The American branch of platform holder Nintendo is to sell its majority stake in Seattle baseball team the Mariners. That’s according to the Seattle Times, which reports that Nintendo will retain a 10 per cent stake in the baseball team. The rest of its holdings will be sold to First …
Read More »Nintendo says it could continue manufacturing Wii U for another two years
It has slashed its sales estimates and has virtually nothing on its release schedule, but Nintendo reckons Wii U manufacturing could continue for another two years. President Tatsumi Kimishima today told investors, as per Reuters and the BBC, that Wii U production could cease by March 2018. That’s a year …
Read More »Earnings down 61% at Nintendo
With what appears to be a tough year ahead, Nintendo’s financial performance for the year just ended may worry investors. The company’s earnings fell 60.6 per cent to under $150m for the year ending March 31st 2016. Revenue fell eight per cent to just over $4.5bn. For the coming year …
Read More »Miitomo smashes 10m downloads globally
More than 10m people worldwide have signed up to Miitomo,Nintendo’s first foray into the mobile games space. This was announced as part of the platform holder’s financial report today – the firm also announced this news via Twitter (below). Nintendo has also revealed that over 300 million conversations have taken …
Read More »Nintendo estimates only 800k Wii U sales this year
Internal forecasts for the Wii U in Nintendo’s current financial year point to a possible cancellation for the hardware. Nintendo says it expects to sell just 800,000 units in the 12 months ending March 31st 2017. That compares to sales of 3.2m units for the machine in the financial year …
Read More »Nintendo NX will launch in March 2017, no appearance at E3
Platform holder confirms that next Legend of Zelda title has been in development for Wii U and console successor simultaneously, and will also launch next year
Read More »Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing smartphone games confirmed by Nintendo
Nintendo’s next two smartphone titles will, as promised, be based on two of its more recognisable IP. Games based on Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing are both on the way, although neither will arrive until the autumn. Nintendo says the Fire Emblem game will be more accessible” in comparison to …
Read More »New Zelda in development for NX and Wii U
The longstanding rumour has been confirmed – Nintendo’s next Zelda game is in development for both the Wii U and the NX. The Legend of Zelda: The latest instalment in this classic series is scheduled to launch simultaneously for both Wii U and NX, and both versions of the game …
Read More »NX launch date set for March 2017; No E3 showing for console
Nintendo has confirmed a launch date for the NX – and it’s nearly a year away. The console will be released in March 2017. This means it will not directly compete with the PS4 Neo, or the rumoured Xbox One upgrade, although whether this has factored into the decision is …
Read More »Thieves hijack lorry full of Nintendo stock
The Northamptonshire police department revealed earlier today that a stock of Nintendo games was stolen last week. The report however doesn’t state which titles have been taken. On the night between April 13thand April 14th, a lorry containing the precious games was hijacked as it was parked at the A14’s …
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