Dear Reader:
Nintendo's president talks moving into China, 3DS support, collaborating with other mobile companies, and more
Diamond Online ran an interview today with Nintendo's president Tatsumi Kimishima, where a number of topics were discussed. You can see a summary of that interview below.
1) Diamond Online in Japan today ran an interview with Nintendo president Kimishima.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (Kantan Games Inc.) (@serkantoto) February 14, 2018
He says Miyamoto's target of selling 1 Switch per person (as opposed to 1 Wii per household back in the day) sounds impressive but that the price is a high hurdle. He still thinks it’s possible.
2) About China, he says local regulations make it impossible to export the Switch and its software as is. Says the Switch can be enjoyed in Japan, the US and in Europe in the same way.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (Kantan Games Inc.) (@serkantoto) February 14, 2018
About the 3DS, Kimishima says the device continues to sell well, especially to kids.
3) About smartphone games, Kimishima believes they can co-exist with Nintendo’s console titles. He confirms 2-3 apps to be released per year, with the business model depending on the character the title in question is based on.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (Kantan Games Inc.) (@serkantoto) February 14, 2018
Kimishima says Miitomo was a learning experience.
4) About mobile partner DeNA, he says he "isn’t dissatisfied". But he also says as there will be more Nintendo apps coming while existing ones will continue to be serviced, collaborations with other companies are possible.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (Kantan Games Inc.) (@serkantoto) February 14, 2018
( I think he was never more clear about the last part.)
5) About the Super Nintendo World theme park in Japan, he aims at construction to be finished before the 2020 Olympics begin. //end
— Dr. Serkan Toto (Kantan Games Inc.) (@serkantoto) February 14, 2018
Source in JP: https://t.co/QM2nxs27Pi