Nintendo has trademarked the word “Zii” in Japan. Don’t know what new it brings to the table but this bit of news won’t go well with Creative. The Singaporean-based company has its Zii line of products and also owns the copyright and trademark of the name (in US and presumably in other countries too). […]
NPD games sales figure for Nov puts Wii in the lead
This month’s game sales figure are out by NPD and sadly, the start of the holiday season in US doesn’t look good. The figures include the Black Friday sales and despite registering decent overall sales on Black Friday this year, the gaming hardware sales fell by 13.4 percent and software by 3.1 percent. NPD’s […]
Nintendo reportedly cutting down Wii production
Reducing Wii demand is evident by Nintendo recent sales figures but it seems the decreasing demand has hit harder to Ninty’s parts suppliers. Japanese business daily, Nikkei is reporting that Mitsumi Electric and Hosiden Corp. have forecasted a steep 50 percent fall in profits due to Nintendo cutting down on production to adjust the […]
Next-gen DS and PSP consoles to be more powerful
You’re not wrong if you think that the DSi LL (or DSi XL) and PSPgo were introduced just to buy some more time for a worthy successor. A report has emerged on Eurogamer that details on what could power the successor of these handheld consoles. The next-gen DS is expected sometime in late 2010 […]
BBC iPlayer to come as a channel on Nintendo Wii
BBC iPlayer, a video streaming service available on many platforms will now get a dedicated channel for UK Wii users. Beginning from November 18, users will be able to download the latest Flash-based iPlayer from the Wii shop for free. BBC claims to have made a very user-friendly application after overcoming a lot of […]
Nintendo DS shot through a wall
So shooting a gadget at a stationary object just for the heck of it seems to be the new rage. We’ve seen Sony attempting their PS3 crash into a Bravia and now a French gaming mag has attempted to shoot Nintendo DS through a wall. Agreed a video of DS crashing into the wall […]
Nintendo mulling always-on 3G connection for DS
In a recent interview with Financial Times, Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata confirms that they’re looking into a service like Amazon Kindle, giving an always-on connectivity to the DS users. Iwata states this kind of business model is appealing because the end consumer doesn’t have to bear the communications cost but only pay for the […]
Nintendo profits take a nosedive, lowers forecasted annual earnings
Nintendo announced the half yearly earnings ending September and it’s not what the Kyoto-based company is used to see. They reported a 69.49 billion yen ($772 million), 52 percent down from what they’d reported a year earlier. Nintendo also for the first time in six years, lowered its forecast annual earnings from 1.8 trillion […]
Nintendo reveals DSi LL with larger screen
UPDATE: Nintendo will launch the DSi LL as DSi XL in Europe in Q1 2010. Wow, Nikkei hit a homerun with the DSi report. Nintendo has officially announced DSi LL with a larger screen. The DSi LL measures 161×91.4×21.2mm and sports a 4.2-inch display from 3.25-inch of DSi along with the same innards. The […]
Wii 2 rumored for Q3 2010 with Blu-ray drive
Previous rumors have hinted 2011 as the tentative release of the next-gen Wii but the latest report has something different to say. The report comes by way of Maxconsole who got it from an internal source working at Nintendo France. According to the source, the Wii 2 will be released Q3 2010 and interestingly […]
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