Pgbiz Goty 2019
PocketGamer.biz's Games of the Year 2019
The PGBiz team share their favourite titles
Company Profile
Nintendo
Website
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.
Related People
Satoru Iwata
CEO
Tatsumi Kimishima
President
Shigeru Miyamoto
Game Designer
Shuntaro Furukawa
President
Luciano Pereña
Nintendo Europe CEO
Reggie Fils-Aimé
Retired President/COO
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Accolades
Articles featuring Nintendo
Join The Monolith
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild developer looking to expand staff for sequel
Monolith Soft has been ramping up since the year's start
Switch Sales
Nintendo Switch outsells Xbox One worldwide
Mario Kart 8 is the console's top-selling title
Accelerating
Mario Kart Tour downloads slump but revenue shows reasons for optimism
Player spending per download nearly doubled since first month
Nindies
Sports Story, Dauntless and Axiom Verge 2 headline Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase
16 games shown off during the December direct
Super Jump
Nintendo's stock price jumps to 19-month high following China Switch launch
Console is region-locked however
No Turkey
Thanksgiving 2019 boost Switch's US sale to best ever
Country total now 17.5 million
Switching Up
Tencent’s version of Nintendo Switch launches in China on 10 December
Priced at $300
It's Not Me
New update is coming to Super Mario Maker 2
Hyrule's greatest warrior Link joins the party
Pocket Money
Update: Nintendo launches $7.99 a month subscription for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Offering players access to five fortune cookies and storage for 5000 items
Gigantamax
Selling 6 million, Pokemon Sword and Shield is Nintendo’s fastest-selling Switch game
Includes physical and digital copies
Awards Season
Call of Duty, Sayonara Wild Hearts and Grindstone lead The Game Awards 2019 mobile nominations
Event will take place on December 12th, hosted by Geoff Keighley
Storming
Pokemon Sword and Shield sold 1.3 million copies in Japan within first three days
Third biggest UK launch in Nintendo’s history
Trending
Pokemon fans rally together to say #ThankYouGameFreak
The company was critcised for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Tag Team
Bandai Namco revealed as a development partner for Mario Kart Tour
“Partially implemented in-games and 3D visual assets for courses, characters and machines”
Combining Talents
Tencent reportedly looking to use Nintendo IP as it expands internationally
May focus on a female audience
Negotiations
US and China agree to roll back tariffs that were set to affect console and mobile
A new deal is pending
Roster-rific
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is now the best-selling fighting game of all time
Move over Street Fighter II
Huge Suck-cess
Luigi’s Mansion 3 hoovers up the competition to become Switch’s biggest launch of 2019
Places second in overall charts to Call of Duty
Switching Up
Switch Lite is already shaping up to be 3DS' worthy successor
Console and handheld strategy
Complementary
Switch Lite not cannibalising Switch sales, says Nintendo
Shuntaro Furukawa was speaking to analysts
Strap In
Mario Kart Tour multiplayer beta launching this December for Gold Pass subscribers
$4.99 per month subscription fee will give users access to new mode
Super Smashed It
Switch sells over 41 million as Nintendo's profits jump 53%
The power of Switch Lite
Publishing Rights
Tencent is set to publish Switch version of Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe in China
The company is also bringing Monster Hunter World back to the shelves
Gonged
Reggie Fils-Aimé to become a Legend at New York Games Awards
An Andrew Yoon Legend no less
Thanks For Playing
Shigeru Miyamoto to be awarded “Person of Cultural Merit” by Japanese government
Recognition will take place on at the Imperial Palace on November 3rd, 2019
Tour De Force
Mario Kart Tour drives 124 million downloads in first month
Generates $37 million
Best Seller
Switch surpasses 15 million sales in North America
The consoles have exceeded 10 million units in Europe
Charts
Mario Kart Tour was the most downloaded mobile title in September
Cool Goal saw month-on-month growth of 85 per cent
Big Seller
Nintendo Switch sales pass 10m in Europe
Over 36 million copies of games published by the Japanese company have been sold
Slow Train
Nintendo slouches towards $1 billion of mobile revenue
$87 million still to make
Fast Start
Mario Kart Tour does 90 million downloads but monetisation lags
Biggest Nintendo mobile game ever
Best Of 2019
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019
Revealed: The movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Levelling Up
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost generates $106 million in first year
Third highest-grossing mobile title for the company
Hard Gate
The key to Mario Kart Tour's success (or failure)
Doing things the Nintendo way
Pole Position
Mario Kart Tour races to 20 million downloads in 24 hours
Nintendo's best-ever launch on mobile to date
Keep Out
Mario Kart Tour: the worst First Time User Experience ever
Does Nintendo even want to succeed on mobile?
It’s Almost Go, Go, Go
Mario Kart Tour goes live on Wednesday at 1am PT
Haters are sharpening their quills
Dream Land
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate mashes the competition at Japan Game Awards 2019
All-star fighting title took top honour among several other awards on the night
Fitness Games
Nintendo positions Switch as home exercise product with accessory-led Ring Fit Adventure
Strap on your joy-con and squeeze
Court Case
Nintendo files lawsuit against ROM website RomUniverse
Switch creator is seeking up to $2 million for each trademark infringement
Winning In Court
Nintendo wins court case to block piracy sites
“The UK High Court found the sale and distribution of circumvention devices for the Nintendo Switch unlawful"
Fit Ring
Nintendo teases new fitness accessory for Switch
Unnamed equipment comprises of a large ring and leg strap
Shadow Drop
Update: Pokemon Go has best month for revenue in three years
Worldwide catch 'em all brings in $110 million as Dr. Mario World ends run as worst-performing mobile game from Nintendo
Nintendo Direct
Switch Online SNES games, Deadly Premonition 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons headline Nintendo Direct
Growing library of SNES titles will be available to subscribers from September 5th
Education
Nintendo UK partners with Digital Schoolhouse on UKIE “play-based learning” programme
“DSH has evolved enormously in just three years and their support means we can reach more pupils and teachers than ever”
Smashing
Nintendo Switch games dominated Amazon for the month of August
Six of the top 10 best-selling games for the month were attributed to the console
Mario On Mobile
Mario Kart Tour is racing onto iOS and Android next month
People can pre-register on the App Store and Google Play now
Gamescom 2019
Superhot and Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition headline Nintendo Direct indie game reveals for Switch
Supershot and the Hotline Miami Collection are available for purchase from today
Npd Numbers
Nintendo Switch remains the best-selling console of 2019 in the US
Fire Emblem: Three Houses was the highest selling game on the Nintendo Switch in July