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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 …
Read More »WiiWare sales ‘almost non-existent’
'The window for release and success of software on the platform ended in 2009', claims indie publisher
Read More »Project Zero 2: Wii Edition releasing in June
Tecmo Koei will release Project Zero 2: Wii Edition in the UK on June 29th. The SKU is a remake of Project Zero 2: Crimson Butterfly, which was released on PS2 in 2003 and Xbox in 2004. This new version swaps the joypad for the motion-sensitive Wii Remote allowing you …
Read More »Pikmin 2 Wii getting NA release this year
Nintendo of America has announced the re-release of Pikmin 2 on Wii. The game was originally released on Gamecube back in 2004. It was later retooled to take advantage of Wii Remote, and the updated release hit Japan and Europe in 2009. No US release date ever came about at …
Read More »Kirby 20th anniversary collection announced, coming to Wii
A Kirby anthology collection is in the works for the Wii, Nintendo has revealed. The announcement came yesterday via the Nintendo Direct event in Japan. The compilation is being put together in celebration of the Kirby franchise’s 20th anniversary. The company had little more to offer then the announcement itself, …
Read More »WiiWare certification ‘took 9 months’
Beamdog exec claims Nintendo platforms are not helpful to external developers
Read More »Miyamoto: Nintendo must prepare for my retirement
Games icon not yet ready to resign, but is passing responsibility to younger colleagues
Read More »Pandora’s Tower heralds Nintendo’s return to GAME
Nintendo has become the latest publisher to jump back into bed with retailer GAME, it would appear. Today’s new release Pandora’s Tower: Limited Edition for Wii heralds the return of Nintendo in GAME. Before the retailer went into administration Nintendo refused to sell it stock of either Wii RPG The …
Read More »OPINION: Molyneux’s warning is more serious than you think
Peter Molyneux says that he’s personally, and likely professionally, not that interested in retail releases of games any more. He’s been called out for some outlandish claims in the past, but this might prove to be his most accurate prediction. Certainly, you look at the current situation in the retail …
Read More »Will Brit quiz game boost Wii? Our survey says…
A new Wii game built specifically for UK families launches in summer. Nintendo’s Quiz Party is a trivia game packed with brain teasers and puzzles. It lets an unlimited number of players take part using just one Wii Remote. It’s even hosted by British TV quizmaster Roy Walker, of Catchphrase …
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