310 posts and columns on Nintendo
QOTD: It’s-a-Me! Mobile Strategy!
We recognize that there are a lot of smartphones and tablets out there … We’re also doing a lot of experimentation of what I would call the little experiences you can have on your smartphone and tablet that will drive you back to your Nintendo hardware.
— Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Amie, in an interview with King 5 News in Seattle. Nintendo has long resisted bringing its IP to mobile devices.
PlayStation 4 Tops Gaming Hardware Sales in November, but Game Sales Are Way Down
Sony wins the first round. Sort of.Survey Says Mobile Gamers Prefer Kindle Fire Over Tablets With Google Play
But Android phones are still huge, and, thanks to the iPod touch, Apple is on top, overall.Buying a Videogame Console on Black Friday? Here’s What You Need to Know.
A buyer’s guide to the deals you can get — and the differences among the game consoles — for anyone partaking in America’s consumerist holiday.Voices
Nintendo Posts Operating Loss
Nintendo Co. racked up an operating loss in the fiscal first half on weak sales of its Wii U videogame consoles, stepping up pressure for a major overhaul in strategy.Nintendo Confirms It Will Keep Selling the Original Wii in U.S., Despite Discontinuation in Japan
Seven years later, Wii would still like to play.Don’t Look Now, but the Second Screen Is About to Invade Videogames’ Next Generation
A big-picture look at the small screen’s future with consoles.Voices
Hiroshi Yamauchi, Former Nintendo Visionary, Dies at 85
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man who turned Nintendo from a small maker of playing cards into a global videogame giant, died Thursday from pneumonia. He was 85 years old.News Byte