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Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime talks surprising fans, more to show in "weeks and months ahead," comments on lootboxes, stock drop, and more

by rawmeatcowboy
13 June 2018
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The following comments come from Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime...

- Nintendo is a company that loves to surprise fans
- Reggie says Nintendo has a lot more up their sleeves and a lot more to show in the "weeks and months ahead"
- Reggie says "who knows" as to why Nintendo stock dropped
- Nintendo wants to tell them about content and then launch it to drive excitement
- the pacing of news/releases will drive the Switch forward
- trial events like Mario Tennis Aces let Nintendo learn more about the challenges in network play
- once again, Switch options without the dock in Japan are not coming to North America
- In Dec 2017, 3DS grew by 27% year on year in North America
- in this year, 3DS business is up 10% in North America
- Reggie says lootboxes have gotten a bad wrap
- a gameplay mechanic that offers the consumer something to buy when they're not sure what's inside can be interesting as long as it's not the only way to get those items
- Reggie believes Furukawa is a great pick for Nintendo's next president
- Nintendo wants to create content that brings people together and encourage the community to go from their with eSports
- Reggie says the number of analysts who have "gotten it right" over the years is very small
- Nintendo holds things close to their chest and loves to surprise, and they surprise big
- Reggie says "don't worry" about analysts