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Read More »Rayman Legends gets shiny new release date
Ubisoft has confirmed a release date for the now multiplatform Rayman Legends. The game will be hitting Wii U, PS3 and Xbox 360 simultaneously on August 30th. Rayman legends was once, lest we forget, a Wii U exclusive that was initially scheduled to be a Wii U launch title. However, …
Read More »Iwata outlines Nintendo’s battle plan
Saturo Iwata has admitted that Nintendo has failed to create sufficient momentum for both 3DS and Wii U. However, the resolute exec insists that 2013 will deliver better things for both machines. In the US and in Europe we were unable to create sufficient momentum of the Nintendo 3DS system …
Read More »No show for Nintendo at E3
Publisher opts for more personalized approach with expo floor software demos
Read More »Nintendo details Wii U Virtual Console US launch line-up
Eight games are available to buy now on the Wii U’s Virtual Console store in the US. Two of them are SNES titles – the seminal Super Mario World and racer F-Zero. The remaining six all stem from the NES era – Donkey Kong Jr, Excitebike, Ice Climber, Kirby’s Adventure, …
Read More »OPINION: Where now for Nintendo?
As if the varied reporting on Nintendo’s financials this morning is not confusing enough, the disparity of the analysis could well baffle many readers. The fact is that Nintendo is a brand that matters personally to a lot of people. David Braben once suggested to me that this is because …
Read More »Nintendo jumps back to profit despite Wii U struggles
Wii U sells just 390,000 units since December
Read More »Nintendo misses income target by half, posts second successive annual loss; Wii U sells 3.45m units
As predicted by analysts, Nintendo has failed to return to profitability and posted its second successive annual loss. For the year ended March 31st net sales reached 635.422 (4.2bn) – 5.2 per cent short of the company’s 670,000m (4.42bn) forecast. Net income missed its 14,000m (920.3m) target by a whopping …
Read More »Zelda: Link to the Past 2 leads string of Nintendo 3DS announcements
Nintendo continues to please its committed fans with a host of IP revivals for its 3DS handheld. Leading the line is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2, which is set in the same game world as the 1992 SNES original. In it Link will be able …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us delayed on Wii U
Wii U owners will have to wait a tiny bit longer to get their hands on Warner’s Injustice: Gods Among Us. Fortunately, the delay is only a slight one – the game will arrive a week later than originally planned on Wii U on April 26th, as confirmed by CVG. …
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