Nintendo flips the Switch, selling 2.7M+ consoles in less than a month — topping Wii U’s first full year Nintendo this morning confirmed a blockbuster launch for its new Switch hybrid console — reporting 2.74 million units sold from… Read More
Analysis: Wii U has twice as many top-rated exclusive games as PS4 and Xbox One combined It is clear that Sony has run away with the “win” in the current video game console generation in terms… 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
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
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
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
Nintendo turns first annual profit in 4 years, predicts boost from smartphone games Nintendo turned its first annual profit since 2011, posting operating income of 24.8 billion yen, or $207 million, cutting costs… Read More
PlayStation 4 is Sony’s fastest-selling console at 20.2 million units sold Sony scores another big milestone for the PlayStation 4. Since the PlayStation 4 went on sale less than two years ago, Sony… Read More
Holiday sales boost Nintendo, but it can’t hold a candle to console competitors The holiday quarter was a good one for Nintendo, which reported today that it brought in ¥272 billion in revenue… Read More
Xbox One sells 1.2M units in U.S. in November, topping PS4 and Wii U in early holiday battle Microsoft’s Xbox One posted overall record unit sales in November, with 1.2 million units sold in the U.S. — reaping… Read More
Super Smash Bros. sells almost 500K copies in first weekend, breaking sales record for Wii U The Wii U may not be selling well compared to its competition, but that may not matter to Nintendo’s faithful.… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Our 3rd Annual Geeky Holiday Gift & Gadget Guide Which gadgets should you buy for the geeks on your list? And which should you put on your own wish… Read More
Nintendo loses another $97M despite increasing Wii U sales Mario Kart 8 has been a hit thus far, but the racing game hasn’t been enough to help Nintendo get out… Read More
Mario Kart 8 helps Nintendo’s Wii U turn a corner, lifting console sales more than Titanfall or Second Son Could great first-party games be enough to save the Wii U and Nintendo’s bottom line? If the early sales data… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Can Nintendo make a console comeback? With the E3 video game convention in the books for another year, this week’s GeekWire radio show features a conversation… 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 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 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
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
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
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
Courts deny Nintendo’s bid for WiiU.com; Microsoft still trying to nab XboxOne.com Nintendo’s legal attempts to nab the WiiU.com domain have failed. Last February, Nintendo filed a cybersquatting complaint with the World Intellectual Property Forum 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 wins court appeal over Wii motion-tracking patents The United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of Nintendo, upholding a previous decision that video game… 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 wants WiiU.com domain, files cybersquatting complaint The latest sales numbers of Nintendo’s Wii U are not good, so maybe a new website at WiiU.com can help the… Read More
Ouch: Nintendo sold just 57,000 Wii U’s in January, report says Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters last month that the sales of the Wii U, which debuted Nov. 18, were “not bad.”… Read More
Struggling Nintendo sells 3 million Wii U consoles, lowers forecasts again Nintendo’s quarterly numbers are out and the company managed to sell 3.06 million Wii U consoles worldwide during the holiday… Read More
Mario Kart, Zelda remakes coming to Wii U Some of Nintendo’s all-time great games are making a comeback. President Satoru Iwata announced today on a Nintendo Direct Webcast that… Read More
Teaming up: Nintendo merging console and handheld divisions to keep up with competitors For the first time in nearly ten years, there are some big structural changes happening at Nintendo. A report out from Japan-based… Read More
