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JGarret on 15 January 2016

Straight from GAF: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1171046

1) Nintendo president Kimishima just published his plans for 2016 in news paper Mainichi Shimbun (http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160115...08/020/012000c). Here's the gist:

2) Kimishima says Nintendo wants to surprise fans with new ideas - not build on old ones. Nintendo will in 2016 release “details” on the NX.

3) Kimishima claims the expansion to smartphones and theme parks, but also to movies and TV animes (via character licensing) is progressing.

4) He says it’s vital for Nintendo to experiment with new business models. He confirms the first smartphone app will be rolled out in March.

5) Kimishima promises smartphone apps with Nintendo’s famous characters in 2016. He wants to bring the company’s financials to a new level.

6) The plan is to bring profits to 100 billion yen ($855 million) in “several years”. [Note: that would be 4x of last year's profit.] 

Original article (in Japanese): http://mainichi.jp/articles/20160115/ddn/008/020/012000c



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SJReiter on 15 January 2016

Only "details" on the NX? Uh oh, that's not a good sign.



Pavolink on 15 January 2016

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What a subtle way.



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Darwinianevolution on 15 January 2016

If Nintendo is thinking about making animes of their franchises, does that mean we could get a Kid Icarus series? Or a Spatoon anime, now that is all the rage in Japan?



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wombat123 on 15 January 2016

Seems like a rewording of things that he or other people at Nintendo have said in the past.



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sc94597 on 15 January 2016

I still think we'll only get the handheld version of NX this year. March/April for the home-console form-factor.



Vini256 on 15 January 2016

Did I just read anime?



HYPE!!!



Volterra_90 on 15 January 2016

Anime based on Nintendo characters? Oh, my, I'm hyped. I truly want a Fire Emblem anime. I think it'd work great if they do it right.



JGarret on 15 January 2016
Volterra_90 said:
Anime based on Nintendo characters? Oh, my, I'm hyped. I truly want a Fire Emblem anime. I think it'd work great if they do it right.

The Ip is indeed quite a good fit for an anime.





Volterra_90 on 15 January 2016
JGarret said:
Volterra_90 said:
Anime based on Nintendo characters? Oh, my, I'm hyped. I truly want a Fire Emblem anime. I think it'd work great if they do it right.

The Ip is indeed quite a good fit for an anime.

I think so. And Kid Icarus could work well. But I think these are the only two franchises that could do a great anime. I'm not so sure about the others. Maybe Zelda and that's it. They surely can make animes of franchises like Splatoon, Mario, Kirby... But I can't see them working on a quality level. Only as marketing.