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Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has for the first admitted that the firm’s focus on 3D visuals for the 3DS will likely not be repeated with future machines. Now we’ve created the 3DS and 3DS XL and also have some games out there that are really using that 3D effect that …

While fans are no doubt waiting for Zelda HD, Shigeru Miyamoto has other Nintendo properties on his Wii U wish list. The iconic developer told IGN he is interested in seeing how Metroid would benefit from the upcoming console and its tablet-like GamePad controller. "With Metroid, it’s very easy to …

Kid Icarus: Uprising developer Project Sora has been closed, it has been revealed. The studio’s homepage confirms that it was dissolved on June 30th with the website itself going offline on July 31st,CVG reports. Project Sora was a subsidiary of Nintendo and a division of Masahiro Sakurai’s Sora Limited. It …

The Japanese have Misty Pink. The Aussies got Lavendar Pink. In Europe we have Coral Pink. But they all lose out big-time in the pink stakes to the brand new Shimmer Pink. Tiny Cartridge reports that two new colours – Shimmer Pink and Cerulean Blue – will be launched in …

'Big console sellers change very little every year whilst many apps are exploring new realms of gameplay', says David Darling

The download numbers of New Super Mario Bros 2 will be made public so that the industry ‘can better understand’ that market, Nintendo has said. The platform holder will launch New Super Mario Bros 2 and Onitore (a new Brain Training) via retail and digital at the same time. It …

Consumers who buy New Super Mario Bros 2 from GAME or Gamestation will receive a special coin case. The case is a replica of Mario’s iconic coins, and can hold a ‘number of small objects’ including 3DS game cards. The upcoming Mario title is part of a fresh push behind …

Trolling is wrong and trolls themselves are horrific beings. But is there a genuine business consequence to this most despicable of pastimes? Yes, according to Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata. Speaking to investors, the exec claimed: There have recently been negative campaigns on the internet in which false opinions are deliberately …

'The difference in graphical power will not be as wide as it was with the Wii', says Iwata

But console giant 'not considering subscription fees for ordinary services', says Iwata