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Shigeru Miyamoto has defended Nintendo’s online console strategy while admitting that it perhaps has been a bit slow to develop its business model – and suggesting that the platform holder may at some stage charge for access to its online network. Elements of Nintendo’s online strategy that have been criticised …
Read More »Miyamoto talks Wii online charges
Shigeru Miyamoto has defended Nintendo’s online console strategy while admitting that it perhaps has been a bit slow to develop its business model – and suggesting that the platform holder may at some stage charge for access to its online network. Elements of Nintendo’s online strategy that have been criticised …
Read More »DSi price falls to £119.99
The drop in trade price on the Nintendo DSi confirmed by Nintendo yesterday should see the handheld sell for around 119.99 going forwards. Unlike its competitors, Nintendo does not set RRPs for its products, meaning retailers are free to sell the machine for any price they see fit. However, from …
Read More »DSi price falls to £119.99
The drop in trade price on the Nintendo DSi confirmed by Nintendo yesterday should see the handheld sell for around 119.99 going forwards. Unlike its competitors, Nintendo does not set RRPs for its products, meaning retailers are free to sell the machine for any price they see fit. However, from …
Read More »Nintendo to drop DSi trade price
As revealed by MCV this morning, Nintendo has followed the price cuts announced for the DS in Japan earlier today by confirming that the trade price of the handheld console is Europe is also set to drop. In the UK Nintendo will be reducing the trade price of Nintendo DSi …
Read More »Elle à Table title heading to DS
Nintendo has today revealed a new culinary DS title, 1000 Cooking Recipes from Elle Table. Created in conjunction with the the titular luxury lifestyle magazine that is itself part of the famed Elle brand, the ‘software’ promises to guide aspiring foodies through the finer points of creating everything from light …
Read More »UK DS announcement incoming
A UK DS price cut could well be on the cards following news of price reductions across Nintendo’s handheld range in Japan this morning. When asked by MCV, a spokesperson for Nintendo UK stated: We will be making a statement about our plans in Europe later on today and we …
Read More »JAPAN: DS gets price cut
In its first strategic reposition ahead of the arrival of the 3DS some time later this year, Nintendo has cut the price of its entire DS range in Japan. From June 19th the super-sized DSI XL will see its price drop from YEN 20,00 (150) to YEN 18,000 (132). The …
Read More »FFVII writer: Nintendo is finished
With early iPad sales indicating that Apple could have another global tech success on its hands, one industry notable has issued the most damning verdict yet of Nintendo’s future prospects in the handheld space. As noted by Kotaku, Masato Kato, the writer behind cult RPG classics such as Final Fantasy …
Read More »Sony: Move is not Wii on PS3
Anyone who thinks PlayStation move is simply Wii on PS3 has got it wrong – that’s the message Sony wants to put out ahead of its more detailed reveal of Move at E3 next month. Several high-profile commentators, including the likes of Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-Aime and analyst Michael Pachter, …
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