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Planned release of next-gen console 'in next fiscal year'

Nintendo will soon allow developers to create and sell virtual goods on 3DS games, according to reports. Japanese business paper The Nikkei claims Nintendo will lift its ban on microtransactions as early as November. Nintendo has yet to confirm the claim. If true, it could pave the way for a …

Microtransactions 'could arrive on 3DS next month', Japanese paper claims

3DS manufacturer now anticipates first annual loss in thirty years

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has apologised to investors for the poor financials posted by the company yesterday. It reported a loss of 578m for the six months ending September 30th. I feel greatly accountable for missing our financial forecast for the half year ended September and revising downward our forecast …

As 3DS manufacturer reports first-half loss of £578m

Platform holder Nintendo has had a difficult start to its financial year, with a loss of 578 million for the first half of 2011. The period takes in the six months to September 30th, 2011. The firm has suffered weaker than expected demand for its DS and new 3DS handheld. …

As of the end of last month, Nintendo has sold 6.68m 3DS consoles. It is below expectations, but is ahead of what the DS achieved during the same period. The firm hopes the console is back on track, with sales on the rise following a substantial price cut in August …

Nintendo has opened its own shop at the heart of the UK’s busiest High Street. The Nintendo shop at John Lewis Oxford Street is part of the retailer’s 4m revamp of its Children’s department. It opened this week, stocking games and hardware for DS, Wii and 3DS, with Gem handling …

It looks as if the secondary joypad accessory being released for the 3DS final has a name. Siliconera reports that Nintendo has trademarked the name ‘Circle Pad Pro’ in Japan, It has also trademarked ‘Slide Pad Expansion’ in Japanese, suggesting the former moniker is destined for the rest. Pictures of …