ShadowElliot
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My Japanese isn't great but I think the QOL device senses microwaves.
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My Japanese isn't great but I think the QOL device senses microwaves.
Percentage of last year's equivalent period, which while we don't have any numbers was generally known to be abysmal.
Maybe SwiftDeath or someone else kept track of some of the territorial numbers that were revealed at the time? EDIT: from a quick check we had a number for France for the month of June of around 3K. So... yeah.
They're talking about that first-party "shop" on Nintendo.com, where you can (pre)order games and have it download automatically without entering a code on your console.
Don't seem to be anything about a proper web eShop for now.
I'm just skimming the Google translate, but it doesn't even seem like QoL is a consumer product. It's more like a medical device for detecting sleep disorders. I'm really struggling to understand what Nintendo can add to a product like this.
Having only seen it a minute ago, I get the feeling that it's supposed to be a digital platform. Is it stated that the sleep thing is it, or just one application of QOL?
Having only seen it a minute ago, I get the feeling that it's supposed to be a digital platform. Is it stated that the sleep thing is it, or just one application of QOL?
Probably just one application. Apparently all the data goes up into a database on the internet, so maybe the idea is that QoL will be a bunch of devices you stick around your house that will monitor your habits and provide health information, I guess? I can't imagine that there's a market for this, but Apple and Google at least seem convinced that there is.
So sifting through the gibberish of google translate, their [initial] QoL product is a dedicated sleep tracker, that in some way will interact with game consoles and uses microwaves instead of actigraphy?
And their main point of difference is that it's essentially a sleeptracker for dummies/more convenient/doesn't require wear (although there are sleeptracker apps that don't require wear already on the market.)
Maybe it's something more specifically for the Japanese market or something, because I really don't see this as an incipient need that requires addressing in a dedicated device in a convergent device world.
Probably just one application. Apparently all the data goes up into a database on the internet, so maybe the idea is that QoL will be a bunch of devices you stick around your house that will monitor your habits and provide health information, I guess? I can't imagine that there's a market for this, but Apple and Google at least seem convinced that there is.
ORAS Vs. XY pre-orders.
Japan - NA - EU
Umm? Europe? What?
eh we're actually getting data this time?
Pre-order comparison is interesting. What looks to be nebulous YOY increases for regions with no publicly announced hardware sales data of note [looking at you Europe and GFK] is less interesting
I think this hints that the QoL platform itself will be on cloud. Nintendo will sell individual products, through peripherals that feature "QoL" sensors like the sleep monitors [and pedometers?) and maybe even software on smart devices (brain age? english training?) and video games (brain age? english training?)
All the combined data goes to QoL server, creating some health/brain/lifestyle profile.
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well it does at least tell people that last year's shipment numbers were held back due to the initial launch overshipment, cause actual sales aren't anywhere near double
Yes! Bought 42 shares a year and a half ago and 8 more shares a few weeks ago. All were under $13 when I got them. This is great news for me. Good job Nintendo.
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We should have put more effort into using the NFC functionality much earlier, but we are now moving forward with projects that make use of NFC in a variety of unique ways.
For example, when amiibo become cards, we can create a game which can be played only by passing several cards over the NFC reader/writer, and the results will be stored in the amiibo card. I cannot discuss any of the details today, but amiibo has the potential to propose new ways to play card games.
Umm? Europe? What?