Nintendo related news and articles

Nintendo updated their records for lifetime shipments of 3DS and Nintendo Switch units up until March 31st 2018. A huge number of units for the Nintendo Switch have shifted in the last three months, bringing the total up to 17.79 million, while the 3DS stands at 72.53 million shipped units.

Current Nintendo President, Tatsumi Kimishima, has confirmed a date for his retirement, the June 28, 2018. When Kimishima leaves his role he will be replaced by Shuntaro Furukawa, but Kimishima will remain in an advisory role.

Nintendo has partnered with a venture capital firm in order to seek out new tech startups who will be able to bring new accessories and improvements to the Nintendo Switch.

According to the latest data from Famitsu the Nintendo Switch is just about to or has already hit a massive 4 million units sold in Japan. Famitsu recently put the console at around 2 weeks behind the Nintendo Wii from hitting the milestone.

The Nintendo Switch has now been on the market for a full 12 months and data from the NPD group indicates just how successful its launch has been.

NewZoo have reported that Nintendo has an opportunity to generate $2.5 billion in revenue if they take advantage of a number of revenue streams that remain unused.

Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct event, the second of 2018 so far, the core focus of which was Mario Tennis Aces. However, a number of other announcements were also made for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Switch.

According to an analysis from IHS Markit, Nintendo is expected to have a larger market share in the console sector than Microsoft during 2018. This performance is expected to be driven by the Nintendo Switch as it continues to thrive.

The new chart from European trade body ISFE that combines digital and physical sales has exited beta today. However, the chart will not be including data for games published by Nintendo, Konami, or Bethesda, since they are refusing to share their digital sales figures.

Nintendo’s eShop has come under heavy criticism from the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC), who have accused the gaming giant of violating European consumer law.