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Dear Nintendo: How low can you go?

Chris Davies, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [5]

Nintendo tried to sweeten the news of its dramatically disappointing financial results, announced earlier today, with a pre-emptive price cut of the 3DS, but the outlook for the company is still grim. Adoption of the 3DS has been underwhelming, with a mere 830,000 sold in the US since its March 2011 launch. The specter of the PS Vita has been name-checked by many already today as one potential reason for consumer reticence, but there’s more to Nintendo’s struggle than Sony’s incoming uber-handheld.

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Nintendo reports Q2 financial misery: 25.5bn yen loss, “few hit titles”

Chris Davies, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo has announced its Q2 2011 financial results[pdf link] and it makes for disappointing reading for the Japanese gaming giant. Net sales were down over 50-percent against the same period in 2010, and net losses reached 25.5bn yen, with Nintendo blaming not only lackluster sales of the 3DS but development costs associated with 2012's Wii U. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS price slashed to $170

Chris Davies, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [12]

Nintendo has slashed the price of the 3DS glasses-free 3D games console, less than four months after the handheld went on sale in the US, bringing the price down to $169.99. Launched in late March at $249.99, from August 12 you’ll save $80: money that Nintendo is hoping you’ll spend on one of its flagship games released in the run up to the holiday season, Star Fox 64 3D, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7 and Kid Icarus.

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iPad fastest growing games platform as consoles shrink to 40%

Chris Davies, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

The iPad is the fastest growing games platform, developers EA have suggested, with consoles now accounting for just 40-percent of the games industry. "Consoles used to be 80-percent of the industry as recently as 2000" CEO John Riccitiello told IndustryGamers. "Consoles today are 40% of the game industry, so what do we really have?" He argues that the rise in casual gaming has meant that the cyclical nature of the games industry is less of an issue. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS sales frozen as Amazon investigates fault

Chris Davies, Jul 25th 2011 Discuss [4]

Amazon has frozen sales of the Nintendo 3DS, with the glasses-free 3D handheld currently listed as "under review" after customer complaints. Although sales through marketplace sellers continue, Amazon says will not be offering the 3DS itself until the issue has been rectified. The exact reason for the delay has not been specified, though some reports claim it's down to scratches on the top display from the clamshell design. Read The Full Story

Pokémon Rumble Blast 3D hits Nintendo 3DS on October 24

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Pokémon in 3D: does life get any better than this? Nintendo has announced its first Pokémon title specifically created for the 3DS, Pokémon Rumble Blast, complete with StreetPass support for challenging other gamers physically nearby, along with over 600 toy characters to collect. Launching on October 24, the new game will see group battles of multiple toy Pokémon all taking part at once, as well as familiar characters brought in from Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. Read The Full Story

Netflix lands on Nintendo 3DS today

Shane McGlaun, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

The Nintendo 3DS has been around for a while now and not too long ago one of our big problems with the console that we raised in the review is fixed. The 3DS now has its eShop in place to let you buy download games and grab other software too for the portable. Some new apps are landing in the eShop today with the Netflix app coming for download. Read The Full Story

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Sony Must Announce the PlayStation 4 ASAP

Don Reisinger, Jul 9th 2011 Discuss [182]

Earlier this week, reports surfaced suggesting Sony would be launching the PlayStation 4 next year. Almost immediately, Sony fans jumped for joy at the news, while Microsoft fans scoffed at the idea. And along the way, Sony hasn’t said for sure what might happen.

Even so, I’m here to tell you (and Sony) that the PlayStation 4 should launch as early as possible next year.

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Tomita Technologies sues Nintendo over 3D tech in 3DS console

Shane McGlaun, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

The number of patent suits that fly around the technology world is staggering. It seems like every day we hear of a new patent infringement suit being filed. The latest patent suit is against Nintendo and the plaintiff in the case is a company I have never heard of called Tomita Technologies. Tomita claims that Nintendo's 3DS is infringing on a patent it holds. The patent in question covers tech for viewing 3D with no glasses. Read The Full Story

Nintendo denies iOS and Android game plans

Shane McGlaun, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [4]

Nintendo is having a hard time in the gaming market right now with its new 3DS console not selling well. The 3DS needed until mid-June to move a million units in Japan, which is much longer than it took the previous portable console to sell the same amount. A lot of gamers and analyst were excited earlier in the week when it seemed Nintendo was ready to step into the mobile game development realm for the Android and iOS platforms. Read The Full Story

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Blu-ray is a Must-Have Feature in Next-Gen Consoles

Don Reisinger, Jun 18th 2011 Discuss [52]

Nintendo made a surprising announcement recently that neither DVD nor Blu-ray will be making its way to the company’s upcoming Wii U console.

As expected, fans on both sides of the debate jumped on the story. Some said that Nintendo’s decision to nix Blu-ray in the Wii U proved that the company just didn’t know what it was doing in the gaming space any longer. Those who came out in defense of Nintendo said it makes perfect sense, since streaming is the future, and the console will likely support Netflix and other similar services.

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Nintendo Wii U flaunts its ports

Chris Davies, Jun 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

Nintendo has been pretty cautious with what it shows of its Wii U console: our own Vincent Nguyen got into trouble at E3 last week for getting too close to the behind-glass unit in our hands-on. Inside Games Japan managed to score a little extra eyes-on time, however, with some live shots of the sides and back - including ports - of the Wii U. Read The Full Story