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Three of gaming’s biggest companies have withdrawn support for America’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). EA, Nintendo and Sony had all previously backed the movement but their names have since disappeared from the official list of corporate supporters. The move comes as hacker group Anonymous released a video threatening to …
Read More »Nintendo to showcase Wii U at CES 2012
But console giant will not unveil anything new about next-gen system
Read More »Wii U only available to media at CES
Nintendo will be showing off its upcoming Wii U console at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show – but don’t expect anything new. Speculation has been rife for the past few days as to whether or not Nintendo would attend the US event. These have now been confirmed via a statement …
Read More »Eurosport comes to 3DS
Nintendo has teamed up with the Eurosport Group to create 3D video content for its newest handheld. A dedicated Eurosport video player application is now available free of charge from the Nintendo eShop. Once installed, the app automatically downloads the latest videos via SpotPass. The initial wave of videos will …
Read More »3DS smashes sales records Down Under
Nintendo’s 3DS has outperformed the company’s previous platforms in Australia. The handheld has sold more than 200,000 units in its first 37 weeks, setting a new sales record for the region. It has not only surpassed the early sales of other handhelds, but even home consoles, according to CVG. As …
Read More »OPINION: Why Miyamoto SHOULD retire
Last Thursday was the perfect storm in a teacup for games websites. For a few moments, mere minutes really, Shigeru Miyamoto – creative genius behind almost everything that Nintendo is known for in the modern world – was calling time on an enviable career. Wired declared he was ‘stepping down’ …
Read More »Mario gets his groove on in Just Dance 3
Gaming’s foremost man of plumbing makes his debut today in one of the Wii’s most successful franchises. Ubisoft has released an exclusive downloadable track for the Wii edition of Just Dance 3 based on themes from the original Super Mario Bros. Mario even appears to guide players through the dance …
Read More »GameStop lands 3DS Circle Pad exclusive
Video games retail giant GameStop has been named as the exclusive stockist of Nintendo’s 3DS Circle Pad Pro. The peripheral has also been given a firm release date in North America – February 7th 2012. It has been priced, too, at $19.99. The Circle Pad Pro is a sizable extension …
Read More »Licensed 4U: ‘3DS needs our casual titles’
A line of fresh hidden object games can ignite the casual market on 3DS, says Licensed 4U. The publisher has nine titles heading to the handheld in the first half of next year. It follows comments made by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime that mainstream-friendly titles can boost demand …
Read More »Miyamoto job update: ‘Nothing has changed’
But Nintendo icon to pass on more responsibility to younger designers
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