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Nintendo miscalculated the development resources required for its Wii U launch titles, the company’s president has admitted. Speaking in a financial briefing Q&A, Satoru Iwata said development of some of its titles had required more resources than it had previously expected, and it was then forced to take developers working …

Console giant looks to browser game and Unity developers to expand Wii U software range

Games such as Pikmin 3 delayed and understaffed as developers shifted attentions to priority titles

'I find it strange that many people claim cloud gaming is the future,' says Nintendo president

Console giant increasing collaborations with other studios 'as the scope of development is getting larger'

Exec admits users should be able to use all the console's functions straight out of the box

It’s been quiet on the Wii U front since E3, but tomorrow, finally, Nintendo will reveal all. The platform holder has confirmed – via a tweet sent by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata – that tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct announcement will include the price, release date and ‘other information’. The firm is …

'The difference in graphical power will not be as wide as it was with the Wii', says Iwata

But console giant 'not considering subscription fees for ordinary services', says Iwata

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has claimed that more than 50 per cent of Japanese hardware sales are taken by 3DS. The platform holder’s CEO defended the handheld’s sales performance during a recent meeting with shareholders, according to VG247. "While the Nintendo 3DS has a certain degree of sales momentum in …