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- Iwata saying 3DS hit 43 million
- Helping is next Pokemon, Tomodachi Life in June internationally
- 3DS third-party titles to come include Monster Hunter 4G and Youkai Watch 2 in Japan
- Wii U: want to regain momentum with 2 signature titles in Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros.
- System update in June will speed up start up by 20 seconds
- First smart device app will be available by end of fiscal year
- This is called Mario Kart TV and will enable sharing of game movie and rankings
- In June, Japanese users will be able to use SUICA transport cards for payments on Wii U through NFC
- On IP licensing: nothing to announce today, but Nintendo is looking at a joint agreement
- Limited profit, so Nintendo is looking at non-games usage for licensing
- Will launch figurine business called NFP – NFC featured platform
- Nintendo showed Mario figure across many games being used including saves
- NFP game and figures will be shown at E3
- 3DS will also get IR NFP reader so figures can be used across Wii U and 3DS
- Wii U target of 3.6 million units will need more manufactured than in current inventory
- Nintendo not experiencing a loss from hardware anymore
- More Wii U games at E3
- NFP has been in development since last year
- Nintendo would rather make not just make a figurine, but something that does more
- Nintendo hopes to show related games in development at E3 for the NFC tech
- Iwata saying that for this fiscal year (through 3/15), the goal is to increase profits
- 3/16 fiscal year: not grow dramatically
- 3/17 fiscal year: develop pillar for growth with growth
- Iwata: we are preparing for next generation hardware as always, when will it release? Difficult to declare
- Iwata: not hopeless or at a loss in coming up with something new, but until existing users are satisfied, we cannot release next hardware
- Iwata: for Quality of Life, don’t think too narrowly of Nintendo, we can make fun, healthy services… we know how to get people hooked
- Iwata: developers will move into new building in Kyoto around E3; currently teams are separate so will share more
- Iwata: have established Business Development department with outputs like NFP, entering into new markets, use smart phone platforms etc
- Iwata: for emerging markets, $30-60 game prices are difficult. Need something new, but won’t be this fiscal year, studying China changes
- Iwata: the Wii U forecast of 3.6 million don’t think it is peak, wanted to be more conservative this year

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I am wondering if anyone has any guesses to what games will be announced? I mean are we talking about 3rd party ports or Nintendo games?

 

I expect Nintendo to find some success in "Quality of Life" services.



rolltide101x said:

I expect Nintendo to find some success in "Quality of Life" services.

Yes, it could be interesting, though not exactly a gaming business.



seems like they want to jump on the Skylanders train
with their iconic mascots that should work out alright for Nintendo and could motivate them to design some new ones along the way



Lafiel said:
seems like they want to jump on the Skylanders train
with their iconic mascots that should work out alright for Nintendo and could motivate them to design some new ones along the way

I feel different. In Skylanders Activision sells DLC via toy figures.
It seems to me that Nintendo want to start selling actual TOYS with some in-game functionality. 



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Sharu said:

- Iwata saying 3DS hit 43 million


This is shipped right?

VGC has it at 44.3 millions so it's probbably 1-2 mils overtraked.



Mario Kart on mobile confirmed!



I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016

Nice list! The best news is that the wiiu will no longer be sold at a loss so its looking like a great 2014 for Nintendo



                  

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Sharu said:
rolltide101x said:

I expect Nintendo to find some success in "Quality of Life" services.

Yes, it could be interesting, though not exactly a gaming business.

Anything to help them make a profit is a good thing. Nintendo needs to expand their horizons and bring in more revenue



"Iwata: have established Business Development department"

It perplexes the hell out of me as to why this was not done years ago. Nintendo is incredibly slow at being reactionary.