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  Christmas holiday season shoppers would want to add a new gadget to their list this year. Nintendo’s President Satoru Iwata confirmed today that the next-generation Wii aka Wii U will be released before end of this year to take advantage of the important holiday season shopping. Although there are no exact dates, Wii U [...]

  Wii U won’t be out until next year but to keep consumers interested, Nintendo will roll out a new Wii console with slightly revamped design. Unlike the original Wii, the new Wii has been designed to sit horizontally and will strip off compatibility with GameCube games. Nintendo will also release a Family Edition bundle [...]

  Nintendo has announced an unexpected price drop to its 3DS console in United States. Starting August 12 consumers in U.S. will be able to pick the 3D console for $169.99 as compared to the previous price of $249.99. Nintendo says this value will help consumers to pick their world’s first 3D-equipped handheld console and [...]

  Nintendo has finally revealed the next-generation home console and it’s called Wii U. We’re still awaiting full details but the Wii U has an interesting controller with a 6.2-inch touchscreen display. A screen on the controller means users can play on the TV as well as on the smaller screen. What’s more? The Wii [...]

  Nintendo confirmed yesterday that their servers based in US were hacked few weeks ago. Good news is that unlike Sony, user and other confidential data on the server were not compromised. “The server contained no consumer information. The protection of our customer information is our utmost priority.” Hacking group Lulzsec has claimed the responsibility [...]

  Looks like Nintendo is trying to offload some Wii inventory before the launch of the new console. Starting May 15, Wii in United States will sell for $149.99 and to further entice users, they’re bundling Mario Kart Wii game and Wii Wheel as well. Press Release

  Nintendo has officially confirmed the Wii successor today. There’s no name to the next-generation console but Nintendo will release Wii 2, which we’re calling it tentatively, will be released in 2012. Nintendo will give the first taste of the new console at the E3 expo on June 7 with concrete specifications, pricing and availability [...]

  Nintendo’s overdue Wii successor will finally be unveiled at the E3 gaming expo, if the latest grapevine is to be believed. Expectedly, there’s no official confirmation from the Japanese gaming company but the fact that the rumor has been swirling for quite some time and Nintendo has slowed down the game releases for Wii [...]

  Nintendo 3DS that went on sale this weekend in United States has got off to a great start. Nintendo has confirmed that the sales in U.S. were “the highest of any Nintendo hand-held system in our history.” However, Nintendo hasn’t revealed the exact sale figures but says to wait till April 14 when NPD [...]

  Folks in the Land of Rising Sun are the first ones to get their hands on Nintendo’s latest three-dimensional wonder. The 3DS went on sale in Japan this weekend and as you’d expect, Nintendo saw a very strong support in its homeland, selling 400,000 units, including pre-orders. Some stores had to cater to 2,000 [...]

  Nintendo has announced the release date of its 3DS handheld gaming console for the European and American market. Gamers in Europe will be able to delve into the 3D goodness from March 25 whereas consumers in United States will get it from March 27 for $249.99. For the uninitiated, Nintendo’s 3DS is a 3D [...]

  Nintendo has confirmed that its President, Satoru Iwata will give a keynote speech at the upcoming Games Developers Conference (GDC) in February. Although there’s no agenda attached with the keynote, we cannot rule out the fact that Iwata might reveal plans for Wii 2. Wii revolutionized the gaming console industry in 2006 by bringing [...]

  Latest report from Japan indicates that DSi might be counting its last days. According to the article, Nintendo has apparently stopped manufacturing the camera-equipped DSi and is currently sold out in most locations in Japan. However, the DSi XL (or DSi LL) is still in production and the supposed reason to stop selling the [...]

  Nintendo products are geared more towards kids which is why my 5-year old nephew likes his DSi more than my PSP. And since 3DS was just around the corner, an upgrade to 3-dimensional games would be a logical progression, right? Wrong. Nintendo has published a warning (in Japanese) that kids under six shouldn’t use [...]

  Nothing sells an aging product than some splash of new hues. Nintendo has announced that starting this Black Friday on Nov 26, consumers in United States will be able to buy the DSi handheld console in Orange and Green colors. Both the color variants will go for $149.99 and will be bundled with Mario [...]