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Nintendo
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www.nintendo.com
About
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii, DS, DSi, and 3DS systems. Since 1983, when it launched the NES, Nintendo has sold more than 2.9 billion video games and more than 496 million hardware units globally.
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President
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Game Designer
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CEO
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President
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Retired President/COO
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Accolades
Articles featuring Nintendo
Earthquake
Nintendo Direct delayed following earthquake in Japan
The games showcase will be rescheduled soon
Switch
Nintendo Switch closes on five million sales in Japan
Handheld hybrid has sold almost five million units in its home market
Straight Fire
Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes brings in over $417m in revenue
The tactical RPG has made up 78 per cent of Nintendo’s mobile revenue since launch in February 2017
Pressing On
Shigeru Miyamoto says Nintendo will push on with fixed price model for mobile games
The Nintendo developer also believes companies should “deliver games at reasonable prices"
Direct
Dragalia Lost set for launch on September 27th in US, Japan, Hong Kong and Macau
The company's first original mobile IP is launching in Japan, The US and various territories next month
Labo
Nintendo launches Interactive Labo Workshops across America
DIY sessions for kids will run in ten cities across the country
Mistakes
Miyamoto: Regrettable choices were made during the development of Super Mario Run
Difficulty curve and fixed-price model could’ve been improved, claims the legendary designer
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Get Online
Nintendo Switch Online will arrive in the second half of September
Long-delayed online subscription services pegged for the end of next month
Well Traveled
Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler hits one million copies sold worldwide
The turn-based RPG hit the Nintendo Switch eShop three weeks ago
Fired Up
Fire Emblem Heroes fires up $400m in worldwide revenue
The RPG launched just under 18 months ago and has proven to be Nintendo’s most popular outing on mobile
Report
Nintendo Switch nears 20 million sales
Earnings report for the Japanese publisher shows a strong start to the year, with $1.5b in overall revenue so far
Charting Investor Confidence
Glu Mobile’s the best and Nintendo’s the worst performing game stock during 2018 so far
Ebbs and flows
No Biggie
Nintendo’s lawsuit against Japanese publisher Colopl won’t stall White Cat Project Switch release
Console giant says these are "completely separate matters"
Big Switch
Nintendo Switch sales set to eclipse PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the US for the year
The Switch is also expected to generate the most software revenues at retail
That’s A Lot
Nintendo targets 20 to 30 indie releases per week on Switch
Senior executive officer Susumu Tanaka and former president Tatsumi Kimishima were on hand to take questions at the latest shareholders meeting
I Want To Be The Very Best
Pokemon Quest catches $3million in revenues during first week on mobile
The cubed up adventure also snagged 3.5 million downloads
Skip, Jump
Super Mario Run leaps past $60 million worldwide revenue
American players account for nearly half of the revenue brought in since launching in 2016
Click
Nintendo Switch is played docked about as often as undocked
Individual games more likely to skew one way or the other
Keep It Clean
Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime reinforces his commitment to storefront curation for Switch
“Their games are selling best on Switch because of that environment we're creating”
Switch Up
Nintendo Europe names new CEO as Shibata leaves role after 18 years
Satoru Shibata will head back to Japan to take up a new position
Squared Away
Pokemon Quest lands on the iOS App Store and Google Play
The adventure RPG game has already caught 2.5 million downloads on the Nintendo Switch
Tweeted
Nintendo the most talked about games company on Twitter during E3 2018
Super Smash Bros also received the most tweets out of the games on show
Arrr
Nintendo bans Switch consoles with pirated games
Reddit post warns against pirating games to the handheld
Beef
Nintendo and Microsoft dunk Sony on Twitter over Minecraft cross-play
Sony’s cross-play policy has been under public scrutiny since Fortnite launched on Switch
Switch It Over
Nintendo and Disney team up to put Switch on the telly
Two entertainment giants collaborate to create a game show based on the popular console
Home Run
Nintendo’s Fils-aime: Loot boxes "have gotten a bit of a bad rap”
Nintendo Of America president Reggie Fils-aime chips in on the loot-box debate
Storm Closing In
Nintendo and Xbox go on the attack as Sony flounders on Fortnite cross-play controversy
Crackdown on cross-platform play continues to rile up players
Big Drops
Fortnite for Nintendo Switch stacks up two million players in less that 24 hours
Epic’s hit continues to be a worldwide phenomenon in spite of cross-platform woes
Fortifying Ps4
Sony blocks Fortnite cross-play between PS4 and Nintendo Switch
The battle royale hit can still be played between mobile, PC, Mac and Xbox One though
E3 2018
Fire Emblem: Three Houses for Nintendo Switch gets spring 2019 release date
Fully-fledged strategy RPG on its way
Critical Hit
Super Smash Bros Ultimate lands on Nintendo Switch in December
Features up to eight-player battles
Party Time
Super Mario Party heading to Nintendo Switch in October
Utilises unique Switch features.
Nintendo
Nintendo Direct E3 2018 Conference: Where to watch and what to expect
Details on Fortnite, Super Smash Brothers and Splatoon 2’s Octo expansion expected
Do A Barrel Roll
Ubisoft deepens ties with Nintendo as Star Fox comes to Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Toys-to-life game gets October 16th 2018 release date
I Choose You
Slate of new pokemon games set for Nintendo Switch and mobile
Pokémon: Let’s Go duo to come out late next year while Pokémon Quest is out now
Gladiators, Ready
Nintendo and Cygames' Dragalia Lost picks up 200,000 pre-registrations
Game set for summer launch in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau
Rip
Nintendo’s social app Miitomo goes offline two years after launching
The decision to take the app was revealed earlier this year
Flip The Switch
Virtual Console unlikely to be coming to Nintendo Switch Online
The games giant also revealed data cloud backup and pricing for Nintendo Switch Online
Partner Up
Nintendo could partner up with more developers to make mobile games
"If we find other partners that can bring unique strengths that are not found within Nintendo, then we may work with them as well"
Smart Expansion
Mobile a key driver for Nintendo's growth in Asia and Middle East
Access to IP leads to strong Switch sales, says company president
Less Mario, More Rpg
How Nintendo plans to create an annual $1 billion mobile games business
Starting over with a clean slate
Lost And Found
Nintendo taps up Cygames for new RPG game Dragalia Lost
New RPG will be released this summer
Switching It Up
Nintendo’s mobile games brought in $359.5 million in the last year
Overall revenue increased 116 per cent to $9.66 billion
Stepping Down
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima to retire
Leaves after nearly three years in the role
Fold On A Minute
Nintendo Labo lands in the US, Australia and Japan
New arts and crafts style accessory will find its way to Europe on April 27th
Gdc Awards
Gorogoa grabs a brace of awards at GDC
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild bags a hattrick, Vlambeer co-founder wins Ambassador Award
Keep Your Receipts
Norwegian Consumer Council claims Nintendo's "no refunds" policy on Switch eShop is not compliant with EU law
Nintendo says that it is fully compliant
Fire Emblem Heroes Revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes generated almost $300 million in revenue in its first year
Sensor Tower estimates it's still generating $10 million each month