While Nintendo is taking drastic measures to move 3DS hardware off store shelves with a $80 price cut, the software side of business remains healthy. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, released in June, has moved over 1 million copies. The tally is a worldwide figure, with 810,000 units split across North America and Europe. Around 270,000 units […]
Moments following the shock announcement of a 3DS price drop from Nintendo’s Japanese arm, the North American division has outlined plans for a stateside price drop. The 3DS will carry a suggested retail price of $169.99 starting August 12, a steep drop from its original $250 asking price.
Nintendo just announced a massive price drop on the 3DS from 25,000 to 15,000 yen ($190). That’s a markdown of around $100 USD. The reduction goes into effect on August 11. A similar drop is planned for overseas markets during Nintendo’s fiscal Q2. While specific dates have yet to be announced, Nintendo aims to “accelerate market penetration” in time for […]
Nintendo announced today that 3DS owners across US and Canada can now enjoy Netflix. With just a few screen taps, members with unlimited streaming plans can steam TV episodes and movies to their handheld. While the app is provided as a free download, those that wish to take advantage of the service must subscribe to Netflix streaming plans, which now […]
While Nintendo has been extremely scant on details for its ‘flexible’ Wii U online network, word from NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime suggests the company is taking an open approach. Instead of being bound by terms of a central, unified network, Nintendo is allowing third-parties to run their own services. “So instead of a situation where a publisher has their own […]
The recent Wii U announcement has generated an ample amount of interest from third-party publishers and developers, even those that completely skipped the Wii due to its lack of horsepower — like Valve. Turns out, Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda is also watching the Wii U closely. Company vice president Pete Hines told UK trade site MCV that while the […]
One of the highlight announcements at Nintendo’s E3 2011 press briefing was the revelation that a new Smash Bros. title was being planned for Wii U. Excitement quickly waned when Nintendo said it had no further details to share. As it turns out, we may be in for a long wait. Not only is Project Sora still assembling a development team, […]
While Valve has always admired Nintendo, the company remains distant from the Wii for an obvious reason, the lack of power under the hood. Has the recent Wii U announcement piqued Valve’s interest? You betcha.
Although it just recently received its public unveiling, Nintendo’s main man Satoru Iwata revealed in an interview with industry site Gamasutra that the underlying concept behind Wii U dates back to 2007, almost immediately after Wii was released. Iwata said the company mulled over various ideas, one of which described a dual-purpose approach — having the Wii U controller work […]
While Nintendo has been rather coy regarding its online plans for Wii U, president Satoru Iwata reportedly told investors at an E3 Q&A that the company is aiming for flexibility. The service will be adaptable to the desires of third-parties, says Iwata: So, I think that, going forward, the question is really to what degree Nintendo can create a more flexible system […]
While we know Nintendo’s Wii U touts a ‘proprietary’ disc format for games, a question looming is if it will be able to playback DVD or Blu-ray media from the same drive. According to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in a recent Q&A session, the answer is no, citing cost concerns over patents:
Sales tracking firm NPD Group has released its hardware and software sales analysis for the month of May 2011, which marked the lowest month of sales in the industry since October 2006. NPD Group analyst Anita Frazier blamed the decline on a “light slate” of new releases. Only 42 new titles were introduced this May, compared to 58 in 2010 and […]
Once a PC-focused studio, the middleware wizards over at Crytek developed CryEngine 3 as a way to ease the process of developing across multiple high-definition platforms — namely PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Given the Wii U is also HD-ready, it’s not surprising to see Crytek pledge its support for the 2012-bound platform. CryEngine for Wii U is “definitely” in […]
Aside from Nintendo’s own Zelda tech demo, the company did little to push the graphical capabilities of its newly announced Wii U hardware at E3 2011. Amplifying this is the fact that third-party footage shown was running code direct from PS3 and Xbox 360. So how does the Wii U stack up to these six year-old machines?
Nintendo’s “Project Café” was recently revealed to the world as the Nintendo Wii U yesterday. The Wii U is an entirely new console that will bring Nintendo in line with the Xbox 360 and PS3 in terms of graphic prowess as well as bringing a new controller to the table. The Wii U’s controller features a 6.2” touchscreen of unknown […]
Straight out of Nintendo’s queue-filled E3 booth, here’s an exclusive 1080p clip of Battle Mii running on the Nintendo Wii U. The premise of the game is simple, players command a spacecraft using the Wii U controller. As shown in the clip, it features tilt-sensitive controls that move the HUD, while strafing is handled with the left analog stick. The […]
During a developer roundtable discussion Miyamoto revealed that the long-in-production Pikmin Wii title will be making its way onto the Wii U. During the discussion Miyamoto revealed that he wanted to see it on the new platform and simply said “so we’re gonna make it on that.”
Nintendo has officially revealed “Wii U”, the new home console system previously codenamed Project Cafe. The “Wii U” controller features a touchscreen, microphone, speakers, gyroscope, inward facing camera and dual analog sticks. The Wii U controller can stand as a standalone system with streamed content from the base station or as a companion controller to a game displayed on your […]
Shigeru Miyamoto just got on stage to announce the release date for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on the 3DS and release window for Skyward Sword on the Wii. Ocarina of Time 3D will be coming next week and Skyward Sword will hit store shelves this holiday season. In addition, Miyamoto also announced that Links Awakening will […]
With all the hubbub surrounding Duke Nukem Forever, there’s this other title called Duke Nukem: Critical Mass that slipped under our radar. Developed by Apogee Software, it’s a portable installment in the Duke franchise. It’s also hitting store shelves next week on May 25, according to a mail that hit our inbox today. That’s right, we’ll be getting a new Duke […]