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  • Apple is now Nintendo’s biggest problem

    Apple is now Nintendo’s biggest problem

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    The last time Nintendo took a big hit in profit, it resulted in the development of perhaps the most successful video game console of all time in the Wii. What's Nintendo's response going to be this time around? Yes, the big N has seen its profits drop from $3.03 billion to $2.48 billion—still a fair a bit of money perhaps to you and me, but cause for panic in the house that Mario built. While a traditional rival, Sony (with the PlayStation), was responsible for the previous rough patch, this time it's Apple. Will Nintendo allow the iPhone to push it around?

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  • Weaker Wii sales: Nintendo’s profit drops for first time in 6 years

    Weaker Wii sales: Nintendo’s profit drops for first time in 6 years

    Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Nintendo in Japan released its annual fiscal report [ENG, PDF] today, and even though pretty much every financial key figure took a nose dive, things still look pretty good on the whole. The company racked up $15.2 billion in revenue last financial year (which ended March 31, 2010), down 22% from last year. Operating profit dropped 36% to $3.8 billion, while net profit - for the first time in six years - dropped to $2.4 billion, compared with $2.9 billion a year earlier.

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  • Unboxing the fabled black Wii

    Unboxing the fabled black Wii

    Posted on May 5, 2010 | No Comments
    It’s Cinco de Mayo so naturally it’s Black Wii day! Nintendo just shipped us this gift wrapped Black Wii wiincluding the Motionplus controller and Wii Sports Resort for our gaming pleasure. The black Wii is actually quite handsome and looks much classier than the original Wiihite version. It seems Nintendo is trying to push the [...]

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  • Black Wii pre-order topping the charts at Amazon

    Black Wii pre-order topping the charts at Amazon

    Posted on May 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Nintendo made the black Wii official here in the states this morning and of course Amazon is johnny-on-the-spot with a pre-order. Apparently people want this system, too. The black bundle is currently on top of the Video Games Movers and Shakers list and number five on the Video Games Bestsellers list. See, Nintendo, we should [...]

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  • The US might finally get the black Wii

    The US might finally get the black Wii

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Okay, this isn't even funny anymore. Why the hell isn't the black Wii available in the states? It has been available in Japan for almost nine months and about six months in Europe. That's just crazy. Previously Nintendo even stated that it had no plans on releasing a Wii in any other color besides white in America. But that stance might have changed.

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  • Virtual Boy TV spotted on eBay for $50,000

    Virtual Boy TV spotted on eBay for $50,000

    Posted on April 27, 2010 | No Comments
    For the low, low price of $50,000 you can have your very own Nintendo Virtual Boy TV. Originally used by developers to output their games on a TV (for testing purposes!), you can re-live all the fun you had playing Mario Tennis at Toys R Us, but at home, and on TV!

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  • Nintendo 3DS to be available this October instead of early next year?

    Nintendo 3DS to be available this October instead of early next year?

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Nintendo might be fast-tracking its upcoming 3DS. Apparently one UK video game industry source stated to CVG that the 3D gaming system will launch this coming October, well before the 2011 date we previously heard. The goal here is to get the system to market prior to the Christmas shopping madness.

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  • The Wii Classic Controller Pro hits the states

    The Wii Classic Controller Pro hits the states

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Wii owners, rejoice. Nintendo has finally released the Wii Classic Controller Pro in the good ol' US of A, meaning there is yet another Wii controller for you to buy.

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  • Judge: Nintendo did not infringe on Wii Classic Controller, Wiimote

    Judge: Nintendo did not infringe on Wii Classic Controller, Wiimote

    Posted on April 14, 2010 | No Comments
    A company called Anascape, Ltd. sued Nintendo in 2008 for infringing on their patent for a controller similar to the Classic and Wiimote controllers. The Texas-based patent trolls won $21 million from Nintendo for their troubles thanks to a number of experts who attested that yes, the Anascape patents are pretty overarching and could feasibly apply to any controller ever made.

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  • For the Nintendo 3DS? Hitachi develops glasses-free, mobile 3D display

    For the Nintendo 3DS? Hitachi develops glasses-free, mobile 3D display

    Posted on April 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Sony, Panasonic, NEC and now Sharp: All of these Japanese tech powerhouses are playing the 3D game now, but what about Hitachi? The biggest (sales-wise) of them all has been working on a glasses-free 3D projection system and sells a 3D cell phone in Japan (pictured), but Hitachi has been relatively quiet in terms of 3D. Today, however, Hitachi Displays announced [JP] the development of a new 3.1-inch 3D LCD, which is - you guessed it - specifically designed for mobile devices.

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  • GameCenter: Apple looks to emulate Microsoft’s success with Xbox Live-like video game community for iPhone

    GameCenter: Apple looks to emulate Microsoft’s success with Xbox Live-like video game community for iPhone

    Posted on April 8, 2010 | No Comments
    I guess Apple is serious about gaming now. It just announced, as one of its many iPhone "pillars," the development of GameCenter, which our man on the scene, Greg Kumparak, described as "Xbox Live for the iPhone." Match-making, leaderboards, achievement points, the works.

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  • This is either the Nintendo 3DS or an over-the-top mock-up

    This is either the Nintendo 3DS or an over-the-top mock-up

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments
    We’re not sure what to make of this thing. On one hand the design is clearly out of the box in a way Nintendo tends to think, but the twisting and turning seems just a tad too far from the norm to be real. But the Japanese site says it’s the real deal so it [...]

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  • MacBook 3D concept: How long till it becomes a reality?

    MacBook 3D concept: How long till it becomes a reality?

    Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments
    What's most surprising about this next story is that it took so long to emerge. Presenting... someone's MacBook 3D mock-up! "See 3D, make 3D." Yes, that's very Apple-like indeed.

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  • This Nintendo 3DS concept looks like a DS and PSP offspring

    This Nintendo 3DS concept looks like a DS and PSP offspring

    Posted on April 5, 2010 | No Comments
    We've always admired the PSP's sleek exterior, but loved the DS's fun games. We're weird like that. But maybe, although it's highly unlikely, the next DS incarnation will combine some of the PSP's trademark style with the DS's functionality. If so, the 3DS would probably look something like this concept art.

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  • Heaven forefend! Has Nintendo’s 3DS announcement killed the DSi XL?

    Heaven forefend! Has Nintendo’s 3DS announcement killed the DSi XL?

    Posted on March 31, 2010 | No Comments
    NOT FOR KIDS! In all honesty, I don’t think the DSi XL is part of Nintendo’s standard line-up. It’s a reaction to the popularity of the Wii in retirement centers and is aimed at a much older – and much different audience – than the new 3D DS, aptly named the 3DS. Older folks who may [...]

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