Nintendo President Talks About Year-End Switch Sales, Keeping its Talented Developers in Recent Interview
Posted on January 30 2019 by Kristen G. Rosario
It’s hard to dismiss the fact that Nintendo had a successful 2018 with their current-gen system, the Switch. The company has been on a consistent roll with games like the Pokémon: Let’s Go titles and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And the Switch has even been reported to be the best system seller of last year.
During an interview with The Sankei News, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa talked about the Switch’s 2018 success during a discussion in regards to the company’s year-end sales:
TSN: It seems like you had a lot of success with your year-end sales.
Furukawa: We had great sales for our home console, Nintendo Switch. Super Mario Party sold 1.5 million copies worldwide in just one month after its October launch. The newest entry in the Pokemon series sold 3 million copies in the first week of sales. And Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold 5 million copies in its first week.
Considering Nintendo’s sales, one must also think of the people who helped make the company a success. With this in mind, The Sankei News asks Furukawa about Nintendo keeping its employees during successful economic times:
TSN: Is it becoming progressively difficult to keep talented workers during booming economic times?
Furukawa: We’re increasing our intensity in the competition of acquiring highly-skilled individuals, but we are up against other sources of competitive power, so we will be tackling these situations thoroughly. Nintendo is a company in the entertainment industry and our mission is to give people a reason to smile. Since our business is linked to the ebb and flow of our times, we are requiting those who can adapt in flexible manner. In the past, we have increased our internship programs and such to interest people in how we do things; we want to continue to spread Nintendo’s ways of thinking.
What do you think of this news? Can Nintendo find success in 2019 as much as they did in 2018? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: The Sankei News (via Nintendo Everything)
Kristen G. Rosario is an Editor who joined Zelda Dungeon back in September of 2015. His current goal is to become a full-time video game journalist, hoping to eventually gain a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism. While he pursues that dream, he not only takes care of his adorable dachshund Angel, but also helps run a YouTube channel with his brother. The Zelda series is a quest he hasn’t fully completed yet, but hopes to get there one day.
