A Japanese man had a question for Nintendo but instead of going to customer support, he went to the company’s president.
The man, who wished to remain anonymous, dropped more than $40,000 for stock in the video game giant, the insider reported.
The amount of stock was sufficient to hold one share in his name and the opportunity to attend the annual shareholder meeting with the company.
According to Insider, Nintendo held a meeting Wednesday and the person believed it was his chance to ask about the future of “fan-favorite game franchises” such as “F-Zero.”
“F-Zero”, a racing game franchise featuring the character Captain Falcon, was introduced in 1990 and has not had a new installment in the franchise since 2004.
In the years since 2004, Captain Falcon continued to be featured in the popular fighting game franchise “Super Smash Bros.
Shareholder meeting attendees weren’t guaranteed a question from Nintendo, but the person did have the opportunity to ask the company Shuntaro Furukawa about his favorite games, like “F-Zero.”
According to a translation by Gaming News, Furukawa said, “Developing new titles and remakes, including sequels, for every Nintendo game is real hard, but we are very grateful and appreciate the expectations of our fans.” Outlet VGC.
Nintendo senior managing executive Shinya Takahashi also said that the company is “always” looking at how it can remake and create new games for players, VGC reported.
“We can’t tell you whether there are any plans for a remake of a particular game in the future, but during development, we’re always thinking of different possibilities that players can enjoy,” Takahashi said.
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