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Xenoblade- 10 minutes of gameplay

Xenoblade- 10 minutes of gameplay

[HTML1] Nintendo has released ten minutes of gameplay footage of Xenoblade (or Xenoblade Chronicles) in anticipation of its European release. It shows a side quest, with some great vistas and scenes.... Read More

Just Dance 2 sells 5 million copies in the US

Just Dance 2 sells 5 million copies in the US

This was revealed via Nintendo's NPD statement. Ubisoft must be pleased with this development after third party games used to fare so badly on the Wii. There have been 8 other games that have achi... Read More

Japanese investors pressuring Nintendo to put its games on Smartphones

Japanese investors pressuring Nintendo to put its games on Smartphones

Yes and if they have their way, you may see Mario on your iPhone. After the bad performance of the 3DS, many analysts have been advising Nintendo to make games for the smartphones. “Smartphones... Read More

Nintendo confirms US release dates for Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land and Pokemon Rumble Blast

Nintendo confirms US release dates for Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land and Pokemon Rumble Blast

Reportedly, Nintendo of America has confirmed (says MTV Multiplayer) that Super Mario 3D Land will be hitting the 3DS on November 13, while Mario Kart 7 will release on December 4. Pokemon Rumble... Read More

3DS Now £135 At Gamestop

3DS Now £135 At Gamestop

The Nintendo 3DS price cut comes into effect in all territories worldwide except for the US on the 11th of August. However, retailers have already started jumping the gun- Walmart and Best Buy in th... Read More

Retailers Target drop 3DS price a day early

Retailers Target drop 3DS price a day early

Just like Walmart, Amazon and GameStop (in UK), retailer Target has dropped the price of the 3DS today, as opposed to tomorrow, which is the official date of its price cut, says a report on Joystiq... Read More

Nintendo: You Can Use More Than One Wii U Controller

Nintendo: You Can Use More Than One Wii U Controller

Nobody at Nintendo has no f**king clue, do they? Unlike the debut of the 3DS at last year's E3, which won rave reviews from everybody, the Wii U reveal left everybody's head scratching. The fun... Read More

Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower will see American releases ‘if there are business opportunities’- Reggie Fils-Aime

Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower will see American releases ‘if there are business opportunities’- Reggie Fils-Aime

Some time ago, Nintendo announced that they will not be releasing their three major upcoming games for the Wii- Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora's Tower- in North America. TH\hey said there was... Read More

“Flame Red” 3DS releasing in September

“Flame Red” 3DS releasing in September

Nintendo has announced that a red coloured 3DS, called "Flame Red", will be releasin on September 9, the same day as Star Fox 64 3D's release date. Though the game and the new colour release on the ... Read More

Wii U: Nintendo hoping third parties will be “open to hearing suggestions”

Wii U: Nintendo hoping third parties will be “open to hearing suggestions”

Wii Sports designer Katsuya Eguchi said in an interview with Edge that Nintendo, unlike so many previous years, is hoping to see a lot of third party support for the Wii U. He says Nintendo will pro... Read More

3DS software should be priced at “$20 to $25”- Analyst

3DS software should be priced at “$20 to $25”- Analyst

M2 Research analyst Billy Pidgeon said that Nintendo must lower software prices for the 3DS, because, other than selling hardware, they must also increase the system's attach rate and give more oppo... Read More

Five Reasons The 3DS Will Not Fail

Five Reasons The 3DS Will Not Fail

The Nintendo 3DS finds itself in a bit of trouble. It's launch was horribly botched, with little to no marketing, a horrible launch lineup, and some key features missing, promised in a vague 'future... Read More

Used 3DS sales double in Japan in wake of price cut

Used 3DS sales double in Japan in wake of price cut

In an interesting turn of events, sales of used 3DS games have doubled in Japan, due to the price cut and the ambassador program. Media Create assumes the same thing that it is due to the 20 free NE... Read More

Sony “risks failiure”; “under major pressure” to cut Vita’s price- Japanese analyst

Sony “risks failiure”; “under major pressure” to cut Vita’s price- Japanese analyst

Tokyo-based Ace Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda said, while talking to Bloomberg, that Sony was under a lot of pressure to cut PS Vita's price after the recent price cut announcement of the 3DS, an... Read More

Treyarch will develop Modern Warfare 3 for the Wii

Treyarch will develop Modern Warfare 3 for the Wii

It was recently announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will also be making its way to Nintendo's tiny little home console, the Wii, despite Activision's initial reluctance to do so. It has n... Read More

Iwata: Smartphones Are ‘Not to Blame’ For Low 3DS Sales

Iwata: Smartphones Are ‘Not to Blame’ For Low 3DS Sales

Satoru Iwata recognizes that the handheld market has changed since the company introduced the DS back in 2004. However, he maintains that modern smartphones, which, in the last few years have had an... Read More

Iwata: Not Every 3DS Game Has to be 3D

Iwata: Not Every 3DS Game Has to be 3D

Satoru Iwata has recently confirmed in a recent investors meeting that Nintendo is looking into developing 3DS games that do not utilize the 3D capabilities of the handheld, and are instead develope... Read More

Mario Kart 7 logo and artwork revealed

Mario Kart 7 logo and artwork revealed

New artwork and a logo of Mario Kart 7 have been officially revealed. The artwork shows Mario, Luigi and Bowser riding some karts. Mario Kart 7 was (along with Super Mario 3D Land) officially named... Read More

Miyamoto Confirms Star Fox in a Do or Die Situation

Miyamoto Confirms Star Fox in a Do or Die Situation

Star Fox is probably one of Nintendo's best franchises, appealing as it does to every crowd- people who traditionally like Nintendo games, and people who don't. Also, unlike Metroid, Star Fox has ap... Read More

Nintendo will announce Wii U price and release date next year

Nintendo will announce Wii U price and release date next year

Nintendo, in a meeting with investors, said that they would reveal details on the Wii U's release date and price in 2012. President Satoru Iwata feels after the recent 3DS price cut announcement, fa... Read More