UmbraeCruxis
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Ahh, that would make sense. Thanks!
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Nintendo's 2015 Fiscal Year Financial Results Briefing | 10:00 AM JST
Ahh, that would make sense. Thanks!
The only possible option
? And these aren't going to be playable at e3?! It's like Nintendo took the no Zelda complaints at last e3 the wrong way.
Lord_Byron28
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Yeah I'm confused and I believe people are living in an alternative universe. PS4 and Xbox one's first year was abysmal and the rate of games released is still pretty sparse compared to previous generations. It takes significantly more time and development to make these games. Nintendo also had to develop NX before Nintendo could even start working on games for the project as well. Not too mention their entire internal structure and staff was moved and overhauled. As well as Iwata dying. I don't think people realize how small Nintendo is. Nintendo's about due for another Mario Kart, 3D Mario, Retro Studio project, as well as Wii U ports and smaller projects they've partnered with other developers on. However, the delay could be for any number of factors and they never anounced a release date for NX to begin with. Usually 3rd party developers complain that Nintendo doesn't give them enough time to create a game for their system by launch. Maybe this will allow for more 3rd parties to get games released during the launch window as well as making sure those games aren't rushed, buggy messes.
Not to this degree, and not with what we know of the software line-up internally. We wouldn't be getting Emily's rumors if the software development was a mess and delayed.
Nod.
Other signs also point to hardware related delays, the issue is knowing the reason.
Digital sales growth is the silver living here.
Amiibo is interesting, its YoY growth was huge, but its last quarter was a YoY decline.
Nintendo needs to release more amiibo more quickly and/or there is a limited audience for the things. It'll be interesting to see. There should be a LOT more potential since its Nintendo, all their franchise, and something like Skylanders has sold 10x more figures LTD.
Amiibo is interesting, its YoY growth was huge, but its last quarter was a YoY decline.
Nintendo needs to release more amiibo more quickly and/or there is a limited audience for the things. It'll be interesting to see. There should be a LOT more potential since its Nintendo, all their franchise, and something like Skylanders has sold 10x more figures LTD.
JB2448
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Tom Nook Sawyer
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That's understandable; Smash launched amiibo a year ago with a massive line. Nothing comparable this past year
I had to import the Splatoon OST. Great soundtrack by the way... never made available in USA. The report notes that Nintendo wants to leverage the Splatoon IP with stuff like you see in the picture above, but... most of that stuff is no where to be found in America. AFAIK.
Sod the boat, I want Codename: Squids Next Door. :<
he meant japan, as he said.
Yes! It needs a cartoon series like that so badly!
I had to import the Splatoon OST. Great soundtrack by the way... never made available in USA. The report notes that Nintendo wants to leverage the Splatoon IP with stuff like you see in the picture above, but... most of that stuff is no where to be found in America. AFAIK.[/QUOTE]
I would buy the Splatoon OST in a heartbeat. Nintendo should make a deal with itunes to sell all of their music on the site. My wallet would burn.
I would buy the Splatoon OST in a heartbeat. Nintendo should make a deal with itunes to sell all of their music on the site. My wallet would burn.
The context of the end of his sentence was odd to me =P carry on ppl nothing to see here
I imported the artbook and would probably buy an english version if it ever got officially released.
I had to import the Splatoon OST. Great soundtrack by the way... never made available in USA. The report notes that Nintendo wants to leverage the Splatoon IP with stuff like you see in the picture above, but... most of that stuff is no where to be found in America. AFAIK.
That was actually the quarter before (Q3/15).
Its not bad or anything, I just think there is a lot of upside potential in Amiibo and they should be pushing harder. The TTL segment is still huge and theres no reason Amiibo should be doing worse than Skylanders/Disney Infinity/Lego Dimensions. Its not going to last forever, get in while the going is good.
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Deleted member 752119
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That's the biggest issue. Amiibo aren't really TTL as Nintendo hasn't put out a true TTL game yet. Hopefully the NX will get one.
LegendofLex
Member
Given that amiibo didn't start expanding into other properties until March, most of the amiibo activity in early 2015 probably revolved around Smash, no?
We're still waiting on the Bayonetta and Cloud Amiibos, right?
I'm waiting for this along with the Trigger made Wonderful 101 anime.
I'm waiting for this along with the Trigger made Wonderful 101 anime.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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Its effects would still be felt beyond the quarter it launched in, especially given the slow rollout of characters over months
Nah, Amiibo is done. Every major character is covered, some more than once and, besides a few cornerstones, they don't work outside of Smash Bros.
Skylanders continues to sell like it does because it's cross-platform, forward compatible, there's yearly new software to leverage the toys and there are brand new designs with every release.
Like every Nintendo platform they've starved Amiibo of software support and because they rarely deviate outside their major franchises, there's little scope for expanding the range in any meaningful way to grow the market.
I think its amazing how Mario games just keep on selling:
3D Land and Mario kart 7 are, what, 4 years old now?
The real news is that dang Pokemon fad hasn't died yet. I give it one more year.
It's a joke guys
We still have Cloud, Corrin, & Bayonetta's Amiibos on the way.
Corrin too, and re-releases for the rare ones
I just want Zelda weapons in The Witcher 4. I'd get it over the PC just for that is it runs well.
None of which will work outside of Pokémon games.
Ahhh...yes. I knew there was one I was forgetting. Cheers.
Dark Cloud
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Did it say something about new 3DS games?
Even if it did, there's no reason it's not simply referring to Robobot (granted isn't that out today in Japan?), Federation Force, and Sun & Moon.
PotionBleue
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790,000 unique players over a 24-hour event in 1 game
I don't get why many people still assert that noone plays online on Nintendo hardware.
They explicitly said unannounced 3DS games. And there will be some. There always is. They keep popping up out of nowhere and will serve to fill out the release schedule for the rest of the year.
MatthewB92
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Surprised no one is saying because they have no other game to play or some bs like that.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Triforce heroes 2!
Am I the only one that's happy that Nintendo is selling the Seattle Mariners?
It didn't seem like the biggest money-making venture for them and baseball fans hated Howard Lincoln nearly as much as I do (albeit for entirely different reasons), so if they can sell the team potentially at a profit now that there's no risk of them packing up and leaving Seattle, isn't that a win for everyone overall?
Yes we would, they just wouldn't be seen as credible rumours. Even her rumours are questioned for their credibility.
It didn't seem like the biggest money-making venture for them and baseball fans hated Howard Lincoln nearly as much as I do (albeit for entirely different reasons), so if they can sell the team potentially at a profit now that there's no risk of them packing up and leaving Seattle, isn't that a win for everyone overall?
Yes we would, they just wouldn't be seen as credible rumours. Even her rumours are questioned for their credibility.
Nothing1016
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I've been wanting them to sell their stake in the Mariners for years. The only reason to hold on was to sell when they got good... unfortunately that never happened.
But overall I agree with you.AcademicSaucer
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24.7 million amiibo figures and about 28.9 million amiibo cards in the last year is insane.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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It's good news.
That's total sales, not just sales on the last year.
Winter may delay itself. Blame global warming.
Dark Cloud
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I guess we know what E3 will be about. It's going to be Zelda U and new 3DS games announced along with Paper Mario, Pokemon S/M.
SinCityAssassin
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I mean, yeah it's a good thing, but there's already a thread for that. That being said the investment is gonna pay off with a cool half a billion dollars after the initial purchase back in 1992.
Truly exciting times
SinCityAssassin
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So are they going to recreate Hyrule with all this fucking space?
No. This is the imagination booth. Where you pretend Nintendo had more to show.
So are they going to recreate Hyrule with all this fucking space?