Random: “Die-Onerous Nintendo Fan” Reportedly Forked Out Over $40K To Ask For A New F-Zero

Replace [Fri 1st Jul, 2022 05:45]: Yesterday, VGC had a narrative a few Nintendo shareholder who requested the corporate if they’d any plans to revive previous IPs such because the futuristic racing collection F-Zero, the RPG Baten Kaitos, and varied different titles like Wario Land.

It seems this query did not come low-cost. Chatting with Enterprise Insider, the person often known as ‘Momiji‘ on social media, revealed how he spent over 5.6 million Japanese yen (over $40,000 USD) on Nintendo inventory simply to ask Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa the query through the firm’s newest shareholder assembly.

The identical particular person, who described himself as a “die-hard Nintendo fan”, purchased 100 Nintendo shares in February priced at 56,430 yen per share (over $400 USD per share), after promoting inventory in one other firm. He is been taking part in Nintendo video games since he was a baby and apparently cannot get sufficient of the sense of pace in F-Zero.

Within the lead-up to the shareholder assembly, there was no assure he would be capable to ask a query. This was supposedly a “bonus” in the long run. Enterprise Insider additionally notes how 100 shares of inventory are required as a way to achieve direct entry to Nintendo’s shareholder assembly.

So, what was Nintendo’s reply in the long run? It is “at all times” contemplating easy methods to develop new titles and remakes. Here’s what was stated, courtesy of a translation by Robert Sephazon (through VGC):

“It’s realistically tough to develop new titles and remakes, together with sequels, for each Nintendo recreation that individuals request, however we’re very grateful and recognize the expectations our followers have for our video games”

“We’re at all times contemplating easy methods to develop new titles and remakes that may be loved by many gamers.”

This is not the primary time we have heard a response like this from Nintendo. As for F-Zero, its absence has raised considerations about the way forward for the collection, however there are folks on the market (together with previous Nintendo workers) who appear to assume there’s nonetheless hope.

Yow will discover our unique story from yesterday beneath.

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Authentic article [Thu 30th Jun, 2022 11:45 BST]: Nintendo’s annual basic shareholder assembly data was made reside yesterday, and whereas there are the standard numbers and enterprise particulars dotted all through, some attention-grabbing particulars have emerged from a dialogue that was held through the assembly.

VGC reviews (through @NStyles on Twitter) that one shareholder apparently requested if Nintendo had any plans to revive previous IPs via new video games or remakes. The shareholder then talked about a handful of titles, starting from obscure Japan-only video games and a giant Nintendo franchise that hasn’t seen a brand new recreation in almost 20 years.

The franchises the shareholder introduced up are the racing recreation collection F-Zero; Baten Kaitos, Monolith Gentle’s GameCube card-based RPG collection; Wario Land, the Mario spin-off that hasn’t seen a brand new recreation for the reason that Wii; two Clever Techniques video games in Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru and Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero; and Chōsōjū Mecha MG made by the Earth Protection Drive builders.

After NStyles tweeted out concerning the request, one other consumer — @momiji_manjyuu — claimed to be the one that requested for these titles.

Not all heroes put on capes, proper?

The listing is killing us, and plenty of of you additionally need a model new F-Zero or Wario Land recreation specifically, however there is a handful of actually attention-grabbing video games in any other case that will all be nice video games to carry again. Baten Kaitos — given Monolith Gentle’s prominence with Xenoblade — would make sense, however actually, we would actually like to see all of those make a return.

However now that the notes from the assembly are reside, NStyles has famous that the one recreation that continues to be talked about in there may be the futuristic racing title.

This is a tough Google translate of NStyle’s tweet (so this will likely it with a grain of salt), which is embedded beneath, and was revealed after the minutes went reside. However it seems fairly promising for F-Zero followers!

After the final assembly of shareholders, you advised Mr. Momiji, who requested this query, “If the title half is totally reduce within the minutes, you’ll be able to decide that there isn’t any pulse, and if F-ZERO stays within the minutes, you’ll be able to decide that it’s a pulse ant.” ..
He listed a number of titles, however Nintendo left solely F-ZERO. Is not this a transparent F-ZERO attraction to us?

The “you” could possibly be referring to somebody on the assembly — doubtlessly Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo’s basic supervisor of Nintendo’s Leisure Planning & Improvement (although bear in mind, that is based mostly on Google translate so is probably not correct). Basically, NStyle says that what Momiji was advised that if a recreation title is left within the minutes, then it implies that Nintendo is conscious it nonetheless exists. Yay! After all, that does not imply a lot contemplating that Captain Falcon has appeared in each Smash Bros. recreation and hasn’t had a recreation for the reason that mid-2000s, however it’s one thing, proper?

Certainly F-Zero could make a comeback quickly. Former Nintendo of America President Reggie appears to assume Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about that collection, a minimum of.

What would you wish to see Nintendo carry again? Tell us down beneath!