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Nintendo's first-half profit plunged as sales of its hit Wii home console fizzled, forcing the maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games to forecast annual earnings would fall for the first time in six years.
Nintendo on Sunday will cut the price of its popular Wii console by $50, in a bid to broaden its appeal among potential new customers as it prepares to release the Wii Fit-Plus and New Super Mario Bros. games.
Forget Apple's smack talking about the games for the iPod and iPod Touch, the Nintendo DS still is the king of the portable gaming hill. And for good reason.
Microsoft announced that it’s dropping the price of Xbox 360 Elite by $100. The price cut comes after Sony cut the price of the PS3. Now the question is: What will Nintendo do to compete?
Boredom, not the recession, may be Nintendo's biggest villain.
My Wii kept telling me that I might maybe should put down the game controller for a while and step away from the TV.
A judge has dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo over the company's Wii video game machine.
Nintendo's annual profit rose 8.5 percent, propelled by its hit Wii and DS game machines, but a forecast for lower sales shows even the resilient video game maker isn't totally immune to the global slump.
Everyone likes a good fight: video game players, wonks and fanboys, especially so.
Nintendo has weathered the global recession because of the popularity of its game machines and won't be resorting to price cuts to boost sales, the company's president said Thursday.
You’ve heard that saying about wisdom from the mouths of babes. Yeah, well, since when do kids know anything about anything, much less walk around with pearls of wisdom dripping from their childish lips? When I was a kid, I believed that I could will myself to fly, that I was the reincarnation of St. Francis of Assisi and that paste made a perfectly fine afternoon snack. In short: I didn’t know jack.
Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. said Thursday global sales of its popular Wii video game console have topped 50 million since it went on sale worldwide in late 2006.
Seth Rogen became an unlikely Hollywood star playing loveable losers.
Last week, . “Mad World,” “The Conduit” and “House of the Dead: Overkill” are replete with bullets, brains and bloodsport — a marked departure from the usual adorable-animal overload.
Global sales of the Nintendo DS handheld topped 100 million in 4 years and 3 months — a milestone reached at the quickest pace for any video game console — the Japanese manufacturer said Thursday.
Nintendo has made gamers out of third graders, PTA moms and senior citizens. But Simon Jeffery, president of Sega, says there’s one big audience the Wii hasn’t captured yet: the traditional, hard-core gamer.
Almost a year ago, I wrote a story asking whether . And at that point, pretty much everyone I asked was downright bullish.
Nintendo Co. will launch the latest version of its portable video game system in the United States on April 5, adding two digital cameras and the ability to play with sound recordings.
I don’t want to sound paranoid or anything, but I'm starting to suspect that Nintendo has secretly hidden some sort of spy camera in my home.
For 60 bucks, you get 400 TV channels for a whole month. You can buy three cases of Budweiser. Or, you can buy one video game.
John Shuster bought a Wii for the holidays. And so far, the only games he’s liked? “Wii Play” and “Wii Sports.” Everything else, he says, went back to the rental counter a day early.
Nintendo Co. said net profit for the April-December period fell 18 percent as a strong yen cut into robust demand for its gaming products, forcing the company to slash its full year forecast.
Japan's fair trade watchdog on Thursday slapped Sharp Corp. with a 261 million yen ($3 million) fine for fixing prices of liquid crystal display panels used for Nintendo's popular DS portable game machines.
Nintendo bringing pink and blue Wiimotes to America on Valentine's DayHey, kids. We got your attention? Good.
NPD: October video game sales drop 19 percentAfter a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game sales slumped once again in October, hurt by the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending.
Microsoft's Finally Got Game - Project Natal Could Out-Wii the WiiNintendo's archrivals, Microsoft and Sony, are poised to release their own motion-sensing devices in 2010, with Microsoft having the best chance to out-Wii the Wii.
Mickey Mouse Gets a MakeoverMickey has become more of a corporate symbol than a beloved character for recent generations of young people, Disney is taking the risky step of re-imagining him for the future.
Creepy-ass Wiimote Baby Doll is creepy, and a baby dollGrab your Wiimote, and stuff it inside. It's time to play with babies that can recognize excessive shaking. Yup... this is a good idea. And by good idea, I mean creepy as hell. From the original report: "Watch for the sequel: Child Protective Services and Me."
News: Next 360 and DS reportedly find hardware partnersThis console generation has been going on for quite some time. The Nintendo DS is almost five years old, while the Xbox 360 is almost finishing its fourth year of existence.
RUMOR: Nvidia Chip To Power New Nintendo DS?Graphic chip maker has apparently been awarded a contract to provide its mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, to a new Nintendo DS, which will be announced in late 2010.
Spector's Epic Mickey Confirmed For WiiDisney's worst-kept secret in game development, the Epic Mickey project, has finally been officially revealed by way of Game Informer magazine.
Nintendo will fix your Wii if the latest system update broke itHave you updated your Wii to version 4.2 yet? Because if you have, and you're now having problems with your system, Nintendo will fix it for free.
DSiWare purchases cannot be transferred to a new DSiWith the announcement of new DSi colors, lots of DSi owners have been curious to find out if they can transfer their DSiWare purchases to a new DSi. Unfortunately, DSi owners are outta luck.
News: TGS09: New Super Mario Bros. Wii due 11/15 [Wii]Nintendo's finally put a proper release date out for New Super Mario Bros Wii. The game will street on November 15 in the US, making it a perfect holiday companion to all the $199 Wiis that I'm sure Nintendo is expecting to fly off shelves.
Wii price drop confirmed: $199 starting this weekendThe rumors were true, and Nintendo's knight in shining armor is finally about to see its first-ever price drop.
Nintendo confirms Wii price drop?There's been some chatter about this over the last week, but I wanted to wait until something a little more solid came up.
Can the iPod Touch topple the Nintendo DS?With its clever design and roster of excellent games, the Nintendo DS is the king of the gaming hill for good reason. But Apple execs recently said the DS and Sony's PSP just don't stack up as gaming machines when compared to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Do you agree?
Target Circular Adds Fuel To The Wii Price Drop FireAn anonymous tipster sends us this picture of an alleged Target circular for the week of September 27th, joining Wal-Mart and Toys R Us on the $199.99 Wii price drop bandwagon.
Toys R Us Ad Points To $199 Wii Price Drop This MonthLast week, we got a peek at an alleged upcoming Walmart ad that indicated an official price drop would be coming to the Wii. Today, it appears that retailer Toys R Us may have heard the same thing.
Wii sales have dwiindled by 50% in the past five monthsNPD figures show that, compared to the same five-month period last year, sales of the Wii in the US are down a full 50% -- prompting Michael Pachter, games industry analyst at Wedbush Morgan, to look away from his crystal ball long enough to ... analyze the situation.
RUMOR Wii Price Drop Looks To Hit First Week Of OctoberAdvance retail listings forwarded to Kotaku indicate that Nintendo is planning to issue its first price drop on the Wii, with a less expensive version of the console—currently priced at $249 USD—coming the first week of October.
Are Games Too Much Like Work?Video games are at a crossroads. Despite what the hardcore call "dumbing down", many video games are "too much like work" for too many people. If we're to make video games as ubiquitous as movies, what can we do about this?
Which game console will you buy this holiday?Microsoft has announced that it's dropping the price of Xbox 360 Elite by $100. The price cut comes after Sony introduced the PS3 Slim and cut the price by $100. Now the question is: What will Nintendo do to compete?
Nintendo to target indie developers with DSiWare initiativeNintendo is to begin a new DSiWare initiative to attract indie developers to the channel, in a move that sounds similar to Sony's just-announced PSP Minis incentive for the updated PSN.
More Pokemon games arriving next yearGotta catch 'em all? Rest up for the spring, because Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have announced two new Nintendo DS/DSi games are in the works.
Asiajin » Flipnote Hatena Strikes Back To USA, Plus Europe Assisted By Nintendo FameHatena, known by a million geekiest loyal users and the most popular social bookmarks service in Japanese [J], announced that their joint project with console game giant Nintendo "Flipnote Hatena" launches in North America on 12th, in Europe on 14th August (both in local time …
Pokémon Heart And Soul Laid Bare This SpringDue out in Japan next month, Nintendo has just announced a spring 2010 release target for the North American and European remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver for the DS.
Rumor: White and Pink DSi coming statesideSaying that the DSi is going to be released in more colors is on the same level of speculation as predicting that the sun is going to come up tomorrow. Sure, it's possible that you're wrong but Vegas is unlikely to bother calculating those odds.
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