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Nintendo

Reggie Sings The Wii U Announcement

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Would you like to hear Reggie sing the Wii U announcement? I know I sure would!

May 5, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo President: Wii Price Drop Comes With Perfect Timing

Nintendo announced today that it is cutting the price of its popular Wii home game machine from $US200 to $US150.

April 2, 2011
Nintendo

Why Nintendo Has No Interest In Mobile Phones

Though Nintendo has, notably, struck an arrangement with AT&T to provide free wireless Internet hotspot access, the company remains adamant that it isn’t entering the mobile phone business.

March 30, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo’s Next Home Console Probably Won’t Feature 3D

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Outside of the Virtual Boy, Nintendo has been extremely cagey when it comes to 3D with glasses, so it comes as little surprise that Nintendo’s next home console endeavour probably won’t feature 3D.

Mobile

Rovio Boss: Nintendo Should Be Worried

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In a great feature over at MCV, Peter Vesterbacka – boss of Angry Birds creator Rovio – struck back at negative comments made by various Nintendo executives stating, “if I was trying to sell a $49 pieces of plastic to people then yes, I’d be worried too.”

March 28, 2011
Nintendo

Triforce Johnson Was First In Line After All

Isaiah “Triforce” Johnson, the Power Glove-wearing superfan whose attempts to start the 3DS launch line as early as Tuesday were thwarted by zealous security and suspicious cops, was in fact the first person in North America to be sold a Nintendo 3DS. Here he is receiving it at Best Buy’s 3DS launch event in Union Square, New York City, from Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, and Michael Vitelli, president, Americas, for Best Buy.

March 11, 2011
Mobile

There’s No Doubt Anymore. Apple Has Spooked Nintendo.

Nintendo’s top people don’t use the word Apple. They don’t say iPhone or iTunes, not voluntarily, not if they can avoid it. And maybe that’s because when they’ve been lamenting the problems with the “value” of games lately – they like that word better than “price” – they don’t just mean Apple.

March 9, 2011
Nintendo

Two Excuses For Lack Of Wii Games

Well, there is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. That is a Wii game, a big one. Oh, and there’s a Kirby game coming. But after that, it’s… a void. There is a reason for this, says Nintendo.

February 7, 2011
Mobile

Nintendo: Cheap Mobile Games A Big Industry Risk

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Reggie Fils-Aime is what’s known as a ‘character’ in the games industry, the type that’s always two seconds away from another quotable remark. This time, speaking to Geoff Keighley on GameTrailers TV, he’s claiming that cheaply made mobile games are “one of the biggest risks today” in terms of the games industry.

February 5, 2011
Mobile

Nintendo Frowns On (Most) Cheap iPhone Games

Nintendo would love for us to keep paying $US40 or so for portable games. Never mind that $1.19 stuff on iPhone. Those games are a threat to Nintendo? Well, they’re a “risk,” Nintendo says.

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