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The next week could become one of the most lucrative in games retail history as Wii Fit hits shelves today – followed by GTA IV on Tuesday. Queues formed nationwide this morning as eager Wii owners snapped up the fitness-focused title, complete with balance board. Media coverage has hit an …

Nintendo has finally confirmed a date for the roll out of WiiWare in Europe – with the download platform set for a May 20th launch in the territory. The service arrives just a matter of days after the May 12th roll out of the platform in the USA. The service …

Nintendo has announced dates to some of its key summer titles for both Wii and DS. Included amongst the Super Smash Brothers: Brawl date, is Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon on DS for July 4th and the Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice on May 9th. The release schedule in full: Wii Software 2008 …

Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime has told Wired that his office is constantly hassling the firm’s Japanese HQ for more Wii stock – reminding them of missed opportunities”. In an exclusive interview, Fils-Aime also claimed that Wii consoles, on average, only sit on US retail shelves for an hour …

Nintendo has forecast that its profit will rise by another 26 per cent in its fiscal year 2008-2009, according to Bloomberg . Having announced a doubling in operating profit in its current FY results this morning, the firm has predicted that net profit will reach 325 billion yen ($3.13 billion) …

Nintendo’s Wii console has sold 24.45 million units worldwide since launch, the company has reported in its full year fiscal statement. 18.61 million of these sales came in the 12 months ending March 31, 2008. Just 5.84 million units were sold in the company’s previous financial year – but the …

Nintendo has reported that sales of its Nintendo DS console have hit 70.6 million units worldwide as part of its end-of-year fiscal results. 30.31 million units – over a third – were sold during its FY 2007-2008, which ended on March 31st. The FY result is up 7.1 per cent …

Nintendo has reported that its operating profit for FY 2007-2008 more than doubled on the previous year. For the fiscal year ended March 31st, operating profit jumped to a record 487.22 billion yen ($4.7 billion; €2.9 billion) from 226.02 billion yen ($2.18 billion; €1.39 billion) in 2006-2007. However, the Kyoto-based …

Download platform offering titles from first and third party studios debuts next month

Nintendo's Austin, Texas first-party studio sees departure of chief staff Metroid Prime, says report