Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa addresses success of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, target to sell 20 million Switch units

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In a recent interview with The Sankei News, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the early success of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Furukawa said, “The people who’ve played Smash before are coming back for this one; that accumulation of players contributed to the initial push [in sales]”. He also said that Nintendo needs to continue … Continue reading Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa addresses success of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, target to sell 20 million Switch units

Q&A summary for latest Nintendo financial briefing now available in English, discusses Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and more

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Nintendo has published the official English version of its latest financial briefing for the fiscal year ending March 2019. Read on below for a few notable excerpts: What is your strategy for Nintendo Switch this holiday season? Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be releasing soon. It … Continue reading Q&A summary for latest Nintendo financial briefing now available in English, discusses Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and more

Game Freak’s first original Pokémon Switch game launches second half of 2019 and will be the latest in the series

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During its latest Financial Results Briefing, Nintendo confirmed that Game Freak's first original Pokémon Switch game will launch in the second half of 2019 and will be the latest in the series: In addition, we are preparing to introduce a succession of Nintendo titles including the ones shown here early next year and beyond, so … Continue reading Game Freak’s first original Pokémon Switch game launches second half of 2019 and will be the latest in the series

Nintendo reaffirms that it will continue supporting Nintendo 3DS

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During Nintendo’s latest Financial Results Briefing, company president Shuntaro Furukawa shared the following in regard to the company's continuous support for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems: Nintendo 3DS is set apart from Nintendo Switch by its characteristics as a handheld game system that is lightweight, price-friendly, and highly portable. Affordability is the strong point that positions Nintendo … Continue reading Nintendo reaffirms that it will continue supporting Nintendo 3DS

Latest Nintendo Financial Results Briefing discusses Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee, Poké Ball Plus and Pokémon GO

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During Nintendo’s latest Financial Results Briefing, company executive Shuntaro Furukawa shared the following in regard to Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee, Poké Ball Plus and Pokémon GO: We are planning all kinds of events going forward. In the Japanese market, Nintendo Live 2018 is set to take place in November, and will feature tournaments for Splatoon 2, Mario … Continue reading Latest Nintendo Financial Results Briefing discusses Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee, Poké Ball Plus and Pokémon GO

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features an overwhelming amount of content

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During Nintendo's latest Financial Results Briefing, company executive Shuntaro Furukawa shared the following in regard to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, amiibo support and the upcoming hardware bundle: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be released in December. This title will be the largest-ever game in the Smash Bros. series in every aspect, with an overwhelming amount … Continue reading Super Smash Bros. Ultimate features an overwhelming amount of content

New president Shuntaro Furukawa confirms Nintendo is “considering various possibilities” for official 3DS successor

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Shuntaro Furukawa was recently named Nintendo’s newest president. Following the company’s 78th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Kyoto Shimbun caught up with the executive to discuss a number of topics. Furukawa weighed in on 3DS as well. He said that “though it’s been around much longer, the 3DS has certain advantages over the Switch such … Continue reading New president Shuntaro Furukawa confirms Nintendo is “considering various possibilities” for official 3DS successor

Shuntaro Furukawa is now officially the new president of Nintendo

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Tatsumi Kimishima has stepped down as the president of Nintendo, a position he filled after Satoru Iwata passed away nearly three years ago. Kimishima was officially replaced Shuntaro Furukawa today, June 28, 2018. Meanwhile, Satoru Shibata has also retired his role as the president of Nintendo of Europe. Shibata has instead moved to Japan to become a member of the … Continue reading Shuntaro Furukawa is now officially the new president of Nintendo