Nintendo Won't Shy Away From Continuing To 'Try Anything' (reuters.com)
(Friday November 07, 2025 @05:25PM (msmash)
from the it's-always-day-1 dept.)
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- News link: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/11/07/1915245/nintendo-wont-shy-away-from-continuing-to-try-anything
- Source link: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/states-seek-extension-e-commerce-tariff-moratorium-wto-2025-11-06/
An anonymous reader shares a report:
> Nintendo has always been a company willing to try just about anything. Cardboard cutout toys that mesh with games? Done. A console called the Wii with a remote-shaped controller? Massive success. Legendary game designer and Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto [1]offered more insight into how the company operates in a recent financial briefing. "Nintendo has always worked with the idea that there are no limits to our efforts," he said. "For example, when we tried our hand at movies with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, its success was compared to the box office revenues of other movies. However, even if the movie topped the rankings, we would think there was more room for growth."
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> Nintendo has been expanding its efforts in Hollywood after The Super Mario Bros. Movie became one of the best-selling films of 2023. The Legend of Zelda movie is now in production, and the Super Mario Galaxy movie is expected sometime in 2026. Miyamoto believes that some Nintendo IPs could see sales numbers "potentially reach beyond the boundaries of entertainment."
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> "My latest theme is that there is no ceiling in the world of entertainment," he said. "In that sense, there are still many markets around the world that can be expanded through Nintendo Switch [...] One thing that is interesting about Nintendo is that it's okay to try anything."
[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/states-seek-extension-e-commerce-tariff-moratorium-wto-2025-11-06/
> Nintendo has always been a company willing to try just about anything. Cardboard cutout toys that mesh with games? Done. A console called the Wii with a remote-shaped controller? Massive success. Legendary game designer and Nintendo executive Shigeru Miyamoto [1]offered more insight into how the company operates in a recent financial briefing. "Nintendo has always worked with the idea that there are no limits to our efforts," he said. "For example, when we tried our hand at movies with The Super Mario Bros. Movie, its success was compared to the box office revenues of other movies. However, even if the movie topped the rankings, we would think there was more room for growth."
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> Nintendo has been expanding its efforts in Hollywood after The Super Mario Bros. Movie became one of the best-selling films of 2023. The Legend of Zelda movie is now in production, and the Super Mario Galaxy movie is expected sometime in 2026. Miyamoto believes that some Nintendo IPs could see sales numbers "potentially reach beyond the boundaries of entertainment."
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> "My latest theme is that there is no ceiling in the world of entertainment," he said. "In that sense, there are still many markets around the world that can be expanded through Nintendo Switch [...] One thing that is interesting about Nintendo is that it's okay to try anything."
[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/states-seek-extension-e-commerce-tariff-moratorium-wto-2025-11-06/
Cool! (Score:2)
by zurkeyon ( 1546501 )
Now if they could just convince me to "Buy Anything" they'd be in good shape ;-D
Anything (Score:2)
Except what a shocking amount of people seem to want. Look at games like Palworld there is a clear market that they have not tried.
Re:Anything (Score:4, Insightful)
To be fair a lot of what makes palworld so popular is that it's Pokemon on a console besides the Nintendo switch. All you have is a Xbox or a PC there's a Pokemon game for you besides emulating old games
Nintendo has been very risk adverse lately sticking with things that they know are going to be successful. Their last big gamble was the Wii u which was a bit of a disaster. The cardboard stuff was super cheap so there was no risk there. Even with the amiibo things they waited until there was an already established market to enter it.