Articles about Nintendo – Page 8 of 11

Can Nintendo reverse a decades-long sales slide?

Ever since Nintendo posted its first annual net loss in early 2012, the Japanese gaming company (whose North American headquarters… Read More

Nintendo’s Wii U woes continue, results miss targets even after lowering expectations

Nintendo’s rough patch hasn’t ended yet. The company reported today that its sales for the past fiscal year declined 10 percent… Read More

Nintendo’s new diet: A health kick to bulk up revenues while trimming your waistline

Nintendo’s president, Satoru Iwata, outlined a new 10-year strategy for the company, which includes focusing on improving people’s quality of… Read More

Nintendo and HTC score a win against patent trolls

Nintendo and HTC have both landed a win against patent trolls, thanks to a decision by the U.S. International Trade… Read More

Nintendo expects to lose $323M in Q4 after selling just 2.8M Wii U consoles in 2013

Nintendo warned investors about less-than-stellar financial results earlier this month, and the company wasn’t kidding. Nintendo today released its latest… Read More

Nintendo slashes estimates, showing a dismal year for WiiU sales

Nintendo’s difficult year just got even worse. The company just released revised revenue projections for its fiscal year ending in… Read More

Nintendo’s 3DS sales were up 45% last year, lifetime sales reach 11.5M in U.S.

While Nintendo’s Wii U sales continue to struggle, its 3DS handheld console is another story. The game giant announced today… Read More

Nintendo battles patent troll and wins … a patent portfolio

After Nintendo successfully defended itself from a patent troll’s lawsuit, the Redmond-based company is now getting paid in…more patents. IA… Read More

Watch: Hackers use the Wii U GamePad to stream PC games

This week at the 30th Chaos Communication Congress, a small group of hackers figured out a way to reverse engineer a… Read More

Nintendo exec: No, Mario still isn’t coming to smartphones — and here’s why

When will Nintendo release a full-blown Mario or Zelda game — or any of its popular franchises — for iPhone… Read More

Nintendo brings Wii Mini to the U.S. for $99

A more basic and cheaper version of Nintendo’s original Wii is making its way to the United States. The Wii… Read More

PlayStation 3 rules global console market in build-up to new generation

Sony sold 2 million PlayStation 3 consoles worldwide in the latest quarter, continuing the 7-year-old console’s late surge as Sony… Read More

Nintendo posts quarterly loss of $81M as Wii U barely outsells original Wii

Nintendo today posted its quarterly earnings report and it’s still not looking good for the Japanese game giant. The company… Read More

Goodbye, Wii: Nintendo stops production of original motion-controlled console

The Wii’s days are over. NIntendo’s original motion-controlled console that debuted in 2006 will no longer be produced. As first… Read More

Xbox opportunity in the Middle Kingdom: China to lift ban on game consoles

After a 13-year ban, game consoles will be allowed to return to China. The announcement, which according to the Wall… Read More

Former Nintendo president, Seattle Mariners owner Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at 85

The man who helped Nintendo become an international gaming powerhouse passed away Thursday of pneumonia at 85 years old. Hiroshi Yamachui… Read More

Nintendo stock falls 8 percent, biggest drop in 24 months

Nintendo saw its stock fall eight percent in Tokyo — the biggest drop in two years — after the game… Read More

Xbox exec: ‘We have a more complete value proposition than our competitors’

If you’re a gamer, it’s hard not to be really freakin’ excited for this November when two new consoles —… Read More

Nintendo’s new 2DS gaming handheld will sell for $130

Nintendo is trying a new approach in the market for handheld gaming. No, it’s not launching Mario and Zelda games… Read More

Mobile game spending crushing Wii U, Vita titles

With more than half of us now sporting smartphones, more and more people can purchase and play mobile games. That… Read More

Xbox 360 vs. Wii vs. PS3: Who won the console wars?

Sony’s earnings report yesterday provided some of the final pieces of data to answer a question that goes back to… Read More

Nintendo posts profit, but still sold more original Wii consoles than Wii U last quarter

Nintendo just posted earnings from the first quarter of its financial year today and it’s still not looking good for… Read More

Nintendo stock hits 2-year high thanks to great games, 3DS console

Nintendo may appear to be lost in the midst of the excitement surrounding the Xbox One and Playstation 4, but… Read More

Xbox 360 marks 30 straight months atop U.S. market; industry sales sink 15%

As gamers anxiously wait for the arrival of next-generation consoles this winter, U.S. retail sales of video games continue to… Read More

Nintendo wins patent lawsuit again, this time over Wii MotionPlus

Nintendo has some good lawyers. For the second time in as many months, the video game giant escaped another patent… Read More

Nintendo 3DS tops Xbox 360 in May, but Microsoft still rules home consoles

While the Xbox 360 continues to dominate the U.S. console industry inside the living room, Nintendo’s handheld 3DS was actually… Read More

Xbox 360 marks 28 straight months atop U.S. market; industry sales sink 25%

Just days before we get our first look at the next-generation Xbox, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 continues to dominate the U.S.… Read More

Nintendo courts smartphone apps, stays away from smartphones

The headline today in the Japan Times is an attention-grabber: “Nintendo taps smartphone apps for console boost.” Finally, Mario and… Read More

Nintendo’s digital sales on the rise as company stays focused on games

While sales of Nintendo’s Wii U continue to suffer, it appears the move to digital games has been helping the… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: Do you know this Nintendo game?

Updated below with answer and winner. This week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge is on the tougher end of the… Read More