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Nintendo on Switch having more to reveal, wide range of accessories, sales goal, VR potential & more

by rawmeatcowboy
27 October 2016
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Coming from Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima...

On the system reveal

“By no means was that everything (there is to show).”

On accessories

"It may be appropriate to call them accessories. Or it might be better to call them add-on hardware. It’s probably more correct to call them accessories. You can assume that there will be a wider array."

On holding back software reveals

"One thing we still can’t show is the software lineup. We want people to touch the device in January and experience the software for themselves."

On Virtual Reality

"We are interested in VR,. VR offers new ways of playing, but that depends on what kind of software can be played. If you ask us whether there are any possibilities, we can’t say no. It may be that we will build VR software titles, I think that opportunity is available to us."

On aiming for 100 billion yen operating income

“As our previous president has said before, an appropriate level of operating income for Nintendo is that level, and that is what everyone understands. That’s what we want to achieve. Based on various projects and new projects that we have, achieving that result is the premise.”

On first year Switch sales

"In terms of how many units will sell, we’re looking at past examples where competitors, and our own Wii, had a lot of momentum, and that means the first year after it goes on sale will be extremely important."

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