo will focus on ways to guide users to its hardware.

I'm actually glad. Focus on what you know, Ninty

 

[javac]

Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto says DeNA will help operate the smartphone games, while Nintendo will focus on ways to guide users to its hardware

.

 

[GhostTrick]

Nintendo on smartphones = Microsoft on PC.
The things nobody asked for instead of better franchises/games.

To be honest, I don't see who asked for more mobile games. I mean, seriously, isn't there sth more anti-climatic than a smartphone announcement on gaf ? Even mods takes a fun at making misleading threads on that.

 

[GreatNumber]

It's a running gag. Pay it no mind.

A gag that kills me inside every time I see it.

 

[Vena]

Great IP to start in Japan, it should hopefully do well, and possibly Europe too. America eh

Tomodachi did fine state side as well.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

"We're literally printing money with Amiibos. Like we can't even keep them in stock they sell so much"

"But our untested and new market of mobile games are delayed, sorry"

STOCK TANKS

Investors are so short sighted, it's almost stupid.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

It seems it's 5 between March 2016 and March 2017? At least that's how I'm interpreting it.



Most I've seen tend to quote (or specify what was said) more, update much faster, and only pause like that if there's a trailer playing. But the only time I use them is things like Apple conferences. So who knows.

Are these being translated from Japanese?

 

[AndrewPL]

They think a game like Miitomo can make $3b???

As much as I love Nintendo...they've lost their minds.

 

[Guymelef]

That's actually quite the opposite, mobile fans in their 20's have been dying for Nintendo to get on the mobile space forever

I edited my post.
Instead something like a serious Pokemon on smartphones they bring Miis, just like Microsoft launch Fable on PC but no Halo.

 

[mclem]

Maybe it will use canned dialogue choices.

"I WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT"

"I'M USING TILT CONTROLS"

Use microtransactions to purchase new ones!

"I HOPE NO-ONE FINDS THE BODIES"

 

[NotLiquid]

Senior Managing Director Shigeru Miyamoto says DeNA will help operate the smartphone games, while Nintendo will focus on ways to guide users to its hardware.

Good.

 

[Trevelyan9999]

DeNA is mainly working on these games guys don't forget. Nintendo is working on the NX from here on out.

 

[vinnygambini]

Presentation up now: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/events/151029/index.html

It's literally Tomodachi Life 2

 

[Zen_Arcade]

The same was said about Tomodachi Life.

I suppose that's true.

I edited my post.
Instead something like a serious Pokemon on smartphones they bring Miis, just like Microsoft launch Fable on PC but no Halo.

They're never going to put a serious Pokemon game on smart phones. That would be an extremely dumb move on their part.

 

[OnionPowder]

Can't wait for the "I found love using Miitomo" stories. :lol

We've already gotten one of those for streetpass so I'm sure we'll get plenty of em.

 

[_woLf]

Their stock is almost 10% down now

http://quotes.wsj.com/JP/7974

????????

 

[-Horizon-]

Well, the guy said gamers would be pissed but normal people will love it.

He's half right.

Gamers can find pretty much any way to be angry.

 

[Regiruler]

They think a game like Miitomo can make $3b???

As much as I love Nintendo...they've lost their minds.

I didn't know people got to see it. Care to post your impressions?

 

[Delio]

Going to be a lot of shocked people if they nail the marketing for this.

 

[EloquentM]

Nobody gives a shit about miis. Come on Nintendo.

Lmao the nerd rage in this thread.

 

[Aaronrules380]

I don't get what the appeal of a Nintendo based social networking app is. Isn't the point to leverage their strong IP? This isn't really playing to their strengths based on how I understand it

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Hi, my name is Horizon.

I like waifus.

:3

 

[Agent Unknown]

Tomadachi was a big success though.

 

[Blobbers]

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In the new game Miimoto, you can share things about yourself. For example, you can buy 5 attractive hats from the store, and that tells other people that you like hats. This is a very creative way of expressing yourself and communicating indirectly with others. This game will be revolutionary. NintendoxSmartphone 4 the win.

 

[Ōkami]

They think a game like Miitomo can make $3b???

As much as I love Nintendo...they've lost their minds.

Yen, not US dollars.