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Nintendo has offered an explanation for its decision to withhold the New 3DS and New 3DS XL from Western markets this year. The reason, boss Satoru Iwata says, is that the company does not yet believe that the current 3DS has achieved its full sales potential outside of Japan and …
Read More »Iwata reveals Nintendo’s first Quality of Life product
Nintendo’s debut foray into what it describes as the Quality of Life sector is a sleep sensor. Such tech has already been popularised by smartphone users, but CVG reports that Nintendo’s effort will use a bedside device that uses radio frequencies to monitor sleeping patterns before sending the data to …
Read More »Iwata makes first presentation since undergoing surgery
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has recovered from surgery on a growth in his bile duct and has returned to work. Reuters reports that the colourful exec this morning presented Nintendo’s most recent financial report – the first time he has appeared before the press since undergoing the procedure in June. …
Read More »Nintendo re-elects Iwata as president
CEO to continue in leadership role despite increasing pressure
Read More »Iwata re-elected as Nintendo president
Poorly Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has retained his role as president, IGN reports. The executive has come under increased pressure in recent years following poor sales of Wii U, and for miscalculating demand for 3DS. Nintendo posted its first ever financial loss under his leadership, and several more since. As …
Read More »Iwata to skip E3 for health reasons
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata won’t be attending next week’s E3 2014 event in Los Angeles on the advice of his doctor. A Nintendo representative told Polygon that Iwata has been advised not to travel overseas in the immediate future, so he’ll remain in Japan during the show. "He’s been instructed …
Read More »Iwata: Nintendo committed to making dedicated gaming platforms
Console firm defiant on hardware despite Wii U woes
Read More »Iwata: Nintendo console development should be like mobile
Standardised programming between systems and generation leaps could increase amount of software on new hardware
Read More »Nintendo’s rescue plan: Smart-device services and new “quality of life” business
Iwata briefs investors on platform holder's plans to engage consumers "outside the realm of video games"
Read More »Mario Kart 8 heading to Wii U in May
Mario Kart 8 will arrive for Wii U this May, according to Nintendo. In a company briefing, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated that the next offering in the Mario Kart franchise will see release during the May 2014 window. Iwata cut his salary in half this week, in wake of …
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