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Nintendo has caved to the online revolution, and will soon offer simultaneous digital/physical releases. But its download plan could also change the way video games are sold, says Michael French Too little, too late? It’s very easy to consider Nintendo’s sudden declaration to ‘significantly expand its digital business’ during its …

Images snapped supposedly from Blockbuster UK have surfaced showing what appears to be a third-party title list for Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console. Go Nintendo (via Shacknews) reports the list includes several games currently slated for PS3 and Xbox 360, such as Metro: Last Light and Aliens: Colonial Marines. It’s …

Nintendo boss defends plans to set price point of digital and retail boxed products at same level for Wii U

Nintendo’s early success in appealing to the mass market and new gamers has eventually lead to the company’s current struggles, president Satoru Iwata has admitted. "The Wii was able to reach a large number of new consumers who had never played games before by bringing hands-on experiences with its Wii …

'The window for release and success of software on the platform ended in 2009', claims indie publisher

The Wii U functionality detailed in last week’s leaked Rayman Legends video was never intended to go public, Ubisoft has said. A video, which can be seen here, was leaked online last week confirming not only the game itself but also some NFC-based Syklanders tyle tech for the new game …

A leaked Rayman Legends trailer (that is sure to be shortly removed) has revealed not only a Wii U version of the game, but also a host of platform-specific functionality. As spotted by GoNintendo, players will be able to place certain objects on the new Nintendo controller which open up …

Nintendo has stated that first party Wii U games will be available to buy digitally on the same day that they are released at retail. It’s a big move for the typically internet-shy platform holder and one that places even more pressure on the already squeezed retail sector. We will …

Smash Bros creator and Nintendo icon Masahiro Sakurai has revealed his intentions to bring Wii U and 3DS dual support for the hit franchise’s next title. "There is a certain dead end we come to if we just expand the volume of the game," Sakurai told IGN. "I intend to …

The PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii U will fail to match the sales of their immediate predecessors, analyst Piper Jaffray believes. In fact, analysts Michael J. Olson and Andrew D. Connor believe that between them the three machines will see an average software sales decline of 53 per cent …