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Pavolink on 09 February 2016
zorg1000 said:
RolStoppable said:

*slaps bigtakilla with a large trout*

With regards to the financial performance, I believe you said that the fiscal year ending in March 2016 has been about balancing revenue and expenses, while the next fiscal year (ending in March 2017) will be a step towards aiming for Nintendo-like profits. Have these priorities changed at all? It seems like a lot of new endeavors, such as smart device business and amiibo sales, will need to go smoothly in order to realize Nintendo-like profits. If you had to provide one example of an area where you can be sure to achieve Nintendo-like profits, what would that be?

(...) The question was to pick one area with which we will be able to achieve Nintendo-like profits, but I would like to suggest two areas. One area is our NX business, and another is our business for smart devices. I believe that keeping these two endeavors on track will be key to achieving Nintendo-like profits. I don't have any further details to share about the next fiscal year at this time, but we will explain about our plan and when we will aim to achieve Nintendo-like profits at a future date.

At this point he will deny the existence of NX even if it releases this year.

I posted the same but he is still in denial *shrugs*



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bigtakilla on 09 February 2016
zorg1000 said:
RolStoppable said:

*slaps bigtakilla with a large trout*

With regards to the financial performance, I believe you said that the fiscal year ending in March 2016 has been about balancing revenue and expenses, while the next fiscal year (ending in March 2017) will be a step towards aiming for Nintendo-like profits. Have these priorities changed at all? It seems like a lot of new endeavors, such as smart device business and amiibo sales, will need to go smoothly in order to realize Nintendo-like profits. If you had to provide one example of an area where you can be sure to achieve Nintendo-like profits, what would that be?

(...) The question was to pick one area with which we will be able to achieve Nintendo-like profits, but I would like to suggest two areas. One area is our NX business, and another is our business for smart devices. I believe that keeping these two endeavors on track will be key to achieving Nintendo-like profits. I don't have any further details to share about the next fiscal year at this time, but we will explain about our plan and when we will aim to achieve Nintendo-like profits at a future date.

At this point he will deny the existence of NX even if it releases this year.

And you guys will still be waiting for it in  Dec even when they announce it for a 2017 release.



Pavolink on 09 February 2016
RolStoppable said:
Pavolink said:

I posted the same but he is still in denial *shrugs*

You posted Q4. I posted Q3 which is less ambiguous.

So, we have then 2 questions in our side. Good.



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Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

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Miyamotoo on 09 February 2016
Pavolink said:
zorg1000 said:

At this point he will deny the existence of NX even if it releases this year.

I posted the same but he is still in denial *shrugs*

Yup, some serious denial here.



Soundwave on 09 February 2016

He had multiple opportunities to say no NX in 2016, yet he doesn't say that. I think they are aiming to launch it this year (whether they actually make that who knows).

I'm beginning to feel as well that this is some kind of hybrid console, so its a singular device. Maybe later they'll have other models, but the way they talk about it seems to be in the context of a singular device these days.



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Wyrdness on 09 February 2016
bigtakilla said:

And you guys will still be waiting for it in  Dec even when they announce it for a 2017 release.

Can I ask, you seem adamant it's coming 2017, so can you present to me signs that point to this and I don't mean speculative things like the unannounced titles, I mean actual concrete indicators?



Miyamotoo on 10 February 2016
Soundwave said:
He had multiple opportunities to say no NX in 2016, yet he doesn't say that. I think they are aiming to launch it this year (whether they actually make that who knows).

I'm beginning to feel as well that this is some kind of hybrid console, so its a singular device. Maybe later they'll have other models, but the way they talk about it seems to be in the context of a singular device these days.

Like we wrote few months ago, hybrid console is definitely possible, but for now one platform with handheld device and home console device looks more likely.



TomaTito on 10 February 2016
CaptainExplosion said:
Mr. Kimishima is showing promise so far. I'm looking forward to seeing where he takes Nintendo. :)

I'm not sure if you've seen my post or read the Q&A, but Q6 says the complete oposite. Kimishima is just following Iwata's (and whole management) plan.

Q6: When you became president, Mr. Kimishima, I believe you stated that you would be carrying on the existing strategies, but we also expect that you will bring your personal touch to Nintendo's business strategy. Do you have a plan that you can share today, or do you intend to leave strategy to the younger generation? Are there any particular goals that you have set for yourself?

As you said, when I became president, I stated that my role was to continue to proceed on the course that I helped to set with President Iwata and the rest of the management at that time. The ideas of our young employees are also key to our ability to transition to the next generation and to continue to produce exciting ideas. It is important to structure our organization so that these young people can take active roles. We have worked to establish such an organization; one that will allow our employees to reach their full potential in many different areas. It may be difficult to see from outside of the company, but we have made major changes to our organization. For example, our game developers have not had much of a public presence in the past, but we would like to create more and more opportunities for you to get to know them in the future.

As for business strategy, the hardware-software integrated business will remain the core of our game business, but we ensure that we will also expand this to include smart device activity and fuse these businesses into a synergistic whole. “My Nintendo” is a crucial part of this strategy as well. We seek to deepen our relationship with our consumers by having them join the “My Nintendo” program.

I would also like to touch on the QOL (Quality of Life) program today. We do not feel that we are currently at a stage where we can commercialize a product that deals with sleep and fatigue, so we are not planning to launch any products in this area in the fiscal year ending in March 2016. However, we do believe there is potential in the QOL sector, so we will continue to consider further development in this area.


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Pavolink on 10 February 2016
TomaTito said:
CaptainExplosion said:
Mr. Kimishima is showing promise so far. I'm looking forward to seeing where he takes Nintendo. :)

I'm not sure if you've seen my post or read the Q&A, but Q6 says the complete oposite. Kimishima is just following Iwata's (and whole management) plan.

Q6: When you became president, Mr. Kimishima, I believe you stated that you would be carrying on the existing strategies, but we also expect that you will bring your personal touch to Nintendo's business strategy. Do you have a plan that you can share today, or do you intend to leave strategy to the younger generation? Are there any particular goals that you have set for yourself?

As you said, when I became president, I stated that my role was to continue to proceed on the course that I helped to set with President Iwata and the rest of the management at that time. The ideas of our young employees are also key to our ability to transition to the next generation and to continue to produce exciting ideas. It is important to structure our organization so that these young people can take active roles. We have worked to establish such an organization; one that will allow our employees to reach their full potential in many different areas. It may be difficult to see from outside of the company, but we have made major changes to our organization. For example, our game developers have not had much of a public presence in the past, but we would like to create more and more opportunities for you to get to know them in the future.

As for business strategy, the hardware-software integrated business will remain the core of our game business, but we ensure that we will also expand this to include smart device activity and fuse these businesses into a synergistic whole. “My Nintendo” is a crucial part of this strategy as well. We seek to deepen our relationship with our consumers by having them join the “My Nintendo” program.

I would also like to touch on the QOL (Quality of Life) program today. We do not feel that we are currently at a stage where we can commercialize a product that deals with sleep and fatigue, so we are not planning to launch any products in this area in the fiscal year ending in March 2016. However, we do believe there is potential in the QOL sector, so we will continue to consider further development in this area.

I wonder if Iwata in the end admitted many Nintendo's faults and decided to correct it. Theme Parks, Movies or Netflix Series, Mobile games and maybe the NX speculated system is proof that he was a future vision different than the current one. He wanted to transform Nintendo.



Proud to be the first cool Nintendo fan ever

Number ONE Zelda fan in the Universe

DKCTF didn't move consoles

Prediction: No Zelda HD for Wii U, quietly moved to the succesor

Predictions for Nintendo NX and Mobile