Iconic duo Mario and Sonic will join forces for an officially licensed title based on next year’s London Olympics. Called Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, it’s due out on both the Wii and 3DS though the release date won’t be announced until later this year. It’s …
Read More »3DS regains Japan top spot
Having slipped from the top of Media Create’s Japanese hardware charts last week, Nintendo’s 3DS has regained the crown it briefly relinquished. Andriasang reports that the new handheld sold 28,252 units last week. That’s actually down on the 32,910 sold the week before, but with PSP hardware sales falling 13k …
Read More »Mario 3DS could arrive this year
It’s far from a concrete announcement, but Nintendo has given real hope to fans that Super Mario 3DS could be released some time in 2011. Speaking in an interview with French site Gamesblog, as translated by Eurogamer, Nintendo’s design boss Shigeru Miyamoto stated: "I promise to do all I can …
Read More »Rockstar working on Wii 2 title?
Rockstar Games is the latest firm to commit to developing on the unconfirmed Wii 2 console, according to rumours. The speculation comes again from French tech website 01.net – a publication that is betting its long-term credibility on a series of explosive claims regarding the console. The website is now …
Read More »Wii 2 rumour: Nintendo snaps up Rockstar work
Development kit has been delivered to the Wii-friendly developer, report claims
Read More »Nintendo defends 3DS stock strategy
The boss of Nintendo America has said that the company went to great lengths to ensure that 3DS would be plentiful at launch and there would be no shortages. "I would characterise it as a launch where we learned significant lessons from the launch of Wii and we made sure …
Read More »Touch screen on Wii HD controller?
Nintendo’s successor to the Wii is built with a custom IBM PowerPC with three cores”, an ATI-built GPU, and at least 512MB in memory, according to new unconfirmed reports. Nintendo has declined to comment on the validity of widespread hearsay regarding a successor to its home console. Information on Wii …
Read More »Wii 2: Fresh rumours emerge on ‘Project Cafe’
'New controller has in-built sensor bar, features 6" touch-screen', report claims
Read More »Ocarina 3DS gets third party dev
Nintendo has entrusted the Ocarina of time project to an obscure external developer, new data suggests. One of the Japanese entertainment empire’s most trusted franchises, the Legend of Zelda, is undergoing a face-lift for its debut on the new 3DS handheld. But, according to data found by games site Siliconera, …
Read More »Wii HD is "too late"
In the wake of some completely unsubstantiated reports about a rumoured E3 reveal for Wii 2 later this year, two US analysts have claimed that Nintendo needs to act as quickly as possible. "I think the right time for the console was in front of Kinect and Move, and think …
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