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Read More »9m female gamers prefer Nintendo
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime claims 9 million female gamers regularly play on their Wii. He also estimated that this represents 80 per cent of the 11 million female ‘primary players’ around the world, according to Kotaku. During his presentation at BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference, he explained …
Read More »Analyst: The Wii bubble is deflating
After a tremendous run of dominance in the games industry, Wii’s bubble might not have burst – but one analyst is claiming that it is certainly deflating. Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz says that a recent survey from the firm suggests that Wii gamers are buying fewer games for their …
Read More »JAPAN: DSi LL shifts 104k
Having launched in Nintendo’s homeland of Japan on November 22nd, numbers from stats body Enterbrain show that the DSi LL sold 103,524 units in its first two days on sale, according to Kotaku. By comparison, Sony’s PSPgo sold 28,000 units in its first 48 hours on the market. Still, the …
Read More »Wiimote’s staggering MMO opportunities
Nintendo’s Wii remote offers a ‘staggering’ number of possibilities for developing MMO games, according to a former NCsoft and Blizzard developer. Jeff Strain – who wants to develop zombie-based MMO titles exclusively for consoles – told Develop that the Wii remote that motion-control devices could help the classic MMO interface …
Read More »NSMB Wii gets 40/40 from Famitsu
Having debuted in a respectable third place in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 yesterday, Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros Wii has been given top marks by weekly Japanese games mag Famitsu. Mario’s latest becomes only the 13th game to ever receive the highly-coveted accolade, though it is the …
Read More »US: Denise Kaigler leaves Nintendo
Nintendo of America’s Denise Kaigler has left Nintendo to spend more time with her family. She had worked as as the firm’s vice president of corporate affairs. The firm is now seeking a replacement. A Nintendo statement read: Denise Kaigler has been a valuable part of the Nintendo of America …
Read More »Nintendo wouldnâ??t hire me today – Miyamoto
Zelda creator doesnâ??t have the qualifications required to work at Nintendo today
Read More »Miyamoto: Nintendo wouldnt employ me now
Shigeru Miyamoto has claimed that Nintendo would not employ him today if he applied for a position with his original qualifications. Speaking to Edge, Miyamoto said: Nintendo has become one of those companies that graduates from colleges and good universities really want to work for. Because of that, the competition’s …
Read More »JAPAN: Wii videos-on-demand launched
Japanese Wii owners can now rent movies, anime and other paid video downloads through the Wii no Ma Channel. The new Theater no Ma section launched this weekend, enabling consumers to use the new videos-on-demand service by renting content with their Wii Points, according to Andriasang. Nintendo’s own programmes, such …
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