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  Nintendo who has been piling up cash reserves for the last few years felt the first pinch yesterday when they posted a six-month loss, a first in seven years. However, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has confirmed that they won’t be cutting Wii’s price to lure new buyers. Instead they’ll offer limited details and special packages [...]

  The red Wii and DSi XL that were introduced in Japan sometime back will also sell in the North American market. Nintendo has announced the availability of limited edition red Nintendo Wii and DSi XL to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. game on the NES. The red Wii goes for just [...]

  Nintendo has confirmed that the disc-free version is coming to their console as well. Wii Netflix subscribers in US and Canada will be able to stream Netflix content from today without needing to insert a special disc. Users will be able to install the new channel from the Wii Shop Channel and instantly stream [...]

  If you’re a LEGO fan and own a Wii, you wouldn’t want to miss this. Exclusive to Toys R us, this Wii Remote has been created by LEGO and has some pre-defined slots where you can insert LEGO tiles to give it a personal touch. You don’t have to worry about the gameplay because [...]

  Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. is turning 25 this month and to commemorate its special place in our gaming lives, Nintendo has announced a Wii Super Mario Bros. Edition in Red color. In addition to the new color, the console will also include a Wii Remote Plus controller that integrates Motion Plus and a copy [...]

  In addition to revealing the 3DS release date, Nintendo also divulged some of its features like automatic Mii generation from camera. All the user needs to do is snap up his picture and let the 3DS do the magic. Of course, if you’re unhappy with the result, you can edit the Mii or merge [...]

  A game listing of FlingSmash on Gamestop has inadvertently leaked Nintendo’s plans of a Wii remote with built-in MotionPlus. The box art explicitly mentions “Wii Remote Plus Included” but we’re not sure if there is any difference in the size of the controller since the previous attachment increased the height of the controller. Nintendo [...]

  While Nintendo has been mum on the innards of its touted 3DS gaming console, IGN claims to have got their mitts on the hardware info that makes every techie excite about. If IGN’s source information is correct, Nintendo 3DS will feature two 266MHz ARM11 CPUs, which powers gadgets like Zune HD and even previous [...]

  Nintendo USA has confirmed to cut the prices of its DSi and DSi XL portable gaming consoles. Effective from September 12, the larger-screen DSi XL will go for $169.99, DSi for $149.99 and DS Lite at the same price of $129.99. The DS family is the largest selling handheld console that has sold over [...]

  Nintendo did confirm that its 3DS console will start retailing during the fiscal year ending March 2011 and though Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime has iterated the same thing, he has confirmed a bit more. According to him, the 3DS will be on sale before March 2011 and that too in “all major [...]

  Considering Nintendo churning out a portable 3D console, one would expect Nintendo to bring the 3D functionality to Wii too. Good thing is they’re already contemplating it, according to Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata. In an interview with Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Iwata dropped hints that the next-gen Wii could support 3D provided 3D television market [...]

  UPDATE: The bottom touchscreen display measures 3.02-inches and has a third camera in the inner side in addition to the two for taking 3D pictures. As we were promised, Nintendo has made its 3D portable gaming console official. Nintendo has decided to keep 3DS as the official name and though not all details were [...]

  Nintendo’s 3D equipped 3DS could be one mean machine if IGN’s report is to be believed. As per few developers who spoke to IGN (off the record obviously) claimed that the console’s “processing capabilities far exceed the Nintendo Wii and bring the device with abilities that are close to HD consoles such as PlayStation [...]

  Nintendo Japan has already announced of the impending price cut of DSi and now the UK outfit of Ninty has confirmed it too, albeit to a site. Official Nintendo Magazine got word from Nintendo UK that the DSi price cut will be in effect from June 18. However, Nintendo didn’t divulge the exact price [...]

  Nintendo has announced some new colors for its larger-sized DS, the DSi LL (or XL internationally) in Japan. Starting June 19, the DSi LL will be available in Blue, Yellow and Green hues, making the total color options to six. Also, from the same day, the price of the DSi and DSi LL will [...]