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The Artist Dog Nintendo’s New Spokesperson

The Artist Dog Nintendo’s New Spokesperson

According to Gaming Age The Artist Jack Russell dog Uggie is making his rounds in Hollywood! First he was all what we could talk about at the Golden Globes, and now he's the new spokesperson for Nintendo. Nintendo ... continue
For the first time ever Xbox sales top Wii and PS3 worldwide

For the first time ever Xbox sales top Wii and PS3 worldwide

This news should be causing more than a few smiles in Redmond as the news that the Xbox 360 beat out Nintendo's Wii and Sony's Playstation 3 when it comes to worldwide sales for the first time ... continue
Resident Evil Revelations gets a price drop ahead of release date

Resident Evil Revelations gets a price drop ahead of release date

Resident Evil Revelations hasn't even had the chance to be released at retailers yet in North America, and yet Capcom is already dropping the price. The game was originally announced to retail for $49.99, which is $10 above ... continue
Nintendo Expects To Do Well With Launch Of The Wii U This Year

Nintendo Expects To Do Well With Launch Of The Wii U This Year

Nintendo, while not having the greatest 2011 as evidenced by their results, does have high hopes for the Wii U. Frankly, the company is betting everything on this next generation gaming console that's rumored to even be ... continue
Nintendo Loses Money, Lowers Sales Estimates For 2012

Nintendo Loses Money, Lowers Sales Estimates For 2012

Nintendo, maker of many hit consoles and video games, posted losses through a good part of last year. The company is facing increased competition and sales of the 3DS, a handheld gaming device, among other devices, aren't ... continue
Nintendo to launch Wii U in time for Christmas

Nintendo to launch Wii U in time for Christmas

You may have heard the rumor earlier regarding the Wii U's supposed processing power, but now we have more official news: Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced today that the Wii U will launch right on time for ... continue
[Rumor] Wii U ‘twice as powerful’ as Xbox 360

[Rumor] Wii U ‘twice as powerful’ as Xbox 360

Seems like January is a busy month for the rumor mill. A new next-gen console rumor popped up today, this time concerning the Wii U and its supposed processing power. Nintendo's upcoming Wii U was first announced back ... continue
One Hilariously Bad Mario Kart Rip-Off [Video]

One Hilariously Bad Mario Kart Rip-Off [Video]

Truly, Gameloft would be proud. The footage below is from an iOS game, developed by China's Taomee, that I can find no information on whatsoever. That's not terribly surprising. As someone who's enjoying Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS ... continue
Miyamoto confirms work on new ‘original’ game

Miyamoto confirms work on new ‘original’ game

Back during all of that talk of Miyamoto "retiring"--which turned out to be not true--he stated that he was interested in creating a new, entirely original IP. Going by a statement Miyamoto recently made to ZoomIn, it ... continue
Here are the most pirated PC, Xbox 360 and Wii games of 2011

Here are the most pirated PC, Xbox 360 and Wii games of 2011

While most tech gaming websites are busy handing out their picks for game and/or tech of the year, TorrentFreak has a "best of" list of its own: the top 5 most pirated games of 2011 on PC, ... continue
EA, Nintendo, Sony reverse position on SOPA

EA, Nintendo, Sony reverse position on SOPA

Three of the biggest companies in the gaming industry, EA, Nintendo and Sony, have apparently silently rescinded their stance on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act. All three companies were previously found on a list of supporters of ... continue
[Rumor] Nintendo planning to introduce app store with non-game apps for Wii U

[Rumor] Nintendo planning to introduce app store with non-game apps for Wii U

Nintendo already has an app store of sorts available on all of its platforms, such as the Wii Shop, the DSi Store and the 3DS' eShop. According to a report by The Daily, Nintendo is planning on ... continue
Hideo Kojima teases Metal Gear-themed ‘snakeskin’ 3DS

Hideo Kojima teases Metal Gear-themed ‘snakeskin’ 3DS

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3D is one of the most anticipated Nintendo 3DS titles set to release next year, so the recent news that the 3D "remake" would be getting a hardware bundle when the ... continue
Nintendo jumping on paid DLC bandwagon with Nintendo 3DS title ‘Fire Emblem’

Nintendo jumping on paid DLC bandwagon with Nintendo 3DS title ‘Fire Emblem’

We're at the point right now that we expect to see DLC for just about any release on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, regardless of whether it's considered to be a major release or not.  Nintendo ... continue
What?: Pokemon, Nobunaga’s Ambition crossover game announced

What?: Pokemon, Nobunaga’s Ambition crossover game announced

The gaming industry has seen no shortage of interesting crossovers in its history, but none of them quite match the sheer ridiculousness of this latest one to be announced.. The Pokemon Company and Koei announced that during the ... continue
Nintendo working on a fix for Skyward Sword glitch

Nintendo working on a fix for Skyward Sword glitch

We reported earlier this month that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has a nasty glitch involving the "Song of the Hero" quest which, when encountered, prevents you from progressing forward entirely. Specifically, the bug occurs when you ... continue
3DS Ambassadors getting free GBA games on Friday

3DS Ambassadors getting free GBA games on Friday

Nintendo is gearing up to release the next round of free games as part of the 3DS Ambassador program on Friday, ONM reports. This time around, early adopters will be getting ten GameBoy Advance games at no ... continue
Nintendo releases first quarter release schedule; 3DS Circle Pad, Kid Icarus dated

Nintendo releases first quarter release schedule; 3DS Circle Pad, Kid Icarus dated

Nintendo sent out its release schedule for the first quarter of 2012 today, revealing release dates for the 3DS Circle Pad Pro add-on, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Tales of the Abyss and more. Interestingly, Nintendo also says that the ... continue
Shigeru Miyamoto not changing roles, Nintendo says

Shigeru Miyamoto not changing roles, Nintendo says

Early this morning, we reported that Shigeru Miyamoto would be "retiring" from his current position at Nintendo after he said as much in an interview with Wired's Game|Life. Apparently Wired heard wrong, because Nintendo has issued a ... continue
Shigeru Miyamoto retiring from current position at Nintendo

Shigeru Miyamoto retiring from current position at Nintendo

Before you read the headline and get all worked up, I'll go ahead and save you some pain by telling you ahead of time that Shigeru Miyamoto is not leaving Nintendo, nor will he stop developing games ... continue
Nintendo addresses game-breaking glitch in Skyward Sword

Nintendo addresses game-breaking glitch in Skyward Sword

Users have discovered a game-breaking glitch in The Legend of Zelad: Skyward Sword that you may want to be aware of - unless you love the idea of a game-breaking bug forcing you to restart the game ... continue
Mario Kart 7 sales hit 420,000 in first week since launch in Japan

Mario Kart 7 sales hit 420,000 in first week since launch in Japan

The Nintendo 3DS didn't exactly have a stellar launch period, due in no small part to the lack of first-party titles on the handheld. Nintendo scurried to address that, releasing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ... continue