1. Nintendo says the Switch has new game plans
Just when fans were looking forward to Nintendo's new console, Nintendo President Furukawa Shuntaro poured cold water on everyone.
In this week's Q&A with investors, Furukawa denied rumors that "Switch is dead" and said that there are still more games developed on the Switch-based platform, and that new first-party games will continue to be launched in the future.
In the face of players' dissatisfaction with the hardware function of the Switch, he believes: "However, the Switch's game is under development, and new games will continue to be launched in the future." We see new demand for hardware and multi-system demand from players, but we think there is still room for sales growth. ”
This remark is completely different from the previous insiders' revelations, there is news that Nintendo's new console architecture has been determined, and even rumors have begun to purchase raw materials to prepare production lines. Furukawa's statement is more to stabilize the military morale of current users, only saying that Switch has new games, most likely second-tier games like Wario, but does not completely deny the new console.
If the new console is compatible with the Switch, the current game development will not be in vain, in fact, it is a tacit default that this year is a key time for the transition between the old and the new.
2. What is more meaningful than Valentine's Day?
If you spend Valentine's Day on your own, don't care. For players, there is one more meaningful thing than Valentine's Day.
That is to play the GBA game, because the release date of GBASP is February 14, and Valentine's Day is her 20th birthday. Opening your Switch or your GBASP and playing a few classic games and forgetting about the unpleasantness of reality is also a great way to spend Valentine's Day.
3. KT refused Valentine's Day gifts
Although many people are in pairs on Valentine's Day in reality, there are also players who have a soft spot for two-dimensional girls. Glorious Tekumo owns "Alchemist", "Beach Volleyball", "Dead or Alive" and other beautiful games, many players regard the characters as wives, and on Valentine's Day, they will buy gifts for game characters and developers, often sent to the company.
This year, Glorious Tekumo still chose to refuse to accept gifts from players, citing the fact that most employees worked from home during the epidemic, it was inconvenient to receive gifts, and there were safety implications.
KT finally thanked the players for their support and said that he would develop more interesting games to repay everyone.
This is also the third year that KT has rejected Valentine's Day gifts from players.
4, "Pokémon: Zhu/Zi" distributes Valentine's Day gifts
Game Freak began to distribute benefits on Valentine's Day, giving all players two kinds of gifts: "red thread" and "sweet ball".
Players can redeem "Pokémon Entrance Station"→ "Mystery Gift" → "Accepted by Serial Number/Secret Word" on the game menu page, red line serial number: HAPPYVALENT1NE, Sweet Ball serial number: L0VEL0VEL0VE, and the claim date is until March 14, 2023.
5. "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" price reduction promotion
The new game is about to be released, Nintendo began to promote "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", selling at a seven-fold discount on the original price, which will last until February 20, you must know that the old first-party games rarely reduce prices.
At present, the original price of the basic version of the game is 60 US dollars (about 409 yuan), the current price is 40 US dollars (about 272 yuan), the original price of Hong Kong server is 500 Hong Kong dollars, the current price is 350 Hong Kong dollars (about 304 yuan), the original price of Japanese server is 7678 yen (about 395 yuan), and the current price is 5374 yen (about 272 yuan).
In addition, Nintendo also intimately produced a promotional film "Start Here" for players who have never played the game, introducing the adventure, combat and gameplay in the game.
Playing with the Breath of the Wilderness and other Kingdom Tears is indeed a good way.
6. Vanilla Club celebrates its 20th anniversary
Vanilla Club, a game known for its unique graphics and gameplay, has a solid fan base, and before you know it, it has been around for 20 years. Recently, the company announced that it will hold commemorative exhibitions in Tokyo on March 25 and 26 and in Osaka on April 1 and 2, displaying game materials developed by the company over the years and selling related themed peripherals.
"Thirteen Mech Defense Circle" artist Yukiko Hirai also drew a visual map for the commemoration, can you recognize which game these characters are from?
7. Foreign media compared the total sales of Sony Nintendo two consoles
Switch sales officially entered the top three in history, a few days ago foreign media counted the sales of all models of Nintendo and Sony, and made a comparison.
Nintendo's total sales reached 833,580,000 units (833.58 million). Nintendo has a total of 11 models with an average sales volume of 75,780,000 (75.78 million).
Sony's total sales were 585,600,000 (585.6 million), with an average of 83,657,143 (83,657,143) units across the seven models.
In this way, Sony's average sales are slightly higher than Nintendo's, and the sales of both consoles actually fluctuate greatly, and if they can sell 70 or 80 million, they will reach the passing average.
8. The domestic game market has declined
According to the "2022 China Game Industry Report" released by the Game Working Committee of the China Phonological Association, the actual sales revenue of China's game market in 2022 will be 265.884 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 30.629 billion yuan, a decrease of 10.33%; The number of game users was 664 million, down 0.33% year-on-year.
Among them, in addition to the slight increase of 4.3% in client revenue, mobile games, page games, consoles and other platforms have declined to varying degrees. The scale of mobile terminal users, which accounts for 72.61% of revenue, is 654 million, which has hit the ceiling and has almost stagnated.
The entry of a large amount of capital has also made the blue ocean of the game gradually red, the growth of the game market is weak, all parties compete for users, and the whole will gradually turn into a stock market.
9. Nintendo and Google received subpoenas from Microsoft
As the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) filed a lawsuit against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, Microsoft gradually began to toughen the FTC while showing favor to all parties.
Sony had previously received a subpoena from Microsoft asking Sony to provide a future game release plan, but Sony refused.
Although Nintendo did not explicitly oppose the acquisition, it also said that if the acquisition is successful, it will affect its own market.
In early February, Microsoft and Activision launched subpoenas for Nintendo and Google, respectively, to provide evidence favorable to the merits of the case. But both Nintendo and Google said they would delay or refuse the subpoena, with no intention of helping Microsoft.
In addition, Microsoft has a history of acquiring Nintendo and was laughed at, and it is likely that it will not be supported by this old shop.
I really didn't expect this merger to be so bloody, although the FTC's intervention will delay the pace of Microsoft's merger, but it is likely to be unable to stop it, because there is no direct evidence that the merger of the two companies will cause a large-scale monopoly in the market, perhaps this is the source of Microsoft's confidence.
That's all for today, I hope you enjoy it.
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