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Mobile analytics agency Flurry has claimed that the combined forces of Apple iOS and Google Android are eating into Nintendo’s handheld market share. Between 2009 and 2010 Flurry estimates that Nintendo’s marketshare in the US portable gaming market fell 13 per cent to 57 per cent overall. PSP fell two …
Read More »Nintendo defends 3DS stock strategy
The boss of Nintendo America has said that the company went to great lengths to ensure that 3DS would be plentiful at launch and there would be no shortages. "I would characterise it as a launch where we learned significant lessons from the launch of Wii and we made sure …
Read More »Ocarina 3DS gets third party dev
Nintendo has entrusted the Ocarina of time project to an obscure external developer, new data suggests. One of the Japanese entertainment empire’s most trusted franchises, the Legend of Zelda, is undergoing a face-lift for its debut on the new 3DS handheld. But, according to data found by games site Siliconera, …
Read More »NPD: Strong March for DS and Xbox
Nintendo’s DS was the best selling console in the US last month, according to the latest report from stats body NPD. Overall the American physical games market fell four per cent to $1.53bn. Software fell 16 per cent to $735.4m. Overall hardware sales were up 12 per cent compared to …
Read More »3DS sold under 400k in US week one
Though Nintendo still refuses to issue any firm sales numbers for the 3DS, the platform holder has now confirmed that the new portable sold "just shy of 400,000" units in its first week on sale in the US. As Gamasutra reports, this is less than the general estimate of between …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: 3DS takes handheld crown
The 3DS has achieved the best launch sales for a handheld console in Australia, with 31,000 units sold within its first week on sale. Nintendo’s new console almost beat week-one sales of the Wii, which sold 32,000 units in Australia during its first week. These figures are from Nintendo and …
Read More »Nintendo dates summer line-up
Nintendo has dated a raft of 3DS, Wii and DS titles, including Ocarina of Time 3DS, Steel Diver, Dead or Alive: Dimensions and a sequel to Wii Play. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS will be released in the UK on June 17th – two days before its …
Read More »Ocarina 3DS dated in US
Nintendo has announced that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be released in the US on June 19th. The news follows a revelation during Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s keynote speech at GDC 2011, where he confirmed the remake of the hallowed 1998 N64 title would be available at …
Read More »SSFIV 3D ships 1m units
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition has shipped 1m copies worldwide since the 3DS’ launch on March 25th. The game – published by Capcom and distributed by Nintendo in Europe and Australia – has been one of the best-selling 3DS games in the UK. It debuted at No.4 in the …
Read More »‘3DS sales will reach 11.6m this year’
The 3DS will sell 11.6m units by the end of 2011 but won’t match sales of the previous DS, says IHS Screen Digest. Research from the company suggests that by 2015 this 11.6m figure will have risen to a global installed base of 70m. This compares to 91m for the …
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