New Wii U controller design revealed
TT Games employee tweets image of revised tablet design, featuring proper analogue sticks.
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Miyamoto: Vita needs games
"It's a very hi-spec machine, but I don't see the combination of software and hardware that makes a strong product."
7Iwata defends Nintendo's download pricing
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has defended plans to price digital versions of 3DS and Wii U games in-line with their boxed counterparts, claiming digital software has the same intrinsic value. Responding to a question during a Q&A following the the Japanese company's financial results briefing last week, Iwata said that he felt consumers saw value in different things, and should have options to choose from. More >
9Nintendo confirms day-one download release for Wii U games
Satoru Iwata pledges that belated digital push will result in "expanded business suitable for the long term".
Nintendo confirms first annual loss in 30 years
Though results significantly better than initial predictions; forecasts return to profit next year.
Nintendo launches location-based download service
Users can access the service using one of 25,000 WiFi hotspots across the UK, which can be found by visiting hotspot.nintendo.co.uk; the Nintendo Zone icon will then flash when it is in range of a WiFi signal. More >
3DS firmware update due this week
The update will enable users to create folders on the 3D handheld's home menu to better organise their games and apps. Each folder can hold up to 60 icons. More >
New Super Mario Bros 2 announced for 3DS
Iwata unveils "pick-up-and-play" side-scroller, due in Europe this August.
4Microsoft and Sony announce E3 conference schedules
Microsoft and Sony will both hold E3 press conferences on Monday June 4. More >
Nintendo to reveal Super Mario Wii U game at E3
Nintendo is to announce a new Super Mario Bros. game for Wii U at E3 in June. More >
4Spirit Camera confirmed for Europe
The game, which in a handy coincidence is released in the US today, uses the 3DS camera and augmented reality features to, Nintendo says, "scare you in brand new ways." More >
Game Group secures Nintendo stock
Game Group appears to be back on good terms with Nintendo, and is stocking the Limited Edition of Wii RPG Pandora's Tower. More >
Miyamoto keen on new Link To The Past
Says he'd like to make a game "based on, or starting from" SNES classic, and that F-Zero could return on Wii U.
18Miyamoto heaps praise on Angry Birds
Nintendo legend says Rovio's game is his favourite of the past year, and admits smartphone games "inspire us to try even harder."
4Sonic designer joins Nintendo Of America
Hirozaku Yasuhara, director and designer of the early Sonic The Hedgehog titles, has joined Nintendo Of America. Gamasutra reports that Yasuhara, who joined Sega in 1988 and worked alongside Yuji Naka as director, game planner and designer of Sonic games from the 1991 original to 1997 Sega Saturn release Sonic R, has joined Nintendo's US subsidiary Nintendo Software Technology. More >
Report: Wii U released November 18
Wii U will be released in the United States on November 18, and one week later in Japan, according to reports. The claim comes from Wii U Daily, which cites an internal email circulated to staff of Media Land, a videogame retailer in Tokyo's Akihabara district. More >
Report: Wii U "less powerful" than PS3, Xbox 360
Anonymous developers have poured scorn on Wii U's technical capabilities, saying Nintendo's upcoming console is less powerful than Microsoft and Sony's current-gen systems. Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, devs queued up to say that Wii U just wasn't up to the graphical standard of Xbox 360 and PS3. More >
13Kid Icarus tops Japanese chart
Kid Icarus: Uprising is the new Japanese all-formats number one, Masahiro Sakurai's 3DS debut selling 132,526 copies in its first week on shelves. In second place is Yakuza Black Panther 2, Sega's PSP game selling just under 105,000. There are three further new entries in the top ten: Capcom's Devil May Cry HD Collection at number four, ahead of Ninja Gaiden 3 and PS3 RPG Attouteki Yuugi: Mugen Souls. More >
No Kid Icarus for Game Group
Embattled UK retailer Game Group will not carry stock of Kid Icarus Uprising when it is released next Friday. Nintendo has confirmed to HMV that Uprising, the first 3DS game from Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai, will not be available through Game, Gamestation, or their respective websites. More >
1New Nintendo TV episode released
The third episode of Nintendo TV, Future Publishing's Mario pyjama-wearing video show, has been released, and can be watched at the source link below. The game of the month is Namco Bandai's 3DS fighter Tekken 3D: Prime Edition, and there's also a tour of Aardman Animation's offices to look at the making of the 15 Shaun The Sheep episodes that are headed to 3DS. More >