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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 »Miyamoto: Nintendo has ‘overcome the challenge’ of first party game shortages
Nintendo IS releasing enough first party games to propel its platforms forward. That’s the message from senior MD Shigeru Miyamoto, who when accused of releasing insufficient titles to support Wii U told investors: I interpret the question as asking whether we are making the same mistake every time we launch …
Read More »Iwata reiterates no Wii U price cut; Says "it is never too late" for console to succeed
Nintendo’s financial plans for the year ahead have not been designed to accommodate a Wii U price drop. President Saturo Iwata said last week that a price drop for the console was not an option”. Now he has told investors that the company’s business strategy for the year ahead was …
Read More »Yamauchi family offering up shares for Nintendo’s proposed buyback
The founding family of Nintendo will offer up its shares as the platform holder prepares to detail its share buyback scheme tomorrow. Bloomberg reports that the Yamauchi family will sell part of its holdings in the company – estimated to comprise around ten per cent in total – as part …
Read More »Nintendo’s decline ‘could be detrimental to the market’, Sony says
Any declines suffered by Nintendo will come at a cost for the wider market unless platform holders act. That’s according to UK PlayStation boss Fergal Gara, who told TrustedReviews(as spotted by NintendoLife): "[The decline of Nintendo] could be detrimental to the market, unless people like us raise our game and …
Read More »Has Sonic’s next Nintendo-only game gone multiplatform?
It looks as if Sonic might have unpinned his colours from the Nintendo mast. As confirmed last year, Sega had signed up to a three-game deal with Nintendo that included Sonic: Lost World, Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics and an as-of-yet unannounced title. However, VG247 is carrying a …
Read More »Nintendo considering mergers and acquisitions ‘as an option’
Saturo Iwata has hinted that even greater reforms could be on the way for Nintendo than first thought. Speaking to The Nikkei, the Nintendo president expanded on his guidance issued earlier this week, saying that the company would even consider mergers and acquisitions as a viable strategy to stabilise the …
Read More »Warner cancels Batman: Arkham Origins DLC on Wii U
There will no longer be any DLC released for the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham Origins. A Warner Bros spokesperson told VG247 that: Based on demand for DLC content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming all-new story …
Read More »A beginner’s guide to Iwata’s plans to save Nintendo
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata this morning outlined his vision for the saving of Nintendo. It’s not a short document, In fact, it’s an incredibly long one that touches on a huge number of subjects, some of which are predictable and some of which are surprising. Here MCV highlights the key …
Read More »Wii U and 3DS on-demand gaming service in the works
Unifying Nintendo Network ID across both platforms was the first step
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