Monthly Archives: April 2016
Nintendo Profits Down 61 Percent
Nintendo's profits are down 61 percent.
The news comes via the company’s latest financial results, which confirmed Nintendo's net profit for the fiscal year ending on March 31 was ¥16.5 billion ($149 million USD), down from ¥41.8 billion a year earlier. The company had anticipated a profit of ¥17 billion.
Nintendo's digital sales, however, netted ¥44 billion in the same period, which is up from ¥31 billion. The company's new "Smart devices, IP related income" category -- which includes revenue generated by smartphones -- secured ¥5.7 billion.
The report also confirms "the figure-type and the card-type" Amiibos sold approximately 24.70 million and 28.90 million units respectively.
Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing Coming to Smartphones
Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing apps are coming to smartphones.
Here are the official details on the apps, per a press release from Nintendo:
"Nintendo plans to release both of these applications this fall (US, UK) and spring (AU). As for the former app, while making it more accessible in comparison to the Fire Emblem games for Nintendo’s dedicated gaming systems, Nintendo aims to offer the great value of a role-playing strategy game.
"Nintendo will design the latter game so that it will be connected with the world of Animal Crossing for dedicated gaming systems. By playing both Animal Crossing games, users will find increased enjoyment. Both of these are pure game applications. Compared to Miitomo, they have more prominent game elements, and the game content will tie closely into Nintendo’s dedicated games business. Nintendo will provide more details about these applications closer to their launch period, and aims to have multiple types of apps that appeal to different audiences and different groups of players."
Nintendo NX Will Launch in March 2017
Nintendo has confirmed its new console, codenamed NX, will launch worldwide in March 2017. The news comes via the company’s latest financial results.
“For our dedicated video game platform business, Nintendo is currently developing a gaming platform codenamed “NX” with a brand-new concept,” the company explained in its report. “NX will be launched in March 2017 globally.”
No further specifics relating to the NX were discussed in the report.
Nintendo has since confirmed to IGN that the NX will not be appearing at this year's E3 and will instead be unveiled later this year.
Rumours and speculation around the nature of Nintendo’s mysterious NX console have been swirling for over 12 months, since the company first revealed the details of its new, next-generation hardware concept back in March 2015.
Zelda Wii U Delayed to 2017, Also Coming to NX
The Legend of Zelda Wii U has been delayed to 2017.
This comes via Nintendo's official Twitter account, among a slew of information from the company's latest fiscal results. According to the Tweet, the rationale behind the delay is to "improve the quality" of the game.
"Though originally scheduled for 2016, the release of the latest "The Legend of Zelda” title is postponed until 2017, to allow further improvement of quality" the tweet reads. "Thank you for your understanding."
Nintendo of America's twitter account released new art for the highly anticipated game.
The Killing Joke: First Trailer for the DC Animated Movie
The first trailer for the DC animated adaptation of Alan Moore's legendary graphic novel has been released.
Yahoo! Movies has the exclusive, which you can check out below.
Batman: The Killing Joke will debut at this year's San Diego Comic-Con before heading to DVD and Blu-ray. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are set for the roles of Batman and the Joker, and the movie will be adding to the story of the original comic. It's also notable as the first film in the DC Universe Original Movie series to receive an R rating.
Marvel Statement on Dr. Strange Casting Controversy
An official statement from Marvel as been issued on the casting of Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One in the upcoming Doctor Strange movie.
The statement comes in response to questions around casting a white woman as a character originally depicted as Tibetan in the comic book.
“Marvel has a very strong record of diversity in its casting of films and regularly departs from stereotypes and source material," a Marvel press officer told The New York Times.
“The Ancient One is a title that is not exclusively held by any one character, but rather a moniker passed down through time, and in this particular film the embodiment is Celtic. We are very proud to have the enormously talented Tilda Swinton portray this unique and complex character alongside our richly diverse cast."
NBCUniversal Buys DreamWorks Animation
UPDATE: It's official. NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, announced Thursday that it had acquired DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion. The transaction is expected to close by year's end.
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke said in a statement, "DreamWorks will help us grow our film, television, theme parks and consumer products businesses for years to come. We have enjoyed extraordinary success over the last six years in animation with the emergence of Illumination Entertainment and its brilliant team at Illumination Mac Guff studio. The prospects for our future together are tremendous."
The original report from April 26 follows.
Cable giant Comcast is reportedly negotiating a deal to acquire DreamWorks Animation for over $3 billion, sources said.
Alita: Battle Angel Nearing Lead Actress Decision
Alita: Battle Angel may have found its lead actress.
Producer James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez have reportedly named Rosa Salazar, of Maze Runner: Scorch Trails; Zendaya, who will star in Spider-Man: Homecoming; Bella Thorne, the voice of Cora in Rachet & Clank; and Maika Monroe, star of It Follows, as finalists.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, a decision is expected to made be in the "coming weeks."
Watch Naomi Die a Lot in Dark Souls 3
Well hey, guys! On today's stream, Dark Souls 3 expert Chloi takes myself (Naomi) through the dark and treacherous world of Dark Souls. Completely. Blind. That's right, I haven't played an inch of it yet. This should be fun...
Just so you know, we're going to be livestreaming every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1PM - 3PM PT. We'll focus on new releases and DLC drops, but let us know in the comments what games you'd like to see!
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The Flash: Is Wells’ Plan a Good Idea?
Warning: Full spoilers for this week’s The Flash, “Back to Normal,” follow.
This week’s The Flash ended with Harrison (or “Harry”) Wells coming up with a bold way to give Barry Allen his powers back – causing another particle accelerator explosion.
The Flash’s executive producers weighed in on this turn of events and other plotlines, as the show nears the end of Season 2.
There are a lot of good reasons to not cause a particle accelerator explosion, given what happened last time, but we were assured that those concerns are very much part of the storyline.
Andrew Kreisberg (Executive Producer): The next episode is about the efficacy of doing that. You know, Harry thinks that between his particle accelerator explosion and what he learned from what the Thawne version of Wells did, he can contain it and just get Barry his powers back. But it's complicated and dangerous, and everyone including Barry has to decide if this is the right way to go, considering the craziness that ensued last time. They're sort of faced with a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don't,’ because Zoom's about to unleash a reign of terror on the city.’