R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
At time of writing, the clock in Japan just turned to April 1, marking the first day of Nintendo's FY 2016, ending March 31, 2017. The year ahead for Nintendo holds many interesting events and games, so I thought we could take a moment to talk about this. As for the image, I've just come to call FY 2016 The Year of NX.
Most important is of course the tentative reveal and release of Nintendo's next system, codenamed NX, and of course new games for it. Anyway, here's a small timetable:
Events
April 27/28: FY 15 Fiscal Year Earnings Release and Fiscal Year Financial Results Briefing respectively
Mr. Kimishima had in the Q&A session of the Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2016 the following to say about this briefing:
Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/160203qa/03.htmlAs for new businesses, we will present further information when we go into details about our forecasts for the next fiscal year. We do not plan to speak about NX today. We continue development and planning efforts for NX in preparation for launch, so it will require additional investment.
On April 27 there is likely to be a news conference also, for press. There usually is one in conjunction with earnings releases.
June 14-16: E3 in Los Angeles. We know Nintendo has three booths reserved (and likely the theatre as well).
June 29: The 76th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
July 27: FY 2016 First Quarter Earnings Release
Late October: Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing
Known games
Star Fox - Wii U
Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge - Wii U/3DS
Disney Art Academy - 3DS
Kirby: Planet Robobot - 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Wii U
Paper Mario: Color Splash - Wii U
Pokémon Sun/Moon - 3DS
Tentative games
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Wii U & NX
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What are your hopes and dreams for Nintendo's FY 2016 (April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017)?