Nintendo might be riding high on the wings of its amiibo sales, but its latest financial report shows it’s depending far too much on its first-party titles.
NIntendo’s profits for the period ending last December were 40,558 million yen (around $336 million), which is down from last year’s 59,515 million yen (around $493 million). Even though it’s financials continue to dwindle, Nintendo should be happy to at least have stayed in the black.
First-party games sold best on Nintendo systems, including Super Smash Bros., Super Mario Maker, Splatoon, and Animal Crossing, which may point to a potential problem if the company can’t secure more support from third-party publishers. We know Nintendo’s first-party content is among the best in gaming, but its finances could see a vast improvement if popular third-party franchises, such as Call of Duty or Assassin’s Creed, were developed for Nintendo hardware.
With the Nintendo NX reveal expected to happen sometime in the coming months, we’re certainly curious to see if it’s the hardware that can finally get Nintendo out of the financial issues it's found itself in since 2011. Although if it’s anything like what we heard in a recent survey, it may underwhelm.
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