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Nintendo 79th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders - Q&A info summary (Switch momentum, eSports, third parties, & more)
Nintendo has held their The 79th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which isn't usually the most exciting of events. We have a summary of all the tidbits discussed during the meeting, and while there's nothing new or shocking in here, it's still important to sift through. Have a look a the breakdown below.
- the Switch is doing well, especially with Smash Bros. Ultimate at 13.81m, Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee at 10.63m, Super Mario Party at 6.4m, and Mario Kart 8 DX at 7.47m
- including 3rd-parties, the Switch has 23 million-selling titles
- regarding 3rd-party AAA title investment, Nintendo is creating a development environment that makes it easy for third parties to invest
- Nintendo thinks that eSports are important, and want to have an appealing tournament business
- in order to keep the Switch business healthy, Nintendo will continue to offer appealing software and services
- the response to Switch's future lineup was good at E3 2019
- Nintendo Tokyo's store will sell software, hardware, and goods, in addition to making the most of the space for events
- a Pokemon Center will be in the same location, so the two buildings might collab with one another