Nintendo History News
Nintendo gets with the times, announces Nintendo Network, DLC, and NFC for Wii U
After a decade of lackluster online support, Nintendo may finally be wising up. During an investor’s briefing today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced that its upcoming console, the Wii U, will have two new features: NFC built into the controller and an Xbox Live-like online service called Nintendo Network. Downloadable content, including fullly downloadable retail games is also a ...
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OUR TWEETS
Every month Matt pulls a magazine out for under his bed and gives it a fine going over. Stop giggling at the back there – we’re talking about video game magazines. This month: issue 64 of EMAP’s Nintendo Official Magazine from January 1998.
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Nintendo Network Shows Console Giant is Finally Serious About Going Online
While Microsoft and Sony have taken expertly to the realm of Internet connectivity, networks, and DLC content with their consoles, Nintendo still seems to be lagging far behind in getting wired. It looks like with their slumping sales, the console … Continue reading → Nintendo Network Shows Console Giant is Finally Serious About Going Online is a post from: SiliconANGLE We're now available on ...
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Nintendo's Greatest Commercials
In the history of video games, few companies have out-marketed Nintendo. From the days of the Nintendo Seal of Quality and the "Now You're Playing With Power" campaign to Wii's non-gamer demos and "Wii Would Like to Play" ads, the Big N has accumulated a wealth of commercials and concepts ranging from incredibly effective to incredibly insane...
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Nintendo reduces full-year forecasts, confirms Wii U for holiday 2012
Kyoto, Japan-based Mario house Nintendo announced losses for the first nine months of its fiscal year and downgraded its full-year earnings and shipping forecasts on Thursday. Nintendo said it had to downgrade its earnings forecast in light of a stronger-than-expected yen, which is detrimental to companies like Nintendo that rely heavily on overseas sales. For the full year ending March 31, 2012 ...
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