By the way: “Cussed Nintendo Followers” Reportedly Spent Over $40K Claiming a New F-Zero

Yesterday, there was a narrative made the rounds a few Nintendo shareholder who requested the corporate if it had any plans to revive previous IPs equivalent to future racing sequence F-Zerorole-playing recreation Baten Kaitosand many different titles like Wario Land.

Seems this query isn’t low-cost. Talking to Enterprise Insider, the person is named ‘Momiji‘ on social media, revealing how he spent over 5.6 million Japanese yen (over $40,000) on Nintendo inventory simply to ask Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukwara a query throughout the firm’s newest shareholder assembly.

This similar particular person, who describes himself as a “loopy Nintendo fan”, purchased 100 Nintendo shares in February for 56,430 yen per share (about over $400 per share), after promote shares to a different firm. He’s been taking part in Nintendo video games since he was a child and simply can’t appear to get a great sense of the pace in F-Zero.

Earlier than the shareholder assembly, there isn’t any assure that he’ll be capable of ask a query. Finally that is alleged to be a “reward”. Enterprise Insider additionally famous how 100 shares of inventory are required to get the suitable to attend Nintendo’s shareholder assembly in particular person.

So in the long run, what’s Nintendo’s reply? It “all the time” seems to be at how new titles and remakes are developed. That is what was stated, due to the interpretation of Robert Sephazon (via the VGC):

“The fact is that it’s very troublesome to develop new titles and remakes, together with sequels, for each Nintendo recreation individuals ask for, however we’re grateful and respect the anticipation that followers for our recreation”

“We’re all the time the way to develop new titles and remakes that may be loved by many gamers.”

This isn’t the primary time we’ve obtained a response like this from Nintendo. As for F-Zero, its absence has raised issues about the way forward for the sequence, however there are nonetheless individuals there (together with former Nintendo workers) who appears to suppose that there’s nonetheless hope.

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What do you consider this costly query? It’s value it? Please go away your ideas beneath.