The Wall Street Journal and Reuters have both passed along comments and notes from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima. Following the release of the company’s financial results, Kimishima held a short press conference in which he spoke about Switch stock plus sales, and also teased what’s to come for console. Aside from what Kimishima had to say, Capcom and Koei Tecmo commented on their Switch support.

Here’s a roundup of everything:

Switch stock

– Kimishima apologized for the situation, saying the company’s forecast was too cautious
– Nintendo will make sure the item was well-stocked for the year-end holiday shopping season
– “Thanks to our component suppliers, who even opened up new production lines for the Switch, our ability to ship the console has improved drastically.”
– “We’ve boosted Switch production to meet strong demand as it was difficult for customers to buy the consoles at retail stores.”

Switch sales

– Kimishima is confident Switch’s sales momentum would accelerate after the holiday season
– “The true power of the Switch would be tested during the upcoming holiday season.”
– “The top priority for us when we release smartphone games is to lure more new users to the Switch.”

Switch tease

– Nintendo is preparing game software that provides Switch users with new “experiences”
– The software has the potential to attract new users and boost sales
– “We will introduce more ways to have fun with the Switch next year, and we expect those will further strengthen demand for the Switch.”

Capcom’s Switch support

– A company spokeswoman said releasing older games on a new console is normal procedure for third-party software developers because there isn’t enough time to make new games for a console within a year of its launch

Koei Tecmo

“We bet big on the Switch as a game changer so we began making games before the Switch’s launch, but many software companies showed reluctance in releasing Switch games before they witnessed the current success.” – Koei Tecmo’s Yoichi Erikawa

https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-raises-expectation-for-switch-console-sales-1509349227

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nintendo-results/nintendo-doubles-profit-outlook-on-strong-switch-console-sales-idUSKBN1CZ0JK

“We bet big on the Switch as a game changer so we began making games before the Switch’s launch, but many software companies showed reluctance in releasing Switch games before they witnessed the current success.” – Koei Tecmo’s Yoichi Erikawa

Yo, he went in hard! The truth right there. Whoever got in on the Switch early will reap the biggest return. I know it was difficult to gauge the Switch's potential coming off the Wii U but the writing was on the wall with Zelda at launch and a steady stream of 1st party games to build the install base.

"A company spokeswoman said releasing older games on a new console is normal procedure for third-party software developers because there isn’t enough time to make new games for a console within a year of its launch".

But ONLY old games?Suuuuure Capcom, sure....

Those opposing Koei Techmo and Capcom statements are a thing of beauty.

Funny that Capcom and Koei basically have like opposing comments. One is like, yea new console you just release old games for a year or so to judge whether console does good. The other is like, we release as much new stuff as we can and hope to capitalize on other companies playing the waiting game.

That Capcom damage control. The games that you've brought to the Switch don't really need tht much manpower (an improved 3DS port, a RE Revelations port, a port of the decades old Street Fighter II...). Which of your big Switch projects is taking all that manpower and time? Even Konami managed to bring a quick new Bomberman game! And they had almost no quality manpower left after their purges, downsizing and controversies!

Yeh, preity hilarious. :)

Rumor has it that Nintendo suggested a Bomberman game to Konami, otherwise they probably wouldn't even touch that IP.

I meant to comment on this last week with the introduction of the new Animal Crossing mobile game - looks like Animal Crossing for Switch in 2018?

Ditto comments about Koei vs. Capcom.

That makes it even worst, in a way. Capcom has been rumoured to follow and actively input their opinions during the Switch's developement, and all they've got to show for it are a couple of old ports. Nintendo suggests Konami to make a new game from a forgotten series, and they just do it. No excuses, no "trying periods", no bullshit. It's sad we're comparing Capcom unfavourably to Konami, of all companies.