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| STORIES ABOUT: Nintendo |
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| Console Sales Are Actually Stagnating |  | With all the console war between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, one could believe that we're talking about an ever growing industry that keeps bringing in thousands of new users per day. Well, as strange as it might sound, we are wrong, at least if we take a look at the US co ... [read more >>] | | 08 July 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo and Sony Plan Asian Expansion |  | Except for Japan, which enjoys massive attention from the three biggest console manufacturers in the world, the other Asian countries were kind of ignored in the past. Today, it seems that both Sony and ... [read more >>] | | 07 July 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Magnetica Twist, Fatal Fury 2 and Crystal Chronicles Update Available from Nintendo |  | Nintendo is really putting its money where its mouth is. After promising regular updates for the WiiWare service, which aims to bring small, interesting games to ... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 03:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Summer-Autumn Line-up for Nintend Wii and DS |  | Rumor has it that Nintendo is doing pretty good so far so they’ve decided to make public a list of games that would be available this summer on Nintendo Wii and DS. More important, there are two franchises that will see new games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl! Unleashed on 27 June, it promises to be the best reiteration of the Super Mario Brawl until now.
And if it wasn’t enough, Wario will make its debut with an adventure tit ... [read more >>] | | 24 June 2008, 08:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation 3 - Best Sold Console in Japan, Metal Gear Solid 4 - Best Sold Game |  | Media Create has put up data regarding the sales of gaming hardware and software in Japan for the week that ended on June 15. The big news is that the PlayStation 3 console from Sony has leapfrogged the Nintendo line-up to take the first spot in the hardware sales department. The first week at number one for the ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 02:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars Go Nintendo |  | With the next-gen platforms getting the Force Unleashed in September this year, the Nintendo Wii and DS owners were surely starting to feel ignored. But LucasArts has no intention to let its fans disappointed, so it has decided to bring The Clon ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 03:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Balance Board Adapted to World of Warcraft |  | With the crowd of games that are in development and aiming to use the Wii Balance Board somehow, it was just a matter of time before someone with considerably high engineering skills managed to get the Balance Board working in games it was not specifically designed for.
[AD ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 19:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Game Ratings Make Their Way to the Nintendo Channel |  | One reason for the continued success of Nintendo and its gaming console, the Wii, is the seamless way in which the company implements features for its users, even before they know they need them. One such example is the new ratings system implemented as part of the N ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 16:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Analyze That: All Console Makers Claim to Be Winners |  | After the NPD numbers were released last week, showing the PlayStation 3 selling more than the Xbox 360 while the Nintendo Wii continued to dominate overall sales, all the console makers were in a hurry to put a positive spin on the numbers and to make it sound like their console was the big winner in May and overall.
... [read more >>] | | 17 June 2008, 19:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Issues Apology Regarding “Geek” Remark |  | Laurent Fischer, one of the most important people at Nintendo Europe, has issued an apology regarding some remarks he made last week regarding people that demanded more storage space for their Nintendo Wii gaming consoles.
He now says that "I have huge respect for those who, l ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 18:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation 3 Leaves the Xbox 360 Behind when It Comes to April Sales |  | The NPD numbers for May are in and it’s time for all console manufacturers to spin them their way. But, before we get to the part where said spin makes us dizzy, let's take a look at the cold hard numbers, as reported by the market research and analysis firm.
Hardware sales continue to be strong despite a rumored recession in the United States and little sign of lower prices from manufacturers. The value of all hardware sold reach ... [read more >>] | | 13 June 2008, 02:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Analyze That: Everybody Wants a Controller with Motion Tracking |  | All sales numbers released for last year and the first months of this year show that the Nintendo Wii gaming console is massively outselling both the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 coming from Sony. The success of the console from Nintendo might be attributed to a host of different ... [read more >>] | | 05 June 2008, 19:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Too Heavy for Wii Fit? Nintendo Has the Answers |  | Wii Fit battles against Grand Theft Auto IV in many countries for the No. 1 best seller spot: I say that just to let you know how big Wii Fit is (no pun intended). Now, even though most of us are very happy with the game, the balance board and the illusion that it will turn them into thin, healthy, shiny happy people (REM did part of that), there are also The Others. The Others are generally people with... weight issues, let' ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New Splatterhouse on the Way |  | Namco Bandai has announced that its old and clunky horror action title Splatterhouse is due for a remake. Apparently, after the old TurboGrafx-16 version of the game came out on Nintendo's Virtual Console, a lot of gamers have been asking the company to take a ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 03:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Announces E3 Press Conference and Big Unveiling |  | Nintendo has announced a couple of its plans regarding the summer videogaming conventions, telling people that it will not be attending the Games Convention in Leipzig, but also detailing its presence at E3, which is organized by the Entertainment Software Association.
At E3, which is moving back into the Convention Center this year, after a far more quiet affair last year, Nintendo plans to hold its annual press conference a ... [read more >>] | | 27 May 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| PlayStation Portable Still King in Slow Sales |  | Another week has gone by, which means we should take another look at the situation of hardware and software sales in Japan. Research firm Media Create has again posted the numbers for the week that ended on May 23 and we'll be serving up a bit of analysis alongside the figures.
Both hardware and software sales registered a drop in the analyzed interval, but the latter suffered much more than gaming consoles in terms of sa ... [read more >>] | | 26 May 2008, 02:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Beer and Wii, Soon a Reality |  | There are probably a few people that are already using a mix of beer and Wiis, even though we don't understand how could anybody put these two together. Anyway, one thing is sure: developer JV Games is planning to bring a bunch of Frat Party Games to Nintendo's console thanks to the WiiWare service and the first one that promises to delight the fans will be called Frat Party Games - Beer Pong.
The reason behind this ... [read more >>] | | 22 May 2008, 05:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Contests Old European Fine |  | Back in 2002, when next gen consoles were a distant dream and when the Nintendo Wii was not even a formulated thought in the mind of its creators, Nintendo got sued and then fined by the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, because it had conspir ... [read more >>] | | 21 May 2008, 09:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Console Makers Are Not Green, Says Greenpeace |  | Greenpeace has released a report in which it is heavily criticizing all three major console makers because of the way they use hazardous materials in the construction of their products. Somewhat surprisingly, Nintendo is the biggest offender, as ... [read more >>] | | 20 May 2008, 10:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Patent Lawsuit Lost, Nintendo Owes $21 Million |  | Back in 2006, a small East Texas games company, Anascape, has sued Nintendo and Microsoft, claiming that the two companies had infringed on their patents when they had developed controllers for their gaming consoles. The Texan company had filed for a patent back in 2000 (probably ... [read more >>] | | 15 May 2008, 12:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wiiware European Lineup Set |  | The Wiiware service from Nintendo has launched in America with an interesting array of games, ranging from Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (another contender for the title of longest video game name), which is essentially a kingdom building spin-off of the franchis ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 18:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japan's Wealthiest Man Is Former Nintendo President |  | The real world is beginning to slowly accept the fact that the videogames culture is both profitable and relevant. One of the most important signs came about a week ago, when TIME conducted its poll to name the Most Influential Person of the Year. That person is Shigeru Miyamoto, the l ... [read more >>] | | 09 May 2008, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Game Designer Tops Time 100 Poll |  | Since 2007, in addition to creating the now famous list of personalities that have impacted our world and choosing a Person of the Year (last year it was Vladimir Putin, the Russian president), Time magazine has also conducted an online poll where readers are invited to vote for the most influential person in the world in that year. This year, the readers have chosen Shigeru Miyamoto as that particular person.
The veteran game ... [read more >>] | | 06 May 2008, 16:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Fit Is a Revolutionary Game |  | As the Wii Fit is making history in Japan, where it is fast becoming the title that has sold the most in any given period since its launch, Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Wii Fit and its accompanying Balance Board, has been talking to the "Times" about the way gaming needs to chang ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 18:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Predicts a Profitable 2008 |  | Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo, has recently met with shareholders to present an update on the financial outlook of the Japanese console maker and videogames developer. He pointed out the success of third party titles developed for the games platforms crea ... [read more >>] | | 29 April 2008, 03:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft is Most Innovative of the Console Producers |  | Each year, BusinessWeek publishes a feature called "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies" that aims to see how well big companies adapt and change and how important innovation is for all out business success. This year all game console producers were present in the Top Ten, with &l ... [read more >>] | | 21 April 2008, 03:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Also Tops Games Chart |  | The NPD charts separate hardware sales related to gaming and actual game sales so the March report is split in two rather distinct parts. As we've already reported, Nintendo topped the hardware sales chart in style, with the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 06:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo the Winner as NPD Reports on March Hardware Sales |  | The recession in the United States doesn't seem to affect in any way the videogame industry. As the NPD rolls out the software and the hardware sales charts related to the month of March growth over 2007 stands at an impressive 27%. It seems that most of this growth can be directly attributed to the way the Nintendo Wii is drawing both long-time gamers and casual players with its blend of accessibility, innovation and easy control.
... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 04:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Star Soldier R Coming to the Wii Ware |  | If you like vertical scrolling shooters, you're sure to have heard something about Star Soldier R. The game is all about taking on huge numbers of enemies in levels as you slowly get upgrades and aim to have the best score possible. It's fast and fun, which is all that a shoot them up should aim for.
Hudson Soft, the developer, thought of Star Soldier R as the perfect candidate for the Wii Ware when the service for t ... [read more >>] | | 18 April 2008, 03:22GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Patcher Predicts Glorious March |  | Everybody's favorite market analyst when it comes to videogames, Michael Patcher from Wedbush Morgan, has said that he expects the monthly sales for March to reach a figure of no less than 850 million dollars for the US market, which is around 50% higher than the figure for Ma ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 03:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japanese Console Market Will Peak This Year |  | Enterbrain is a company that specializes in analyzing the Japanese videogame market, both in terms of software and of hardware. Recently their analysts have confirmed that the market for videogames and videogames-related equipment has grown in 2007 by around 3.8% to a value of ... [read more >>] | | 15 April 2008, 02:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Showcases Wii Ware Titles |  | As part of its spring presentation of upcoming games and features, Nintendo has revealed details about some of the games that will debut soon on its Wii Ware digital download service for gamers. The two videogames featured were Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 03:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MCV Awards for Excellence Go Nintendo's Way |  | The MCV Industry Excellence Awards are United Kingdom’s highest honors when it comes to the videogames industry. They are awarded each year to gaming companies in a range of categories designed to paint a picture of the state of the gaming in the United Kingdom. The prizes were awarded in London and a lot of big names got a piece of the MCV Industry Excellence Awards.
This year's event saw ... [read more >>] | | 14 April 2008, 02:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Talks More Mario, New Boom Box, More Pokemon |  | San Francisco is the venue for this year's Nintendo spring bonanza, the place where the Wii producing company chooses to demonstrate its newest and most interesting games. The first day was presided over by Cammie Dunaway, sales and marketing executive vice president, wh ... [read more >>] | | 11 April 2008, 03:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Fit Is a Big Hit |  | The Nintendo Wii has always put emphasis on different and sometimes quirky gameplay over the classic game recipes. The control scheme of the Wii rewards those developers who create games that do not follow already existing patterns. And who's better prepared to tak ... [read more >>] | | 02 April 2008, 06:48GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo DS Is Top Seller |  | Following the news that in February's NPD hardware sales numbers the Nintendo DS surprised everyone by near ... [read more >>] | | 31 March 2008, 02:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Etrian Odyssey Follow up for the Nintendo DS Announced |  | The Nintendo DS is praised as a gaming platform especially for the novel ways in which the dual stylus and buttons input system can be put to good use in creating new and interesting ways of controlling the game. This has encouraged game creators to come up with titles that a ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 17:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Financial Rating Cut |  | KBC Securities Japan has recently downgraded the financial rating of games giant Nintendo, saying that it expects the sales of hardware like the Nintendo Wii and ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 06:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Test Your Ninja Reflexes |  | Nunchuck's Ninja Reflex, previously exclusive to the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS, is receiving a PC v ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 05:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nintendo Courts Developers for WiiWare |  | The consoles are not only competing when it comes to numbers of units sold and numbers of console specific games that appear. The three-way battle that is today's console market is now focusing on the community aspect and on the on-line market for games.
Sony already has the PlayStation Store and is poised to launch the ... [read more >>] | | 19 March 2008, 11:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wacky Races and Looney Tunes Games Aimed at the DS |  | We all remember Looney Tunes from the early days of our childhood. The animated characters that got shot, bombed and run over but always managed to get back up and be ready for the next humorous adventure. New generations may grow up watching Happy Tree Friends and being accustomed to random and explicit violence, but we grew up watching Looney Tunes and we observed countless moments of less explicit yet extremely funny violence.
Now, y ... [read more >>] | | 14 March 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Thanks For Playing Pirated Games |  | Probably game developers have already thought about filling a Blu-Ray disc with anti-piracy protection for a game that has about 900MB, but eventually the game hackers or the game pirates will manage to crack it and offer it on torrent websites. It happened with every big game (just remember the Assassin's Creed PC beta or demo version released quite a while ago) and it will probably never stop. Still, there are some ... [read more >>] | | 13 March 2008, 06:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cook with the Iron Chefs |  | Cooking ain't what it used to be. Let's face it. The fast-moving and time-consuming modern world rarely allows us the time needed to prepare an à-la-carte home-cooked meal. We now pre-heat or microwave our meals and, sometimes, we eat out. But I bet none of us can forget the taste of the meals that our mothers or aunts served at home in the good old days.
Gamers might soon get a treat in the cooking department. After the [ADMA ... [read more >>] | | 12 March 2008, 06:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Cheerleading Game from THQ |  | THQ is one of the most diverse publishers in the video game business and probably best known for their long running series Warhammer 40,000 and for their revolutionary RTS Company of Heroes. Less well known, but equally innovative and interesting, is the range of games THQ aims to br ... [read more >>] | | 07 March 2008, 05:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Wii Treats Burn Victims |  | A hospital in South East England has begun using the Nintendo Wii console as part of the recovery program for some of its patients that have been treated for burns. When the damage done by the burns themselves is light to moderate, the immobilization of the arm needed for treatment can result in sl ... [read more >>] | | 04 March 2008, 02:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Be a Wii Freeeloader |  | One of the oldest and most frustrating problems for a gamer is that of availability. There are plenty of games that are not available at the same time on all markets. Sometimes, the USA gets the game a few days before Europe. Europe rarely gets a game while American gaming fingers stand idle. There are plenty of games that are exclusive to the Japanese market and that never or rarely get translations for other regions.
The development o ... [read more >>] | | 03 March 2008, 03:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| It's Official: HP Was the Biggest Chip Cruncher in 2007 |  | PC and server vendor Hewlett-Packard bought $15 billion worth of semiconductors during the last year, which positions the company as world's biggest semiconductor purchaser for the last year. The report has been issued by market analysis company Gartner, and includes a top of the greatest chip crunching companies.
According to the report, the biggest 10 chip consumers have spent no less than $91 billion last year, which a ... [read more >>] | | 26 February 2008, 04:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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