One player said he spent over 5.6 million Japanese yen – or more than US $ 40,000 – on stocks Nintendo and took the opportunity to ask a question at the Japanese video game giant’s annual shareholders’ meeting on Wednesday about a fan-favorite series he’d like to see revived.
The fan asked Shuntaro Furukawathe president of Nintendo, if the company has considered the possibility of relaunching some game franchises loved by fans, in particular F-Zeroa racing game series that hasn’t been revived since 2004.
The fan, who resides in Japan and used an online translator to communicate, said he bought 100 shares at 56,430 yen per share (over $ 400 per share) in February after selling shares in another company.
He wanted to remain anonymous for privacy reasons, but his Twitter account results in “Momiji“. Told Insider that he is a”die hard Nintendo fan“.
After buying one unit of stock (100 shares), he had a chance to attend the shareholder meeting, but said he wasn’t guaranteed he could ask a question. It was just a “bonus”. (A Nintendo spokesperson confirmed that 100 or more shares must be purchased to access the shareholders’ meeting.)
“I have been playing Nintendo games since I was a child“Momiji told Insider.”Among them, I can’t do without the sense of speed of the ‘F-Zero“.
VGC translated Furukawa’s answer: “It is realistically difficult to develop new titles and remakes, including sequels, for every Nintendo game requested by fans, but we are very grateful and appreciate the expectations our fans have of our games“.
Shinya Takahashi, the company’s chief executive, gave a more optimistic answer.
“We are always considering how to develop new titles and remakes that can be enjoyed by many players“.
Source: Businessinsider.
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