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Nintendo’s 3DS title Fire Emblem: Awakening had the best first month sales in franchise history”, according to Nintendo of America. The US release has sold more than 180k units since its February 4th launch, with around 63k of the total purchased digitally via the Nintendo 3DS eShop. A hardware bundle …
Read More »Mario & Luigi RPG and Donkey Kong Country announced; Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion and Fire Emblem release dates confirmed
Nintendo has announced three new titles for the 3DS – Mario & Luigi RPG, Donkey Kong Country 3D and Mario Golf. Revealed by Satoru Iwata himself – complete with a flattering green Luigi cap – Mario & Luigi RPG takes place in Luigi’s dreams. Mario Golf, meanwhile, is being developed …
Read More »3DS struggles are entirely our own fault, Iwata says
Saturo Iwata accepted responsibility for lower than expected international sales of the 3DS. Having already pointed a finger at its international teams for the disappointing performance of Wii U to date, the Nintendo boss also believes that the company has only itself to blame for the handheld’s current performance. It …
Read More »Brain Training 3DS set for April
The next game in the Brain Training series will hit UK shelves on April 12th. The snappily titled Dr. Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training: Can You Stay Focused? is a 3DS exclusive, and will be available to buy from retail and the Nintendo eShop on the same day. The Brain Training …
Read More »Nintendo cuts Wii U sales forecasts despite profits increase
Nintendo now expects to sell 4m Wii U units by the end of the current financial year. That’s down from its previous 5.5m unit sales forecast. It has also lowered its projected 3DS sales from 17.5m to 15m units. The company also revealed that lifetime Wii U sales now stand …
Read More »Nintendo merging console and handheld hardware teams
New restructured division to investigate future platforms to satisfy both DS and Wii users
Read More »Nintendo Japan shake-up merges handheld and console hardware teams
3DS and Wii creator Nintendo will merge its handheld and console teams in Japan as part of what Japanese paper Nikkei calls major organisational changes. The move comes amid a fast-changing games hardware marketplace once ruled by Nintendo but now shared with a range of devices from both traditional competitors …
Read More »Animal Crossing helps push 3DS sales past 10m in Japan
The popularity of Nintendo’s 3DS in Japan shows no signs of abating with the device having now sold over 10m units in the territory. The release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf helped the handheld to sales of over 400k units in the final week of December alone. The machine hits …
Read More »Fully 3D Pokemon X and Pokemon Y hitting 3DS worldwide in October
Nintendo has announced the first ever ‘proper’ 3D Pokemon outings – Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. It’s also the first time the series has been released on 3DS. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata went to great lengths to repeatedly tell his Pokemon Direct audience that the game will release simultaneously worldwide …
Read More »Pirates make 3DS breakthrough, leaving devs worried
Having held out for the best part of two years, Nintendo’s 3DS seems to have sadly succumbed to pirates. With both the Wii and DS suffering intense levels of piracy, Nintendo put a lot of effort into securing its latest hardware. And it had been very successful, until now. Gamasutra …
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