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The arrival of Wii U marks a new era for Nintendo. That's the message Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has been stressing for months, and in his company's most recent meeting with investors, he emphasized it again...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 27
Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata announced that the Wii U, the company’s next generation console to replace the Wii, will be available for the 2012 holiday shopping season, according to the Associated Press. During a press conference in Tokyo, Iwata said the new system will blur the lines between home console and mobile gaming. From the Associated [...]posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 27
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 ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 27
There have been rumors circulating regarding Nintendo's online network plans for its upcoming Wii U console. Today, president Satoru Iwata announced the first details about the service -- which will have many of the features gamers have come to expect on services like Xbox Live and PSN. The Nintendo Network, as it is called, will be compatible with both 3DS and Wii U. You can read Iwata's full ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 26
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata confirmed that its new Wii U console will be in shops by Christmas 2012. The move came after the Japanese game giant revealed a sharp drop in quarterly profit.posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 26
Nintendo has confirmed that the next-gen Wii U console will launch in Japan, the US and Europe this year. Wii U will launch before the end of 2012, Nintendo has confirmed. Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata told reporters that the next-gen console would hit key territories Japan, the US and Europe during calendar 2012 as Nintendo revealed its third quarter 2012 financial results. Wii U is currently ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 26
Nintendo will launch a successor to its Wii game console in the U.S. and other key markets in time for the crucial year-end shopping season later this year, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told reporters ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Dec 28
We’ve been a little light on Nintendo 3DS news lately, but things continue to look up for the once struggling handheld. Sources report that Nintendo will offer downloadable content (DLC) for the first time in 2012, hardware sales have eclipsed 4 million units in Japan, and Satoru Iwata has revealed Nintendo’s upcoming game lineup for early 2012.posted by Content Keyword RSS on Dec 27
What you'll be playing in the first quarter of the new year if you're in Japan. ...or importing, if that's your thing. During yesterday's livestream, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata revealed the company's lineup of first and third-party games coming to the 3DS for next year, and let's note the key word here: 3DS. The Wii was—save for [...]posted by Content Keyword RSS on Mar 29
It's not the type of news that will overly worry Sony, but is slightly embarrassing nonetheless. During Nintendo's keynote speech at GDC, the company's president Satoru Iwata revealed that the number of Wii Balance Boards sold is almost the same as the number of Sony PS3s. The bar graph to the right demonstrates just how close the figures are. The top two lines are the Wii and Xbox 360, followed by the PS3 and Wii Balance Board respectively. Such huge sales certainly bode well for developers wposted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 5
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admits Wii Music hasn't achieved what the company hoped -- but also suggests that it's such a subjective experience that the negative feedback of a few might have colored the opinion of many. "I feel that Wii Music is a software that elicits largely two extremely different reactions from consumers," said Iwata, speaking during a briefing that followed Nintendo's ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 5
In a revealing Q&A session posted on the company’s investor relations site, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata spoke out on the current state of the gaming industry in Japan, noting that he is far from content with software sales and that plans to reverse this are underway. Yet, I feel that something is wrong when the U.S. is selling ten times as much as Japan on a weekly basis. So, I do not believe Nintendo should be content with the current situation in the Japanese market and believe thaposted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 2
January is traditionally the slowest time of year for videogame sales, while December moves the most units. Speaking to investors in Japan today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata explained that January sales are typically only 20 to 30 percent of what is sold in the previous month;posted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 2
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that it is totally possible for the Wii to exceed the total sales of the PS2posted by Content Keyword RSS on Feb 1
Nintendo CEO and president Satoru Iwata says the Wii and Nintendo DS still have room to grow their audience. This news might hold back from Wii 2 to come out in 2010..posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 31
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata seems to think so. "Wii has been selling at industry's record pace so far, and with new customers acquired by the gaming population expansion efforts, it is not impossible for Wii's total sales to exceed the final install base of PS2."posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 31
Sony's greatest success in the game space is most certainly the PlayStation 2; it's sold an obscene number of consoles across the world and clearly cemented Sony as the winner last generation. As daunting as the numbers it posted are, they didn't stop Nintendo president Satoru Iwata from talking about the Wii and DS surpassing the PS2's final install base in an investor briefing ...posted by Content Keyword RSS on Jan 28
Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo Co., Ltd. will deliver a keynote address at this year's Game Developers Conference on the subject of "discovering new development opportunities." Iwata, left, with Shigeru Miyamoto. With the company delivering blockbuster record sales in 2008 while facing its harshest criticism yet due to a holiday season decidedly lacking in AAA software, Nintendo is a company that people desperately want to hear from. The world will get an opportunity to find out whereposted by Content Keyword RSS on Oct 7
Iwata: DSi not after iPhone and PSP marketshare Written by Mabie A. on October 6, 2008 – 7:46 pm Anyone who's seen the new DSi handheld from Nintendo might have thought at one point that its features are oddly similar to Apple's iPhone and Sony's PSP. Camera: check. Music Playback: check. Online Capability: check. You may think it, but you're thinking wrong. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says clearly enough that it's not an iPhone/PSP wannabe, because it's not after these marketshares in th