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Wii U stock will be in short supply on day one, Nintendo has admitted. But the firm insists it will be making regular deliveries right up until Christmas in an effort to meet demand. Independent retailers this week told MCV they were unable to obtain enough Wii U consoles to …
Read More »Nintendo successfully overturns digital software sales slump
Having peaked in the third quarter of 2010, Nintendo’s digital sales are once again on the rise. Total digital sales for Q3 2010 reached 12bn, with sales in the first half of the period reaching just under 6bn. First half digital sales in 2011 and 2012 fell to 3.5bn and …
Read More »3DS sales comfortably outpacing Vita in Europe and Japan
Information released as part of Nintendo’s recent investors conference suggest that the 3DS is enjoying a comfortable on-going sales advantage over PlayStation Vita. Weekly sales of the 3DS in Europe are hovering around the 40,000-50,000 mark and are generally tracking ahead of both the console’s 2011 sales trends and those …
Read More »Nintendo will sell Wii U at a loss; Analyst questions launch sale predictions
Some may have been surprised at the Wii U’s relatively high launch price, but Nintendo will still be selling the hardware at a loss. In addition to the yen’s continuous appreciation, the Wii U hardware will have a negative impact on Nintendo’s profits early after the launch because rather than …
Read More »Nintendo says Foxconn violated its CSR guidelines
Underage child workers likely were involved in the production of the Wii U, Nintendo has confessed. The findings come as a result of Nintendo’s own investigation into Foxconn practices that it instigated after claims of child labour emerged last week. Nintendo was concerned to learn that underage individuals had been …
Read More »Pokemon to be a major player for Nintendo this Christmas
Pokmon is playing a huge part in Nintendo’s Christmas campaign for 3DS XL. And it has already boosted the platform this week with latest game Pokmon Black/White 2 charting highly. But that is just one of five Pokmon games promoted this Christmas which will attract both parents and kids. Pokmon …
Read More »Nintendo reports $350m loss as finances improve
Sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software weaker than expected in overseas markets
Read More »Nintendo downsizes forecasts by 70% after weaker than expected 3DS sales
The 3DS is failing to perform as expected in territories outside of Japan, Nintendo has conceded. The handheld’s struggles played a big part in Nintendo’s decision to downsize its profit forecasts by 70 per cent. Net sales for the six months ending September were down 6.8 per cent at 200,994m. …
Read More »Origin compulsory for online EA Wii U games
Publishing giant to gain access to e-mail address, Nintendo Network ID and date of birth
Read More »A man called Triforce is already queuing for the Wii U
Pre-ordering online is not sufficient, then? There are two main facts to consider here. The first is that there’s a man whose actual name, according to Kotaku, is Isaiah-Triforce Johnson. We presume this gentleman changed his name himself and was not given it by his parents. Though that is not …
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