Tag: Investor Briefing
Reaction Satoru Iwata Holds Off on Major Announcements as Investors Appear Settled
A comfortable, unremarkable Investor Briefing
As those that follow Nintendo closely know only too well, major announcements and shocks aren't just reserved for E3 and the occasional Nintendo Direct. The company has a habit of dropping major news like it's a minor affair, and in the past couple of years has also reserved some notable news for...
News Card Format amiibo Confirmed to be Heading our Way This Year
Link proves to be the most popular amiibo, too
The recent investor briefing has brought us a megaton of information on amiibo, including the news that Nintendo will be introducing free software with NES and SNES experiences activated through amiibo. Satoru Iwata also confirmed that a cheaper range of amiibo will be made available this year in the...
News Satoru Iwata Highlights Growth of Wii U Sales in the West
The system's struggling in Japan, however
The Wii U's in an interesting position with Nintendo - its sales are still lagging behind its competitors, but increased momentum and the company's return to tentative profits has somewhat eased pressure. Nintendo's 'lost' generation sales battles before and roared back with market-dominating successes in...
News New Nintendo 3DS Launch Sales in the West Surpass 3DS XL Equivalents
Satoru Iwata talks up momentum of 3DS software sales
Nintendo has issued the full English translation of today's Investor's Briefing - though we already reported on plans for amiibo and Virtual Console integration through free software, we can now gain a clearer perspective on the full briefing. For starters, the briefing's delay from earlier in the...
News Region-Locking May Be a Thing of the Past Soon According to Nintendo
Unlocking business benefits
During the Q&A session which followed the Nintendo of Japan's investor briefing last week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata indicated that Nintendo are reconsidering the unpopular policy of region locking on its consoles. An unofficial translation made by the ever-reliable Cheesemeister on NeoGAF turned up the...
News Collectors Be Warned, Some amiibo Figures Will Be "Limited-Time" Offers
Gotta catch 'em all!
It's not long until we can get our grubby mitts on Nintendo's attractive looking range of amiibo figures. If you are something of a collector however you might want to hit that preorder button now, as some amiibos may quickly become quite rare. During a recent investors briefing Nintendo's Satoru Iwata spelt out clearly that...
News Satoru Iwata Outlines Nintendo's First QOL Platform
Focused on improving sleep and reducing fatigue
Since its announcement in January this year, Nintendo intrigued and confused some observers when it outlined plans to produce a Quality of Life — or QOL — platform. It was explained that it would be an entirely separate product from game systems — with some potential for overlapping apps and...
News Nintendo Share Price Drops In Reaction to Investor Briefing
Let's see if it pops back up again...
While diligently following the progress of Satoru Iwata's Investor Briefing, we were keeping track of a Wall Street Journal live blog that observed that, as the presentation progressed, the Tokyo exchange wasn't exactly giddy at what was being said, with the share price falling. It seems like that's played out,...
News Nintendo to Step Up Character IP Licensing, Including "Win-Win" Options in "Digital Fields"
Perhaps expect ringtones, toys and even more plushies?
It may be that you don't need to go far to find a Mario plush, or perhaps you do, but Satoru Iwata has stated that Nintendo will be expanding its efforts to license out its various character IPs with partners around the world. In a market with so many brands competing for affections, the...
News Nintendo Planning to Offer "Flexible Price Points" for Games
Will utilise conditions to encourage sharing, buying more
Satoru Iwata's Investor Briefing contained some intriguing proposals, and one that may become particularly important for enthusiastic gamers is a plan to introduce a new pricing structure for titles on Nintendo's systems. Nintendo aims to introduce new sales mechanisms to break out of the...
News Satoru Iwata Announces a "Quality of Life" Platform Business of "Non-Wearable" Technology
To be unveiled this year, target release after 1st April 2015
In what was the finale of Satoru Iwata's Investor Briefing, the Nintendo President has announced that the company is developing a new business platform that will be focused on "Quality of Life" (QOL) in the health sphere, utilising its history as an entertainment business to engage people...
News Nintendo Confirms Dedicated Development Team for Smart Device Services
"I have not given any restrictions to the development team"
In his recently completed Investor Briefing, now translated into English, Satoru Iwata has confirmed plans to utilise the Nintendo Network ID system more effectively, highlighting an objective to one day remove the ties of the IDs to hardware and deliver the much-requested account-based...
News Mario Kart 8 Drifting In For a May Release
Aiming for top gear
Satoru Iwata has completed his investor briefing presentation, and one detail that's thankfully beyond the dangers of translation errors is that Mario Kart 8 is set to arrive in May — that window is for the worldwide market. The importance of the release for Wii U is self-evident, as just today both Mario Kart 7 and —...
News Satoru Iwata Confirms That DS Games Are Coming To The Wii U Virtual Console
Quick loading using the GamePad also on the way
Update: The official English translation of Satoru Iwata's briefing confirms that the quick-start GamePad feature — outlined below — will come in a system update due in the early summer. All other details below are accurate as per the translated briefing. Original Article: We will be providing a...
