Nintendo to Reveal NX Details in 2016, Smartphone Games to Help Propel Profits Up 400% - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 January 2016 / 6,751 Views
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has outlined his plans for 2016 and stated details on the upcoming console, the NX, will be released sometime this year.
2) Kimishima says Nintendo wants to surprise fans with new ideas - not build on old ones. Nintendo will in 2016 release “details” on the NX.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) January 15, 2016
Nintendo also plans to expand its character licensing into movies and anime, and not just to smartphones and them parks.
3) Kimishima claims the expansion to smartphones and theme parks, but also to movies and TV animes (via character licensing) is progressing.
He added that the release of Nintendo games and apps on smartphones starting this year will help push profits up to 100 billion yen in "several year." That is a 400 percent increase over last year's profits. The first smartphone app, Miitomo, is on schedule to be released in March.
4) He says it’s vital for Nintendo to experiment with new business models. He confirms the first smartphone app will be rolled out in March.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) January 15, 2016
6) The plan is to bring profits to 100 billion yen ($855 million) in “several years”. [Note: that would be 4x of last year's profit.] //end
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) January 15, 2016
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Tell us you're making smart phone games and a year later only have Miimoto to show for it, then expect to quadruple your profits. I think that's a little silly. Here's hoping they've got some Marios and whatnot to reveal soon and that Miimoto was just what they wanted to show first because it was the most "Nintendo-weird".
They probably are going to port Pokemon picross, make a Mario game, and release weird games such as miimoto
that "Release NX [...] 2016" got me so hyped, just to find out that it's just the news we got last week ç_ç
Why is anyone even excited about the NX? After the Wii and WiiU Nintendo has lost it's place in gaming excitement.
here is to hoping nintendo can get back to making the most money
The wording is strange here.
Oops my fault. My reading comprehension is limited on Monday mornings! Still excited for the details.
Nice! This is the first official confirmation from Nintendo? Can't wait to see what they have in store.
The mentioned it 10 months ago at an investor meeting I believe was the first time.
I'm officially done with Nintendo. My Wii was boring and my WiiU is even worse. Although if they show a damn Mario trailer, I could give in. Damn him for being my weak spot!
the Wii U is nothing like the Wii in the first place
That's the problem, 100m vs 10m.
For all we know the details they release could could also be a release date for this year, Doesn't rule out a 2016 or 2017 release still all in the air.
Yeah he's being vague there for a reason. I'm not saying it will be released this year, but if it is he certainly doesn't want to say it yet. This is the easiest way to get around that question.
