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Bandai Namco Entertainment to Reveal 3 Switch-Exclusive Titles Next Year
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The Wall Street Journal tech reporter Takashi Mochizuki reported on Twitter on Tuesday that Bandai Namco Entertainment president Satoshi Ōshita revealed during a financial briefing earlier this week that the company is developing three "big" games exclusively for the Nintendo Switch platform, which will be revealed from spring to summer next year. (Note: In an English Twitter post Mochizuki said to "expect releases" of the games in "around" spring-summer 2018.)
Mochizuki also reported that Bandai Namco Entertainment president Mitsuaki Taguchi stated that he "didn't think the Switch [would] be accepted this fast," and also noted that all of the company's intellectual property and franchises could be made available for the console.
According to Mochizuki, Bandai Namco Entertainment noted that it still has more than enough resources to continue development for the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms.
The Nintendo Switch has sold more than 7.63 million units worldwide as of September 30. This includes 1.95 million units in Japan, 3.11 million units in the Americas, and 2.56 million units in other regions. In addition, Nintendo has sold 27.48 million units of Nintendo Switch software.
[Via Gematsu, Siliconera]
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