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The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii home console and Nintendo DS family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo has sold more than 3.5 billion video games and more than 577 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL, as well as the Game Boy systems.

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GAME over in two weeks as administration looms

GAME over in two weeks as administration looms

NEWS Bleak times for UK retailer
UK videogames retailer GAME is on the brink of administration. Senior staff have been told they have roughly two weeks to save the business, or else it may disappear from our high streets and online forever. According to a report  in MCV, the games industry …
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    Wii U controller redesigned - thumbsticks changed and more

    Leak reveals all 22 May 2012 9:38 GMT

    An image has appeared on a developer's Twitter feed that reveals the final Wii U controller, to be publicly unveiled during Nintendo's press conference at E3 on 5 June. It has several changes to the one Pocket-lint played with at last year's event.

    The...

  • Toyota releases car navigation remote system for Nintendo DS. Toyota, Car And GPS, Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo DS 0

    Toyota releases car navigation remote system for Nintendo DS

    In Japan, where else? 17 May 2012 9:24 GMT

    Toyota has launched a piece of software that turns the humble Nintendo DS games console into a remote control for its Smart Navi satnav system.

    Called Kuruma de DS ("DS in the car") the game card contains Bluetooth connectivity that hooks up...

  • Nintendo issues financial loss

    Nintendo issues financial loss for first time ever

    But it's not all bad news 26 April 2012 10:13 GMT

    It seems even Nintendo isn’t immune from the economic crisis as the gaming giant publishes annual losses for the first time in its history.

    Nintendo has reported a loss of £284 million for the financial year ending 31 March 2012, which...

  • Mario Wii U game confirmed. Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii U, Shigeru Miyamoto, E32012 0

    Mario Wii U game confirmed

    Miyamoto says E3 17 April 2012 10:22 GMT

    Mario looks to be heading to the Nintendo Wii U when the company's new console launches later this year.

    Spanish newspaper El Mundo is reporting that Shigeru Miyamoto has told it we can expect an announcement at the E3 gaming convention in...

  • GAME woes all but over as Nintendo returns to store

    GAME woes all but over as Nintendo returns to store

    Pandora's Tower to be stocked 13 April 2012 13:59 GMT

    Just before the GAME Group went into administration, and perhaps partly because of, major videogames publishers pulled out of trading with the troubled UK retailer. Famously, Electronic Arts withdrew Mass Effect 3, so that the store chain missed out...

  • Angry Birds on the Game & Watch

    If Angry Birds had debuted on the Nintendo Game & Watch

    A trip down memory lane 5 April 2012 11:41 GMT

    Get your DeLorean out of the garage, we’re going back in time, and we’re taking the Angry Birds with us.

    A Swedish artist has taken the hugely popular mobile game and merged it with Nintendo’s Game & Watch device of the 1980’s....

  • GAME over in two weeks as administration looms

    GAME over in two weeks as administration looms

    Bleak times for UK retailer 9 March 2012 17:00 GMT

    UK videogames retailer GAME is on the brink of administration. Senior staff have been told they have roughly two weeks to save the business, or else it may disappear from our high streets and online forever.

    According to a report  in MCV, the games...

  • Wii U could have had 3D screen, according to Nintendo patent

    Wii U could have had 3D screen, according to Nintendo patent

    May still output 3D video 16 February 2012 10:35 GMT

    The Nintendo Wii U controller could have had an autostereoscopic 3D display, much like the company's 3DS handheld. In one of the device's patents filed by the Japanese gaming giant, it is apparent that the no-glasses technology was taken into consideration.

    "One...

  • Nintendo Wii U coming 2012, complete with online gaming and NFC controllers. Gaming, Nintendo, NFC, Nintendo Wii U 0

    Nintendo Wii U coming 2012, complete with online gaming and NFC controllers

    Ninty confirms all 27 January 2012 9:33 GMT

    We've Nintendo Wii U news aplenty following bossman Satoru Iwata's comments following the latest earnings call by the Japanese gaming giant.

    First up is confirmation of what we all kind of knew already - that the next-generation console is...

  • 9 companies fighting to say alive in 2012

    9 companies fighting to stay alive in 2012

    FEATURE There will be trouble ahead 4 January 2012 10:00 GMT

    We love our gadgets, we all do, but as the competition continues to get tougher and tougher, companies have to make better and better gadgets to stay not just relevant, but in business.

    Here are nine companies that are going to find 2012 tough....

  • Nintendo 3DS sells faster than Wii from launch

    Nintendo 3DS sells faster than Wii from launch

    New Mario games strongest in franchise 3 January 2012 16:50 GMT

    Contrary to popular belief, the Nintendo 3DS has not been a failure and has, in fact, sold faster than the massively successful Wii games console did in its first nine months of life. The company has announced that it ended 2011 with more than four...

  • 11 hottest gadgets to look forward to in 2012. Phones, Tablets, Televisions, Samsung, Apple, Amazon, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii U, Amazon Kindle Fire, PS Vita, Sony, iPhone 5, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S III, Apple TV, Ultrabooks, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft, Intel, Features, Asus, Asus Transformer Prime 0

    11 hottest gadgets to look forward to in 2012

    FEATURE Time to start saving 3 January 2012 11:25 GMT

    The start of a new year means the chance to get excited about another batch of gadgets that will come our way over the next 12 months.

    There will be hundreds of gadgets, loads of phones and tablets, and even more cameras to tickle our interest....

  • Nintendo to create fully-fledged app store for Wii U launch

    Nintendo to create fully-fledged app store for Wii U launch

    To offer more than just games 30 December 2011 10:36 GMT

    It seems as if the Nintendo Wii U may offer more than just a gaming experience on launch, as reports are emerging that the Japanese company is currently building a fully-fledged app store that will host a wide range of applications above and beyond...

  • Nintendo Wii still going strong, sales records smashed. Gaming, Microsoft, Nintendo, Wii, Xbox 360 0

    Nintendo Wii still going strong, sales records smashed

    Old consoles still in demand 1 December 2011 13:03 GMT

    The seventh generation consoles, in tech terms, are pretty ancient. The Xbox 360 landed almost seven years ago to the day - around the same time as Motorola began offering the RAZR V3i handset in gold, and Mozilla went live with Firefox 1.5 - and when...

  • Gamestation risks wrath of God with game icon nativity scene

    Gamestation risks wrath of God with game icon nativity scene

    And lo, a Sackboy is born 1 December 2011 11:03 GMT

    UK retailer Gamestation has built a nativity scene using popular gaming icons, in order to properly represent the true meaning of Christmas; a sackful of top games titles and a new console or two to keep the kids quiet.

    Each part in the nativity...

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