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A limited edition red Nintendo Wii will arrive in Japan next month to mark the 25th anniversary of Mario. The bundle will include a Wii, Nunchuck, MotionPlus Remote and a copy of the original Super Mario Bros NES game pre-installed on the console’s hard drive. This will feature new touches …

Michael Pachter has predicted that Microsoft will be the next platform holder to cut the price of its hardware. We estimate that a $50 console price cut across the board will impact software sales by a positive five per cent, and we expect Microsoft to lead with a cut some …

Platform holder Nintendo has lined up a string of family-friendly faces to promote its wares in the UK this Q4. Acclaimed actress Dame Helen Mirren has been drafted in to promote Wii Fit Plus, while reality TV pop group JLS will be the faces of Wii Party. The latter’s first …

Tucked away in its news release concerning its star-studded celebrity marketing campaign for Wii and DS this Christmas, Nintendo has also revealed a juicy statistic. Chart-Track numbers reportedly show that one in three UK households now owns a Wii console, illustrating the remarkable extent to which the motion-controlled device has …

Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has stated that the 3DS will automatically download firmware updates – a method that the exec hopes will help combat Nintendo’s handheld piracy problems. Andriasang reports that the functionality will be included as part of the SpotPass feature set, which allows 3DS machines to autonomously connect …

Speaking to analysts yesterday, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata admitted one curious reason for the comparatively high price of the Nintendo DS handheld – the enthusiasm with which it was greeted Andriasang says Iwata told the audience that the price was set by considering a number of factors, including reactions to …

The impressive E3 software line-up for 3DS proved that Nintendo’s new platform is one that publishers clearly believe in – and Saturo Iwata has pledged to ensure that remains the case. The Nintendo president has repeatedly had to reassure third party publishers about the market viability of non-Nintendo titles on …

Nintendo has forecasted that 3DS will sell 4m units before the end of March 2011 worldwide. The firm also wants to sell 15m 3DS games by the same deadline. The announcement was made as part of Nintendo’s revised sales forecasts, where it slashed its profit projections for the 2011 financial …

Nintendo says it will make 90 billion YEN (680m) for the financial year ending March 2011, less than half its original estimate. The firm had been expecting to make 200 billion YEN (1.5bn). Nintendo blames stronger than expected YEN appreciation, disappointing sales performance and the ‘decided release conditions of 3DS’. …

As well as confirming the launch details for the exciting looking 3DS console, Nintendo this morning also revealed that the new handheld will be the host of a Game Boy download service. The Game Boy has remained a notable omission from the current Virtual Console offering on Wii that to …