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Sales of the 3DS in America and Europe are not where Nintendo would have hoped, the company has admitted. What we should say first is that while the Nintendo 3DS has a certain degree of sales momentum in Japan, the momentum in the US and Europe is currently weak,” boss …
Read More »Microsoft and Nintendo disagree about Wii U’s graphical clout
Opinions regarding the graphical power of Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U appear to be mixed. Speaking to investors, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata asserted that the new console will not lag as far behind its upcoming rivals from Microsoft and Sony as Wii did compared to Xbox 360 and PS3. "We cannot …
Read More »Square Enix dev salaries ‘twice as high as Sony’
Studio personnel earning average wages of £175,000 in Japan, claims report
Read More »Nintendo confirms 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro
It was a surprise when the 3DS XL was revealed without a second circle pad – that it’s getting a Circle Pad Pro expansion is perhaps less of a surprise. Andraisang reports the company has confirmed such a peripheral, and that it will be released in 2012. However, considering the …
Read More »Mobile ‘could kill console gaming’
'Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo won't produce dedicated hardware beyond the next generation', says Ben Cousins
Read More »Nintendo ready for digital switch
David Yarnton says it won’t be long until Nintendo rolls out its digital games strategy to retailers. Last month, we reported on global plans by Nintendo Japan to start selling more downloadable content via all its retail partners to aid the marketing of digital content and reduce inventory costs. Nintendo …
Read More »Nintendo: We won’t repeat 3DS pricing errors with Wii U
Nintendo will not make the same mistakes with the Wii U as it did with the 3DS, the console giant’s CEO has claimed. As reported byAndriasang, Satoru Iwata said it had learned from its latest handheld release and admitted consumers thought the price for the 3DS was relatively high”. An …
Read More »Nintendo: We won’t repeat 3DS mistakes with Wii U
'We will return to profitability by the end of the fiscal year', says Iwata
Read More »Pokemon Black & White 2 hits 1.6m sales in 2 days
Sequel becomes third fasting selling game ever on the Nintendo DS
Read More »Pokemon Black & White 2 sells 1.6m in two days
Nintendo’s Pokemon IP has once again flexed its commercial muscle in Japan. Andriasang reports that the game sold 1.619m units in its first two days on sale in the region. That makes it the third best DS launch ever and the first million+ unit seller of the year in the …
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