UPDATED: Ninety-nine episodes and this is the first "lost" one.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/video/43597/nintendo-news-report-switch-dates-and-money
Due to Youtube and Audacity glitches last night, the scheduled episode of Nintendo News Report and the backups were not available for audio upload and to supply a video on demand version. Below is the highlights of the episode as recorded by Alex and Donald.
STORY 1: Nintendo Announces Switch Presentation On January 12
- Both Alex and Donald are excited for the details
- Predictions for date, price and launch lineup: Both believe $299 with Mario Kart, Alex thinks maybe $349 with Zelda and Mario Kart, both mid-late March (17th or 24th).
- Donald wants at least one major online game at launch.
STORY 2: October 27 Pokémon Sun and Moon Trailer
- Alex enforcing media blackout on the trailer, is upset that so much of the game has come out pre-launch.
- Donald was pleasantly surprised by what was detailed, wants to use all three starters at a point. Is going split digital/physical on both versions.
- Strategy appears to be working for Sun and Moon as they're the most preordered games in Nintendo history.
- Donald thinks that a number Alex has heard is accurate, but they've only given a little bit of detail about the Pokémon and there's other things we don't know about.
STORY 3: Monster Hunter XX Announced
- Alex thinks this will come west on 3DS, while Donald thinks the date is way too coincidental to not be Switch-relevant.
- Capcom's financials had 2+ million for Street Fighter V and a Monster Hunter game, and 4m+ for RE7 before the end of March.
- Donald thinks Monster Hunter Switch is inevitable, possibly launch day.
STORY 4: Nintendo Releases 2nd Quarter Financial Results
- Donald points out Nintendo's profit was entirely due to a one-time event: "If you ever wondered what extraordinary income is, look at Nintendo's financials this quarter."
- Pokémon Go has already pulled in $100m just for Nintendo, based on their 32% stake in the Pokémon Company, and Super Mario Run is going to launch in 150 countries.
- If Switch storage rumors (microSD only, no hard drives) are true - that's how devkits are set up, it could change in the launching unit - then download sales will be way lower than other companies.
- Wii U software sales down year-over-year for the same six month period because Star Fox Zero and Tokyo Mirage Sessions didn't measure up to Super Mario Maker and Splatoon.
META:
- Next week will be episode 100 - if this episode counts - and there will be something big happening.
- Next week will include the Animal Crossing Direct discussing the New Leaf patch.
