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New Pokmon titles Sun and Moon will be localised into Chinese, The Pokemon Company has revealed. In a short Nintendo Direct (below), the Japanese firm’s boss Tsunekazu Ishihara (pictured) said that the two new games would be available in nine languages at launch, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese. In addition, …
Read More »Nintendo working to make EA a ‘key ally’ for NX, report claims
EA’s near abandonment of Nintendo hardware could be about to change. NintendoLife reports not only that EA is already in possession of NX dev kits, which would be in line with previous reports, but also that meetings are planned in the coming weeks that the platform holder hopes will get …
Read More »Nintendo cuts earnings guidance, lowers 3DS sales forecasts
Revenues for fiscal 2016 are expected to be 12.3 per cent lower than originally predicted, Nintendo has told investors. The company now believes it will achieve sales of 500bn for the period, which is down from the previous forecast of 570bn. That’s also less than 2015’s 549bn. Nintendo has also …
Read More »Pokémon Sun and Moon trademarks registered by Nintendo
The big surprise from tomorrow’sPokmon Direct video may have just been spoilt. Nintendo in Europe has registered the names Pokmon Moon” and Pokmon Sun”, as spotted byVideogamer news chief David Scammell. This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise (at least in Japan) and Nintendo is marking the …
Read More »Ori dev warns of lack of launch games for Nintendo NX
The platform holders’ obsession over keeping their new consoles a surprise is damaging their relationships with devs, the head of Moon Studios has argued. Thomas Mahler, CEO of the Ori and the Blind Forest creator, took to aNeoGAFdiscussion about the mystery of Nintendo’s upcoming NX console to air his complaints. …
Read More »Ori dev: ‘Nintendo NX will have no software support at launch’
Secrecy over new console hardware is the ‘single most annoying thing for every dev’ says Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch launching on 3DS this April
The Yo-Kai Watch video game has been confirmed to launch in Europe at the end of April. Nintendo has announced that the hit Japanese monster title is going to come to 3DS on April 29th. This comes shortly after Viz Media Europe revealed that the animated series based on the …
Read More »Miitomo will have microtransactions
Nintendo has confirmed that its free debut smartphone app will offer microtransactions. Pre-registration for social app Miitomo went live today. The platform holder has revealed that some items in the game, such as avatar clothing, can be obtained with Miitomo coins. These can be earned in game or purchased with …
Read More »2016 launch for Nintendo NX ‘a mistake under any scenario’
Analyst DFC has warned Nintendo about what it perceives as the danger of launching the NX console in 2016. The platform holder has announced nothing beyond the name of its next machine. The specs, price and release date remain a mystery. What we do know is that Nintendo will reveal …
Read More »‘Nintendo-like’ profits expected from NX and mobile games
But new CEO says solid launch needed for both businesses to succeed
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