Nintendo’s financial briefing info.

[KingVamp]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shared the following information during the briefing:
- Once again, Kid Icarus coming to Japan between January-March
- Possible Pokemon game coming, could be in the spring
- First 10 months in Japan have 8 of top 20 Nintendo titles vs. 13 last year
- USA: first 3 weeks in October has Wii hardware sales up year-over-year
- USA: 3DS/DS sales trending in-line with DS last year
- Nintendo wants to obtain bigger sales year-over-year by the end of 2011
- Satoru Iwata elieves Christmas sales will be up year-over-year for Nintendo
- USA/Japan: 3DS purchase rate is higher than the DS last year
- USA: Active users in October vs. March hasn’t changed for Wii/DS/3DS
- Improved profits driven by lower cost and continued momentum in 2012
- Nintendo hopes to accelerate digital offerings
- Iwata implied a launch date for Wii U later than June 2012 (makes sense since Nintendo will show the console at the show)
- USA: StreetPass opportunities are small; need to get a group together and they’ll have positive views of the feature
- Nintendo’s priority in 2011 is 3DS hardware sales, profitability sacrificed, want to grow 3DS into a core platform
- Big improvement in 3DS profitability next year; targeting 16 million units; conservative goal, not aggressive
- Lack of 3DS software won’t happen again
- Nintendo will collaborate more with external developers since they can’t do everything internally; external companies better at network service
- Nintendo still interested in expanding the gaming population
- Iwata: Industry will shrink is audience doesn’t expand
- Children are asking for the 3DS more for Christmas
- This is why Nintendo is more confident about 3DS sales
- There is a plan in place to enhance the 3DS line-up internationally, aand this will be one of the drivers for improved profits in 2012

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata provided a brief update on Wii U at the company’s latest financial briefing. It sounds like we won’t be seeing the console anytime soon. Iwata told investors that Nintendo “would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year.” This probably is an indication that the console won’t be out until late 2012.


Iwata also said that Nintendo “learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS”. Hopefully this means that they’ll be gearing up for a healthy lineup of launch games and will price the Wii U appropriately.
“We are also planning to launch the Wii U, which is the successor to the Wii, during the next fiscal year. We would like to show the final format of the Wii U at the E3 show next year. As we learned a bitter lesson with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS, we are trying to take every possible measure so that the Wii U will have a successful launch.”

Iwata shared the following information with investors:
- Once a title is released, a developer can add content to it through the eShop
- Nintendo believes more developers will now increase the amount of titles for the shop
- Publishers can provide demos to consumers
- These demos can be limited by the number of trials
- Over one million reviews have been contributed worldwide for titles on the eShop
- Can download software while 3DS is in sleep mode with the update
- This will put an end to users having to wait patiently while several software titles are downloading at the same time or while a title with a large-file size is downloading
- Access eShop through the Web
- This means you can get to the shop on PCs or smartphones
- Nintendo wants to solve the issue of information (including reviews) being restricted to the eShop only
- If a game receives high marks from consumers, a majority of people won’t know about it unless they access the shop on the 3DS; Nintendo wants to change this in the future
- Won’t be able to purchase software directly on your PC/smartphone at the beginning
- Take a photo of a QR code at the eShop by using the 3DS camera
- 3DS will then open that specific page on the eShop
- This function will be included in the system update in November
- Nintendo will allow consumers to buy software directly on their PC/smartphone

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[omgpwn666]

I like the sound of the demo thing, hope we get a demo for something.

 

[Deleted User]

DLC? yummmm

 

[Evo.lve]

Makes sense to delay the Wii U launch. They made mistakes with the 3DS launch, best if they learn from them.

 

[JsdMaNintendo]

I'll agree with PWN. The best thing I saw in there is the Demos. That's what I love on the 360 is scrolling through and finding random game demos.

 

[s4mid4re]

Seems like nintendo 3ds sales are stabilizing. That's good news; more sales -> more software -> more sales -> more software and so on. Hopefully, it'll get some robust library of upcoming games once I decide to buy the super smexy Ice White 3ds

But seriously, region lock... ugh.
*hopes for a hack or revision*

 

[Coto]

Fuck yeah, glad to hear they've learned from the past mistakes. As for the wii U... I'll stick with my precious wii for the next years much like my N64

 

[KingVamp]

Seems like nintendo 3ds sales are stabilizing. That's good news; more sales -> more software -> more sales -> more software and so on. Hopefully, it'll get some robust library of upcoming games once I decide to buy the super smexy Ice White 3ds

But seriously, region lock... ugh.
*hopes for a hack or revision*

What does region lock got to do with revisions?

Ugh... Those investors and their love for phones.

I'm kind worry about abused dlc and demos. Like using dlc to make you buy the game earlier or pay demos. *Looks at Capcom.

Everyone seem to be learning. Not that it is a bad thing, but expect a lot of ported titles for the beginning of the Wii U launch.
Which hopefully wouldn't last long...

To a core platform? So they are catering less to it for everyone platform? Could be misreading that...
That could simply mean that they want more people to have it as a main system.


Anyway, hope for a good launch to please everyone and hopefully I have the money by then.

 

[1234turtles]

let's hope they keep thier word, no doubt they will.

 

[s4mid4re]

Seems like nintendo 3ds sales are stabilizing. That's good news; more sales -> more software -> more sales -> more software and so on. Hopefully, it'll get some robust library of upcoming games once I decide to buy the super smexy Ice White 3ds

But seriously, region lock... ugh.
*hopes for a hack or revision*

What does region lock got to do with revisions?

Ugh... Those investors and their love for phones.

I'm kind worry about abused dlc and demos. Like using dlc to make you buy the game earlier or pay demos. *Looks at Capcom.

Everyone seem to be learning. Not that it is a bad thing, but expect a lot of ported titles for the beginning of the Wii U launch.
Which hopefully wouldn't last long...

To a core platform? So they are catering less to it for everyone platform? Could be misreading that...

I'm hoping ninty does something about the region lock with a firmware update (if possible) or by releasing a revision/new i3DS lite XL 4D Vita (which is more probable if they ever decide to remove the region lock)

I doubt this is going to happen in the next 3ds, though ;_;

 

[DiscostewSM]

Region locks had at least a partial purpose back in the ol' days of early gaming. However, that reason is completely dismissed on a self-contained handheld that is practically the same in design for all regions. They only do it now because of cultural differences and the pricing each region decides.

 

[HaniKazmi]

- USA: 3DS/DS sales trending in-line with DS last year

So the 3DS at the start of its life is selling the same as the DS at the end of its?

 

[Hadrian]

- USA: 3DS/DS sales trending in-line with DS last year

So the 3DS at the start of its life is selling the same as the DS at the end of its?

2010 sales not 2011. Even then the DS at the end of its life is doing better than most consoles did at their starts and I think the 3DS is head to head with what the DS did in its first year.

Pretty good start for the 3DS considering its not quite got its killer title, as much I like the look of Mario 3D Land and others there still isn't a game that makes me want to buy a 3DS.

I'm happy with the eShop coming to PC, for some reason my wireless is really poor maybe because I share it with others but my wired connection is golden.

 

[Erdnaxela]

Yay demo finally, and for DLC, it might be good or bad.
Can't wait for this update

 

[alidsl]

- Possible Pokemon game coming, could be in the spring

Note the word POSSIBLE

I think this is the Sapphire/Ruby remake that's been floating around twitter

 

[Guild McCommunist]

You missed the part about the record loss.

Not being biased here, it's just a huge part of Nintendo's financial status. Not to say it won't change with the holiday.

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Also, that's a rather late launch if feels for the WiiU. I was expected Spring 2011, not summer.

 

[BoxmanWTF]

You missed the part about the record loss.

Not being biased here, it's just a huge part of Nintendo's financial status. Not to say it won't change with the holiday.

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Also, that's a rather late launch if feels for the WiiU. I was expected Spring 2012, not summer.

FTFY

 

[Valwin]

the need to have GAMES for the wiiu so if the have to delay it good make it ass good as possible

 

[Joe88]

I feel like the other 2 are going to reveal basic concepts for their next gen systems at E3 making everybody lose any interest in the Wii U (not like it had much interest to begin with...)

 

[KingVamp]

You missed the part about the record loss.

Not being biased here, it's just a huge part of Nintendo's financial status. Not to say it won't change with the holiday.

Source

Also, that's a rather late launch if feels for the WiiU. I was expected Spring 2011, not summer.

It is a prediction, it isn't final. Also having trouble locking down if Nintendo is saying this or is someone saying this about Nintendo.
Our dollars becoming weaker doesn't help.

Look like it possible for them to lost 1 billion,but for the most part, it seem like behind the scenes
rather then certain selling of all hardware.

Is that site reliable? Other sites aren't posting such a lose...

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