Nintendo reports huge financial losses as software sales drop

Nintendo has posted huge losses from its second financial quarter.The Japanese gaming giant saw an operating loss of 19.6 billion yen ($258m / £161m) for the period between July to September, according to...

Wii U: Zelda Demo and Tech Show Off

E3 is now; that time of year when companies from around the globe go to LA to show off what's in store for the future. This is the usual time for new system/handhelds to be shown. Nintendo followed this with...

Project Cafe: Wii Successor to Feature at E3 Expo 2011

Nintendo Project Cafe: Wii Successor in the Works Nintendo is going to launch a new system to replace the Wii in 2012. According to the gaming giant, the as-yet-unnamed system, referred to as "Project Cafe", will...

3DS is Nintendo's best launch ever in Europe

The 3DS, Nintendo's newest handheld which allows users to see video games in 3D without using glasses, has become the company's most successful system launch in Europe. For its first two days of sales,...

E3 2010: Nintendo Unveils Nintendo 3DS: 3-D Version Of Popular DS

E3 2010: New Nintendo 3DS Does Not Required 3D Glasses (Video)Nintendo has unveiled a new version of the popular portable gaming system, Nintendo DS. The new version called Nintendo 3DS is nifty device that enables...

McDonalds Japan Using Nintendo DS 'eSmart' to Train New Employees

Nintendo and McDonalds Japan are teaming up on an employee training tool being developed for the Nintendo DS. The program, titled “eSmart,” reportedly cost 200 million yen ($2.2 million) to produce and will be...

Three-Year-Old Girl Shot Herself After Mistaking Gun for Wii Gun

Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan, Three Years Old, Shot Herself After Mistaking Loaded Gun For Wii Gun Controller A three-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed herself with a loaded .380 calibre pistol after police say she mistook it for Wii shaped gun controller. The Telegraph...

Fined AUD$1.6m for uploading pre-release of Super Mario Bros Wii

It's game over for James Burt, 24 from Brisbane Australia, who was fined AUD$1.6 million for illegally copying and uploading a pre-release version of the eagerly awaited Nintendo game Super Mario Bros Wii, and made it available for download from a website, which has since...

Toy Hall of Fame Admits Nintendo Game Boy

The National Toy Hall of Fame recently admitted Nintendo's Game Boy into it's ranks according to a representative's statement from the Strong National Museum of Play. The archetype of handheld games, the Game Boy,...

Nintendo DSi LL: Bigger Screen for New Console in Japan

Nintendo has revealed the latest upgrade for their wildly popular portable gaming console; going on sale November 21, the Nintendo DSi LL offers two 4.2 inch screens as compared to the two 3.25 inch screens of the DSi. The console's more sizeable screens add approximately...

Wii Price Drop: Nintendo Drops Wii Price to $199

Starting THIS Sunday, the Nintendo Wii will be sold for $199. That's the same price as Xbox Arcade and $100 cheaper than Playstation 3. And it will retain the sports bundle. The price drop is clearly as a result...

Nintendo Wii Battery Charger Recall

About 220,000 Griffin's Wii controller accessories, the Psyclone Essencials, and React Wii 4-dock battery recharging stations have been recalled because the battery pack can overheat and pose a burn or fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. "Psyclone says...

Conan O'Brien Lives in Super Mario's Mushroom Kingdom

It's a fact: Conan O'Brien's new home is not a fancy, stained-glass Los Angeles television studio, it's the happy colorful playground that Nintendo's iconic Super Mario Bros call home: the Mushroom Kingdom. ...

Nintendo E3 2009 Announcements: Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid

At E3 2009 Nintendo's conference came with a slew of industry announcements including two new Mario titles, a new instalment in the Metroid series, and a conceptual pulse reading technology for the Wii. The first...

E3 2009 Livestream and Announcements: Xbox 360 Fluid and PSP Go

The annual E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, is gearing up and a slew of new video game-related announcements have already been made. New hardware from two of the big three names in the industry has been...

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