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Shares in Nintendo have jumped over five per cent after it emerged that the platform holder has acquired a stake on Japanese mobile content provider Dwango. Onlookers have for some time awaited Nintendo’s first move to bring its cherished IP to either the mobile market or even – if you …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS December update adding Wii U Miiverse, YouTube
A major 3DS update with some significant feature additions is on the way, Nintendo has announced. The firm detailed the upcoming patch during its Nintendo Direct broadcast earlier today, revealing that support for Wii U’s Miiverse social network and YouTube will be onboard. The update will also pack an oft-requested …
Read More »Yoshida says industry ‘needs’ Nintendo, should switch focus from core games market
President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida has said that a healthy and successful Nintendo is vital to the overall video games industry. When you look at the situation around Nintendo that way, do you characterize Nintendo as our competition?” he told IGN, as transcribed by MyNintendoNews. I think in …
Read More »Wii Fit U retail launch delayed
Nintendo has pushed back the release of Wii Fit U for a second time. The fitness title was originally set to hit UK retail on December 6th, but Nintendo has now announced via Twitter the game will launch one week later on December 13th. Originally scheduled to launch in the …
Read More »Nintendo leading with digital for new IP
Titles featuring new kinds of gameplay may not reach full sales potential at retail, says Iwata
Read More »UK retailer offering ROM-based retro game cartridges
Funstock has announced a range of (legally dubious) retro games cartridges that work with original console hardware. It offers products for Sega’s Mega Drive, GameGear and Master System as well as Nintendo’s N64, SNES and NES, and the PC Engine. It works by allowing users to download ROMs onto a …
Read More »Nintendo remains committed to 3D content, despite 2DS switch
Big questions were asked of the 3D future of the 3DS when Nintendo revealed that its latest version, the 2DS, had done away with the 3D screen. Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata, however, has told investors that the new machine does not represent an end to the company’s portable 3D ambitions. …
Read More »Nintendo to prioritise digital for new IP
Nintendo says it will focus on digital releases for its new IP given the platform’s flexibility. The firm’s president Satoru Iwata suggested during Nintendo’s Q2 earnings Q&A that customers were hesitant to buy boxed releases of new IP. Instead, Nintendo will focus on digital launches and its wide flexibility in …
Read More »Wii Mini US launch confirmed
Nintendo’s $99 Wii Mini console will launch at US retail later this month. Nintendo Life reports the console’s budget version will land in mid-November,” packing a red WiiMote/Nunchuck combo and a copy of Mario Kart Wii. Unlike the original Wii, the Mini doesn’t include online functionality. It made its debut …
Read More »Nintendo suspends Swapnote on 3DS due to ‘offensive material’
Messaging function 'actively misused'
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