Nintendo announces next smartphone apps, timeline for new console, disappointing earnings Nintendo is softening the blow of a rough financial year with some big announcements about the future. The Japanese game giant, which has its… Read More
Miitomo: The good, the bad, and the ugly in Nintendo’s first app When I try to sum up Miitomo, Nintendo’s first-ever mobile app, the best way I can think to do it… Read More
Nintendo launching first smartphone app, Miitomo, in U.S. on Thursday While Nintendo pioneered portable gaming with the GameBoy, it has struggled to keep up with the rise of the smartphone and… Read More
Nintendo fans ‘leak’ fake NX controllers, follow up with making-of videos a few days later Nintendo fans on Reddit were in an uproar last week when a user going by the name “Idriss2Dev” posted the… Read More
Nintendo joins the smartphone revolution with its first app, in Japan Nintendo is finally coming to the smartphone, but it’s not exactly the kind of app you’d expect from a company… Read More
Rhapsody brings music streaming catalog to Nintendo’s Wii U One of the glories of streaming all your music is that you never have to sync any of your devices… Read More
First Nintendo’s ‘Vitality’ disappears, now its sleep tracker ‘Quality of Life’ fades away Maybe Nintendo would be wise to test products a little more thoroughly before whetting the public’s appetite. Nintendo, one of the… Read More
Nintendo’s first smartphone app: Pre-registration opens this month in advance of March launch Nintendo first smartphone app, due out until March for iOS and Android, will open for pre-registration on Feb. 17, the Japanese gaming… Read More
Minecraft coming to the Wii U on Dec. 17, marking the last major platform to get the game Minecraft is coming to Wii U on Dec. 17, checking off one of the last remaining gaming platforms without the title. The Microsoft-owned… Read More
Sony sells 4M PS4 consoles in latest quarter, building momentum as holiday approaches Sony sold 4 million PlayStation 4 consoles in the September quarter, an increase of more than 21 percent from the… Read More
Sour reaction as Nintendo unveils first mobile game called Miitomo, delays launch until 2016 View image | gettyimages.com Nintendo’s first mobile game wasn’t met with the reaction the company was hoping for when it… Read More
Stephen Colbert hosts ‘Legend of Zelda’ orchestra to celebrate ‘Tri Force Heroes’ release If anyone has doubts about whether the fine arts and pop culture can happily co-exist, they should watch this latest… Read More
Nintendo names former U.S. chief Tatsumi Kimishima as new president View image | gettyimages.com Nintendo has named Tatsumi Kimishima as the company’s new president, taking over for Satoru Iwata, who died… Read More
Apple just unveiled its own game console, inside the new Apple TV Apple is finally getting serious about video games in the living room. Today, at a special event, Apple unveiled an all-new Apple… Read More
Nintendo starts offering digital downloads on Amazon for 3DS and Wii U games You can now buy the download codes to Mario Kart 8, Animal Crossing: New Leaf and a host of classic Nintendo games… Read More
Custom ‘Super Mario Maker’ level punishes Omegathon finalists at PAX The twelfth annual PAX Prime gaming convention drew to a close Monday night in Seattle with the top two Omeganauts “Mighty”… Read More
Awesome video shows what it would look like to skateboard in ‘Mario Kart’ Speaking of Nintendo, this latest video takes a skateboarder and makes him navigate the world of Mario Kart. Made by… Read More
Nintendo in talks with Hollywood to return to movie world After a long hiatus from the movie world, Nintendo is reportedly back in talks with Hollywood. As Fortune reports, the… Read More
19-year-old spends 2.5 years to build this Lego ‘Legend of Zelda’ castle This incredible build inspired by Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda has to go down as one of the most amazing feats… Read More
Nintendo posts quarterly profit, Wii U passes milestone of 10M units sold — 2 years late Nintendo reported a surprise operating income of 1.1 billion yen, or $9.3 million, in its quarterly earnings report released on Wednesday.… Read More
Nintendo to hold ‘Super Mario Maker’ hackathon at Facebook HQ to celebrate launch of game Next week, Facebook staffers will get to test their mettle when it comes to designing a level for Nintendo’s Super Mario… Read More
How Nintendo employees are honoring late President Satoru Iwata at Redmond headquarters As video game fans around the world honor and remember the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, employees at Nintendo of America in… Read More
Possible successors for Nintendo’s Iwata includes Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto As the news of Nintendo President’s Satoru Iwata early death shocks the industry, speculation gets underway as to who might replace… Read More
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dies of cancer at age 55 Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55. Iwata, who did not travel to… Read More
Super Mario leaves his cartoon world behind and gets real in this video by 3D artist What exactly would it look like if you took Super Mario out of his cartoon-like world and plopped him into… Read More
America’s most reputable tech companies: Samsung replaces Nintendo, Apple drops to No. 21 Samsung is the most reputable tech company in the U.S., replacing Nintendo, which held the top spot a year earlier,… Read More
Nintendo announces same-sex marriages in ‘Fire Emblem Fates’ Nintendo confirmed this week that its new Fire Emblem game will include same-sex marriages. According to Polygon, Fire Emblem Fates,… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: E3 highlights, U.S. Open tech report, and using the Pebble Time smartwatch This week on the GeekWire radio show: Big news from Microsoft’s Xbox group, highlights from the E3 video-game convention, a… Read More
Geek on the Street: Does Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo have the edge? For the last week, the video game industry’s largest annual convention and trade fair, E3, has kept the Los Angeles… Read More
Play Nintendo’s new ‘Mario Maker’ on the Wii U at select Best Buys this week Nintendo is having one heck of a week and wants to let you in on some of the fun. Tomorrow… Read More
