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A single system combining both home and handheld consoles could be the future of Nintendo’s hardware business. That’s according to president Saturo Iwata. Although the exec admits that he’s not personally convinced by the idea, he does say in an investor Q&A that the company could pursue such a strategy …
Read More »Wii U and 3DS on-demand gaming service in the works
Unifying Nintendo Network ID across both platforms was the first step
Read More »On-demand service planned for Wii U and 3DS
A follow-up report to Nintendo’s press briefing this morning has detailed plans for an on-demand service for Wii U and 3DS. Joystiq has translated the Japanese report that describes the service as part of president Satoru Iwata’s long-term plans for its gaming division. The unification of Nintendo Network IDs across …
Read More »Sales and income down at Nintendo
Struggling Wii U and lower-than-expected 3DS sales spell rough year for platform holder
Read More »Nintendo: No plans for smartphone games
Platform holder disputes yesterday's reports that it will bring mini-games and demos to smart devices
Read More »Nintendo to make smartphone games. Sort of.
Platform holder supposedly announcing new mobile initiative this Thursday
Read More »Nintendo prepping mobile demos for first party games – report
Nintendo is reportedly readying a push onto mobile devices, but it doesn’t appear to be the full experience many are looking for. Japanese outlet Nikkei reports Nintendo plans on launching a mobile initiative this year – one that will market its console games by releasing free mini game” downloads and …
Read More »Another opinion piece telling Nintendo what it should do
A slew of analytical features and opinion pieces sprung up in the wake of Nintendo’s worrying profit warning last week. Editors, analysts and journalists the world over seemed to know exactly what the company should do, or shouldn’t have done in the first place (always easy to say in retrospect, …
Read More »European release date confirmed for Yoshi’s New Island
Nintendo has confirmed the launch details for 3DS title Yoshi’s New Island on 3DS. The game will arrive in this neck of the woods on the same day it hits North America – March 14th. It will be released simultaneously both at retail and on the Nintendo eShop as a …
Read More »Rune Factory 4’s European 3DS release is scrapped
MarvelousAQL has cancelled the planned European release of Rune Factory 4 in Europe. The 3DS game is already available in America and Japan but it is though that the bankruptcy and closure of the game’s developer Neverland in November 2013 is behind the decision. "We regret to inform you that …
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