2017

GAME RELEASES

• January 19 - Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS.
• February 2 - Fire Emblem Heroes was released worldwide for iOS and Android.
• March 3 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was released worldwide for the Wii U and Nintendo Switch.
• March 3 - 1-2 Switch was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• April 28 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• June 16 - ARMS was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• July 21 - Splatoon 2 was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• August 29 - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• September 22 - Pokken Tournament DX was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• October 20 - Fire Emblem Warriors was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• October 27 - Super Mario Odyssey was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.
• December 1 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch.

SHUTDOWNS AND ENDINGS

• January 31 - Wii U, 4, unknown (likely poor sales and upcoming Nintendo Switch launch)
• March 31 - Nintendo DSi Shop, 8, "[focusing] on current and upcoming products and services"
• November 7 - Miiverse, 4, "many users [were] shifting to social networking services"
• November 13 - Wii Mini, 4, unknown

NEW EMPLOYEES

• Jordan Amaro joins EPD Kyoto from Capcom as a planner.
• Kazuyuki Endo joins EPD Kyoto from Capcom as a graphic artist.
• Natsumi Hirata joins ND Cube as a planner.
• Takeshi Ishida joins EPD Kyoto as a software engineer.
• Akari Iwakiri joins Monolith Soft as a graphic artist.
• Daisuke Izumi joins ND Cube as a planner.
• Naruki Kadosaka joins ND Cube as a sound engineer.
• Riko Mochizuki joins Monolith Soft as a graphic artist.
• Makoto Mori joins the Intellectual Property Department as a coordinator.
• Takahide Muto joins Monolith Soft as a graphic artist.
• Sota Omiya joins EPD Kyoto as a planner.
• Makoto Ono joins EPD Kyoto as a planner.
• Haruka Saito joins Monolith Soft as a graphic artist.
• Takeshi Tateishi joins EPD Kyoto from Mixi as a graphic artist.
• Kentaro Tanaka joins ND Cube as a software engineer.
• Naoki Uemura joins Monolith Soft as a graphic artist.
• Takamasa Yamaguchi joins Monolith Soft as a graphic artist.
• Isami Yoshida joins EPD Kyoto as a sound engineer.
• Mai Yuguchi joins Monolith Soft as a graphic artist.