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The lucrative Black Friday shopping week has seemingly proved a very successful period for Nintendo.CVG reports that internal company estimates point to US sales of 900k units for DS and 600k units for Wii in the period between November 21st and November 27th. That represents total sales of 1.5m consoles …

Entertainment giant Disney has ramped up its charity work by bringing games to patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The publisher teamed up with Nintendo last week (Thursday, November 25th) to take Wiis and copies of Epic Mickey to sick children. It’s part of a company-wide effort from Disney which …

The million-selling Sniper Elite franchise will return to the UK market as a Wii game at the end of the year, handled by Creative Distribution. The game is based on the original 2005 release which debuted on PS2 and spread to other formats including Xbox and PC. Sniper Elite on …

Nintendo will not be an exhibitor at next year’s Consumer Electonics Show. Reports emerged that Nintendo would be showcasing its products at the Las Vegas event in January when the platform holder’s name appeared on a list of exhibitors for the first time in 16 years. It was hoped that …

Marvelous Entertainment reckons 3DS games cost significantly more to make than PSP or DS

A special version of the Nintendo DSi will go on sale in the US on November 26th available in either orange or green. The SKU also includes a copy of Mario Party DS and comes with a suggested retail price of $149.99. It launches in time for US sales day …

The cost of making a 3D game for Nintendo’s 3DS is significantly higher than doing the same on either the DS or PSP, production studio Marvelous Entertainment has claimed. 1UP reports that the company estimates that the cost of making a 3DS comes in at between $600k and $1.8m. By …

Nintendo’s 25th Anniversary Mario Wii has gone down a storm in Japan during its first week on sale. The new limited edition console – which comes bundled with a WiiMote Plus, a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii and a digital copy of Donkey Kong – helped lift week-on-week …

UPDATE: Nintendo has issued the following statement to MCV: "We’re still supplying Wii Speak and it’s still very much available should retail want to order it." The product is still listed as ‘discontinued’ on both the US and UK Amazon websites. ORIGINAL STORY: Wii Speak – which allows gamers to …

Supermarket Sainsbury’s has cut 25 per cent off all Nintendo consoles. This means Wii machines will be sold for 119.99, while DSi handhelds will now set consumers back just 93.74. DSi XL has also been reduced to 108.74. However, the grocer’s offer will only run for the next 14 days. …