Nintendo (NTDOF) stock slipped on Friday even after the video game company revealed more details about the next generation of Pokémon games. Nintendo showed off Pokémon Wind & Waves during its special 30th anniversary presentation for the popular video game series. The game appears to be a major upgrade over the previous generation, with a plethora of diverse and detailed environments for players to explore and catch Pokémon in.
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While Pokémon Wind & Waves were the biggest highlights of the special presentation, they weren’t the only things shown by Nintendo. Here are some other quick highlights from the event:
- Nintendo announced a Game Boy Jukebox, a mini music player that plays music from cartridges.
- Details about the location and time of the Pokémon World Championships 2026 were revealed.
- The Pokémon Trading Card Game will also be celebrating its 30th anniversary.
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is being added to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service next month.
- Pokémon Go will hold special 10-year anniversary events.
- Red, the protagonist of the original Pokémon games, is being added to Pokémon Masters EX.
- Pokémon Café Remix will hold a special event as part of the anniversary celebration.
- Pokémon Sleep will also receive new missions with Mew.
- Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno are being added to Pokémon Unite.
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are confirmed to work with Pokémon Home.
- Mega Garchomp Z is being introduced in the Pokémon Z-A: Mega Dimension DLC.
- More details were revealed about the upcoming Pokémon Pokopia game.
Nintendo Stock Movement Today
Despite all of this Pokémon news, Nintendo stock was down 1.15% on Friday. The shares have also decreased 17.14% year-to-date and 23.76% over the past 12 months.
Is Nintendo Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Nintendo is Moderate Buy, based on seven Buy, one Hold, and a single Sell rating over the past three months. With that comes an average NTDOF stock price target of $87.02, representing a potential 55.49% upside for the shares.
