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Bloomberg: Nintendo Heads for Best Holiday in Years as Profit Seen Tripling
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James Scott
Banned
It's most likely yen. If it's yen they are expecting about 1 million amiibo sold by the end of the year in the US, which sounds more realsitic
The article says it expects that amount by the end of the year (fiscal?) so it's definitely a typo
Yen.
¥12182500000 / ¥1580.67 = 77,071,74 units
7,707,174 / 3,300,000 = 2.335 Amiibos per owner. Much more likely eh?
ElMexiMerican
Member
That would definitely help bring Amiibos to $1 billion
I wouldn't be surprised if The Pokémon Company is looking -very- closely at Amiibo sales.
One wonders what they think of Lucario being Toys R' Us exclusive...
gamergirly
Member
Great news
YatÅkiri_Kilgharrah
Banned
Mobiles arent to do business
Schnozberry
Member
I have three amiibos and have Mega Man on preorder.
They were late to the game, but they do seem to be selling.
They were late to the game, but they do seem to be selling.
test_account
XP-39C²
So these numbers are just wild guesses from investors? Or are they based on something more substantial? I read the Bloomberg article, but i couldnt see anything of notice there regarding this.
Hyperactivity
Banned
Even with the lowered statistic, this is crazy
Could you imagine if amiibo had come out around the Wii and DS's primes?
Could you imagine if amiibo had come out around the Wii and DS's primes?
Outtrigger888
Member
Pretty crazy that they still turn profits with poor hardware sales, Nintendo knows how to run a company.
If there is one we learn is that you can make a profit and still sell the least. Look at the gamecube and Wii u made more than the ps4 last quarter I believe.
There is no bloat on Nintendo like the others.
Neff
Member
I highly suspect that's 1b yen, but it's worth remembering that a large proportion of Amiibo buyers are buying more than one figure, sometimes several, sometimes ten, sometimes the whole lot.
It's obviously going to be a big source of income for Nintendo down the line, especially when more games start to utilise them.
Yep. They know what they're doing.
It's obviously going to be a big source of income for Nintendo down the line, especially when more games start to utilise them.
Yep. They know what they're doing.
The Wii U made more than the PS4....? Or Nintendo made more than Sony's Game Division?
Only was going to buy one then the best buy buy 2 get one free deal happen and now I am 9 more deep. The fuck man.
TunaMarshmallow
Member
Did I purchase 99 million amiibo? Yes, I did.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Huh. Got a source?
I could be wrong but I could have sworn it was profit from Wii u vs profit from ps4. I am on mobile now tho.
test_account
XP-39C²
The billion dollar in US alone might be from what Reggies said here:
"Super Smash Bros. is the first Nintendo title that will also support Amiibo, the interactive figurines that the company is also introducing for the holidays. Amiibo will compete with Activision’s Skylanders franchise and Walt Disney Co.’s Infinity in a category Nintendo calls “toys-to-life.”
"Such interactive toys are set to pull in about $1 billion in sales this year in the U.S., according to Fils-Aimes."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-11/nintendo-says-super-smash-bros-orders-set-wii-u-record.html
"Super Smash Bros. is the first Nintendo title that will also support Amiibo, the interactive figurines that the company is also introducing for the holidays. Amiibo will compete with Activision’s Skylanders franchise and Walt Disney Co.’s Infinity in a category Nintendo calls “toys-to-life.”
"Such interactive toys are set to pull in about $1 billion in sales this year in the U.S., according to Fils-Aimes."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-11/nintendo-says-super-smash-bros-orders-set-wii-u-record.html
Does Nintendo ever split up the profit/earnings for each system?
Good news!
I do hope Nintendo does some back-catalog Amiibo updates, like allowing more of those characters in the Mario games, etc. Even if they charge for them and do more extensive content, I'm OK with that. They've been killing it as far as DLC is concerned, and don't mind ponying up another $10-20 if it means getting the type of extra stuff we've seen in MK8, NSMB, and Hyrule Warriors.
I do hope Nintendo does some back-catalog Amiibo updates, like allowing more of those characters in the Mario games, etc. Even if they charge for them and do more extensive content, I'm OK with that. They've been killing it as far as DLC is concerned, and don't mind ponying up another $10-20 if it means getting the type of extra stuff we've seen in MK8, NSMB, and Hyrule Warriors.
Technically we already had Pokemon Amiibos, right?
And I don't remember if these sold nearly as well as Amiibos.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
No way they have sold enough to make a billion. That is more like what Activision has made from the toys over 4 years.
Ehhhh, while $1B is obviously not true, $10 million (1B yen) would be a pretty sad showing. Split the order of magnitude difference there, $100 million would be a more realistic success.
Article gets major detail wrong, quotes V**G******Z, the new analyst forecasts only bring them into line with what Nintendo has been projecting all year long (still slightly lower actually)....
That Bloomberg quality reporting.
Article gets major detail wrong, quotes V**G******Z, the new analyst forecasts only bring them into line with what Nintendo has been projecting all year long (still slightly lower actually)....
That Bloomberg quality reporting.
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Left-field prediction: Gen VII will use that.
Technically we already had Pokemon Amiibos, right?
And I don't remember if these sold nearly as well as Amiibos.
I don't think anyone knows these exist.
When the real ass pokemon amiibos are released, we'll know it. And they will sell fuck tons.
^ but its so ugly.
Anyway, last quarter Sony's Game & Network service's operating income is US $200m and it's obvious their end game is similar to Microsoft 360 twilight years, making billion from subscription services.
Still, this isn't a sony vs nintendo thread. I rather Nintendo make more amiibos and gamecube adapter to satisfy the demand.
Anyway, last quarter Sony's Game & Network service's operating income is US $200m and it's obvious their end game is similar to Microsoft 360 twilight years, making billion from subscription services.
Still, this isn't a sony vs nintendo thread. I rather Nintendo make more amiibos and gamecube adapter to satisfy the demand.
I believe those were just a test for amiibos. They will make real Pokemon amiibos.Technically we already had Pokemon Amiibos, right?
And I don't remember if these sold nearly as well as Amiibos.
They were limited to certain stores, sold in small quantities, not even needed for the single game it worked for and only worked with a game that for all intents and purposes wasn't all that amazing so I can see why it never took off. I would believe you if you said it was Nintendo testing the waters for what would become Amiibo however.
shinra-bansho
Member
The average figure isn't going to be anywhere near like 20 though, which is what would be required.
In a similar vein, I'm sure there are people who own the system who own every game for it. But the US tie ratio from memory is only slightly above 3.
I think test_account is right and wires have been crossed, where Fils-Aimes is just referring to the NFC toy market in general.
Aquamarine
Member
It's like how Sega predicted more people would purchase Shenmue than the amount of people who actually owned the Dreamcast.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Impressive, and happy to see things improving for Nintendo!
cagelessrat
Member
Technically we already had Pokemon Amiibos, right?
And I don't remember if these sold nearly as well as Amiibos.
These were a limited run at Gamestop for a downloadable spin-off game on Wii U. Not really the same thing. Plus they have a different artstyle than regular Pokemon.
Leafhopper
Banned
Wait, that happened?