Satoru Iwata talks about 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo at briefing today: Difference between revisions

Assuming that was the whole speech (link), there was nothing about Pokémon. Every link I see seems to have Pokémon just inserted out of place at the bottom.
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(Assuming that was the whole speech (link), there was nothing about Pokémon. Every link I see seems to have Pokémon just inserted out of place at the bottom.)
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Today, Satoru Iwata, the current President and CEO of {{bp|Nintendo}} made a few announcements on the Japanese Nintendo website relating to the {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} and the upcoming {{bp|Wii U}}. Although a lot of his comments were directed towards the 3DS' sales (As this quarter was the first time the company reported a loss since they started publishing their fiscal records), Satoru Iwata did make a brief comment about how a new {{bp|Pokémon}} game might be released in Spring, and that it might be related to the upcoming {{bp|PokéPark 2: Beyond the World}}.
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At {{bp|Nintendo}}'s Semi-Annual Financial Results Briefing today, Satoru Iwata, the current President and CEO of the said company, made announcements concerning the {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} the upcoming {{bp|Wii U}}, and Nintendo as a whole. The following are merely tidbits of what was presented at the briefing:


During the brief reference to the new game, Iwata did not clarify which console it will be for, however, he did state that the {{bp|Wii U}} will not be released before June next year.
*Nintendo had 70.2 billion yen in losses, with currency exchange rates and price cuts among things blamed on.
*Nintendo was able to sell 2.36 million units worldwide during the second fiscal quarter, three times that of the previous quarter.
*The Nintendo 3DS sales are a total of 6.68 million, higher than expected.
*Access to the Nintendo eShop using PCs and smartphones will be made available, though games can only be played on Nintendo systems.
*Demos and add-on content will be made available at the eShop.
*Nintendo hopes to create new genres, which aim to attract those not really into video games.
*Following collaborations with Netflix and DreamWorks, integration with Hulu Plus will be made available.
*The Wii U is planned to be launched during the next fiscal year, with the final product to be shown during next year's E3.
 
As for Pokémon fans, Iwata is said to have made a brief comment about how a new {{bp|Pokémon}} game might be released this Spring, and that it might be related to the upcoming {{bp|PokéPark 2: Beyond the World|PokéPark 2: BW - Beyond the World}}.
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