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Shigeru Miyamoto has suggested that he will step down from the position of leader at the Analysis and Development division inside Nintendo Entertainment in order to once again get directly involved in video game development, presumably for the 3DS and the new Wii U home console.Speaking to Wired Miyamoto has stated, ... |
8 December 2011
05:34 GMT |
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The president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, has announced that the recently released Mario Kart 7 has managed to sell 420,000 units during its first week on the Japanese market on the Nintendo 3DS handheld, which is double the number posted by the version for the normal DS.The executive also believes that the 3DS has th... |
8 December 2011
03:41 GMT |
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Shigeru Miyamoto, who is the designer behind such Nintendo franchises like Mario and Zelda, has said that in order to deliver good games designers need to be driven by desperation, a desire to deliver the best they can in the given situation, without thinking of sales and financial success.Speaking as part of the Iwa... |
25 November 2011
03:22 GMT |
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Skyward Sword is the last Zelda game to arrive on the Nintendo Wii and one of the leading developers working on the game says that it’s a template on how future titles can make gamers care more about Link and Zelda.Speaking to Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu Hidemaro Fujibayashi, who is the director who worked... |
24 November 2011
10:30 GMT |
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What it is: Just as the Nintendo Wii is getting ready to be replaced, the Japanese company is preparing a last The Legend of Zelda game, in order to make parting with the small white (or black or red) console that much harder.The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword promises to be the proper 3D Zelda title that Wind Waker... |
17 August 2011
16:51 GMT |
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The Nintendo 3DS handheld, which was released during March all over the world, enjoyed a very good week on sale and then started to fade as gamers became annoyed with the limited number of video games that the company launched for it.
Nintendo has promised more support for the device at the E3 2011 press conferenc... |
11 July 2011
15:01 GMT |
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The Wii U was announced with much hype at the E3 2011 trade event but there were two important details missing from the Nintendo presentation: the expected price of the new home console and the launch window for the hardware.Now Shigeru Miyamoto, who is the most important video game designer at Nintendo, has said tha... |
21 June 2011
18:41 GMT |
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At its E3 2011 press conference Nintendo, the Japanese hardware maker and video game publisher, has announced that its next home console will be called Wii U and will allow gamers to experience their favorite titles in a whole new way thanks to its innovative controller.The justification for the name is that N... |
7 June 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Nintendo is the last of the big gaming companies that also create consoles that held its press conference at the E3 2011 trade show and everyone is eager to hear details about the successor to the Nintendo Wii, which is codenamed Project Café and is rumored to include a touch screen in the controller.But Ninte... |
7 June 2011
12:31 GMT |
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Specialist video game retailer GameStop has said that it has managed to capture a lot of the handheld market share after the launch of the new Nintendo 3DS, but that the device has been selling less than expected because of a lot of compelling software launches and that it might face a tough battle with the PlayStati... |
20 May 2011
14:31 GMT |
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Nintendo, the creator of the Wii and DS gaming devices and of franchises featuring characters like Mario, Zelda and Kirby, has announced that 2010 has marked a decline in the overall amount of games it has sold on all major market.
In the home market of Japan, the combined software sales for the Wii and the DS sto... |
1 February 2011
13:31 GMT |
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Nintendo had a busy couple of days, talking to investors about its recent performance and about its plans for the future, and the company has announced that this year it plans to launch a Wii home console based Rhythm Heaven title and a new title featuring the popular Kirby character.
Rhythm Heaven has so far perf... |
31 January 2011
17:31 GMT |
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Nintendo has faced a strong challenge from other home consoles and from rival mobile devices from Apple, but the company seems to be pretty much unconcerned about its perceived decline, saying that it has the strength to create more impressive video game and hardware in the near future.
Regie Fils-Aime, who is the... |
10 January 2011
14:51 GMT |
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Shigeru Miyamoto, the most important video game developer working for hardware developer and video game publisher Nintendo, has said that one of his aims as a creator was at one point to create new and exciting new approaches to gaming only to them move on and subvert them.
Speaking with The New Yorker magazine Mi... |
20 December 2010
15:01 GMT |
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A new survey conducted among Internet users in Japan has shown that the Super Mario franchise is the one that the respondents would like to see make the jump to three dimensional gaming, with the Super Mario series itself taking the first spot in preferences while Mario Kart took second.The survey was conducted by th... |
26 October 2010
18:11 GMT |
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Two recent surveys coming out of Japan are showing that gamers there do not know about the existence of the upcoming Nintendo 3DS handheld while those who are familiar with the existence of the device believing that the launch price point of 25,000 Yen is too high.Nikkei Shimbun and online research firm Macromill con... |
13 October 2010
18:51 GMT |
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One of the leaders of hardware and software maker Nintendo has stated that piracy is not the only culprit for the fall in video game sales for the Nintendo DS family of devices, while also acknowledging that the company is trying to eliminate the phenomenon on the new 3DS device.Satoru Iwata, who is the Chief Executi... |
13 October 2010
03:38 GMT |
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The president of gaming company Nintendo has suggested that prices for Nintendo 3DS video games, which will arrive alongside the handheld in February 22, 2011 in Japan and in about one month in the rest of the world, will not be higher than those currently seen on titles for the DS family of hardware.Talking to inves... |
5 October 2010
06:03 GMT |
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Nintendo has announced that the new 3DS handheld, complete with its innovative screens that deliver three dimensional gaming without the use of any glasses, will be launched in Japan on February 26, 2011 for the price of 25,000 Yen, with Europe and North America getting the device later during spring.Most of the gami... |
4 October 2010
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Nintendo has confirmed that the 3DS handheld, the first gaming device to deliver three dimensional experiences without any glasses, will be launched on February 26, 2011 on the Japanese market and now the company has also unveiled the video games which will accompany the hardware and will attract long time Nintendo f... |
1 October 2010
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It's customary for videogame industry watchers to spend the days after the E3 trade show every year and argue about what hardware maker and what publisher “won” the event. It's hard to define what winning actually means but it's more linked to how the crowd reacted to the various surprises ... |
22 June 2010
18:31 GMT |
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 is now out and busting the charts in Nintendo's home region of Japan, with launches for the United States and Europe coming soon. The new videogame powered by the well known character will certainly be a success but Nintendo might be wearing down the value of its most iconic creation, consid... |
10 June 2010
04:02 GMT |
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One of the big reveals coming at the E3 trade show towards the middle of next month will be the new Legend of Zelda videogame which is being developed for the Nintendo Wii by long time creative producer Shigeru Miyamoto. And while details might be limited on the ground, the developer was ready to talk a bit about the... |
20 May 2010
16:31 GMT |
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Now, Nintendo is clearly the biggest videogaming company. The Wii is easily beating both the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the PlayStation 3 from Sony in terms of sales, sometimes topping their totals combined in the United States.Meanwhile, videogames like Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros., Super Sma... |
9 March 2010
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2009 was a pretty special year for those who were looking to get a new gaming console and had not done so for the current generation as all the big manufacturers announced price cuts for their devices.Sony opened the ball, with the announcement of the new Slim version of the PlayStation 3, which was paired with a red... |
8 March 2010
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This week, we've posted both a game diary and a complete review of Dante's Inferno, the videogame from Visceral and Electronic Arts, which aims to take the player to Hell to meet all its wonderful denizens and chat a bit with some famous historical figures. We also have a Weekend Reading piece about how Ubi... |
7 March 2010
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Last week, Nintendo announced its release plans for the coming months and the big news was that both Mario and Metroid would be getting fresh games before June is through. Super Mario Galaxy 2, the first direct sequel Nintendo has done in some time, is set to arrive on May 23 in North America and June 11 in Europe, w... |
2 March 2010
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Nintendo has always been a company of great pronouncements and big expectations. The Wii was said to be a revolution and managed to change the way people game. Each new Mario title is set to forever change the way we look at the series. And the upcoming Nintendo Wii-based Zelda experience is set to be a perfect game,... |
14 January 2010
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While Sony is working hard on expanding its business with the introduction of the PlayStation Network or other Sony devices, Nintendo has decided that it's time for it to take a more serious look at the future as well, and not just be content with saying what its next consoles won't do. As such, while talki... |
7 January 2010
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While not in a hurry to remake any of the previous Zelda games, Nintendo is going all out on the next installment in the series. Not yet officially announced, the next Wii title in the series has been leaked for some time now and, forced to cope with reality, the company has to give us a little something every now an... |
10 December 2009
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The older games, the good ones that we fell in love with, will always have that impact on us when, for one reason or another, we are reminded of them. And when these memories come back to life, there is no greater urge than to play them again, seeking that old, familiar feeling. But there are few cases when we still ... |
3 December 2009
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One of the weirdest moments of 2009 was the reveal of the Nintendo Vitality Sensor by the Japanese company, at this summer's E3 trade show. The company said that the new device would be able to read the pulse of a player and could translate that into some interesting gameplay mechanics, some of them based around... |
23 November 2009
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This week, we've got a review of Halo 3: ODST up (no Master Chief included), a Weekend Reading piece dealing with China and videogaming nationalism and an EndGameWeek about what we're set to play in our spare time. But there are also some new stories you might want to take a look at.On Monday, a list of the... |
8 November 2009
10:51 GMT |
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Zelda is one of the biggest franchises Nintendo has under its belt and it makes sense for it to use the best technology the company has to offer. So, a lot of people already believed that the next Zelda videogame for the Nintendo Wii would make use of the Motion Plus add-on for the Wiimote to offer a better gameplay ... |
4 November 2009
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Electronic Arts has revealed that Battlefield 1943, its multiplayer shooter offered as a digital download through the PlayStation Network and the Xbox Live Arcade, is the best sold videogame that is has put out on the Japanese market. Rex Ishibashi, who is the president of EA Japan, told Gamasutra in an interview tha... |
19 October 2009
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Hardcore gamers usually make a lot of strange decisions, especially concerning their priorities when it comes to their favorite video games. These days, there are a lot of men and women working in the gaming industry, but back when they were younger, most of them dedicated a lot of their time to experiencing the firs... |
14 July 2009
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Another week passed and the videogaming world saw at least two big announcements with two classic franchises, Command & Conquer and MechWarrior, getting new games. But these are not the only things that happened these days in the wonderful world of gaming.Monday, an analyst contended that Grand Theft Auto IV might be... |
11 July 2009
08:41 GMT |
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One game creator who always gets a lot of trust, support and resources from Nintendo is Shigeru Miyamoto, the developer who managed to almost single handedly build the publisher's biggest franchises.The E3 Nintendo presentation this year featured him prominently and the company made sure to please its hardc... |
8 July 2009
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We already know that Nintendo is working on a new Zelda game, called Spirit Tracks. What we don't know is what direction it will take. Will it be an upgrade, visually and in terms of gameplay, for the Phantom Hourglass? Will it be something completely new?Nintendo is keeping its cards close to the chest, not off... |
8 May 2009
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The most awaited talks at the Game Developers Conference came, no surprise, from Nintendo representatives. While Masato Kuwahara, the project leader for hardware development on the Nintendo DSi, talked about what his company was aiming to do with the new version of the handheld, Satoru Iwata, the president and the Ch... |
26 March 2009
05:15 GMT |
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Gaming, along with almost all branches of the entertainment industry, has some figureheads, people who pushed it forward through their hard work and creations and made gaming what it is today, one of the best forms of entertainment. Such a man is Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary mind behind the Mario and Zelda franch... |
27 January 2009
03:43 GMT |
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The gaming industry has, as with many other types of entertainment, a few people who stand out due to their creativity and their success with the mainstream audience. Without a doubt, one of the most iconic game creators of all time is Shigeru Miyamoto, the man who is solely responsible for games from the Mario, Zeld... |
16 December 2008
02:24 GMT |
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The Legend of Zelda series of games is widely considered one of the most innovative and well built franchises out there. It gave players some truly wonderful adventures when it placed them in the boots of Link, a young warrior who set out to save the Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon in the fantasy land of Hyrule.Th... |
28 November 2008
02:10 GMT |
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Nintendo has some big, big franchises going for it which have been powering its success over the years, like Zelda and Super Mario. The thing is that the driving force behind most, if not all of them, is a single man, Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary videogame designer who has already received several life time awards... |
3 November 2008
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Nintendo is again riding high, when it comes to financial results, with profits going up more than 33% to reach some 992 million dollars.Hardware wise the Nintendo Wii continues to be a success while the Nintendo DS is going through a tough period. The Wii is still the best sold console in the world, beating both the... |
31 July 2008
02:42 GMT |
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Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto talked to MSNBC, which is partly owned by Microsoft, and sought to tackle growing concerns from videogame players regarding the fact that Nintendo, as a company, was becoming too interested in the casual gamer to pay any attention to the more hardcore fans that have supported the comp... |
21 July 2008
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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 ... |
27 May 2008
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You can't really mess with the Zelda franchise. And why is that? Zelda is huge. There have been 14 official Zelda games on Nintendo consoles and that's without counting spin-offs. Zelda, Link and other characters have appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. And there's even a crossbow training game for th... |
23 May 2008
08:42 GMT |
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The Guitar Hero franchise seems to be dominating the music game market lately, replacing all the karaoke-based titles that were so hip 5 years ago. They seem to rock on all major consoles, Wii included, but |
21 January 2008
05:02 GMT |
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Yes, Super Mario Galaxy, currently the highest rated game of all time on Game Rankings, has even surpassed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, scoring 97.8 percent from 30 reviews, compared to the 31 reviews of Zelda that brought the latter 97.6 percent. Here, have a look and see.One of the first Super Mario Galaxy... |
19 November 2007
05:22 GMT |
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