Eric Johnson in Commerce on May 17 at 2:47 pm PT
Combine small teams, personal passion and a large accessible market and you have the makings of a creative explosion.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 8 at 2:45 pm PT
Despite having to sink $80 million into new console game development this year, EA’s CEO John Riccitiello is upbeat, saying that “we are absolutely a different company in a different spot.”
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 27 at 9:48 am PT
For years, the game industry has worried about the shift toward social and mobile from more traditional platforms. But now there’s more than anecdotal evidence to cause concern.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 27 at 1:33 pm PT
Microsoft said today that for the first time, Xbox Live users are now consuming more movies, TV and music than using the service to play multiplayer games.
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Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 6 at 5:00 pm PT
Nintendo Co. has sold 4.5 million units of its latest hand-held device, the 3DS, in the U.S., setting what the company said was a strong pace and potential momentum for its next big product, the Wii U console.
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Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 27 at 1:19 pm PT
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata
told investors today that the Wii U, the company’s long-awaited successor to the Wii gaming console, will come equipped with NFC capabilities that will be used to transfer gaming data and will open the potential for micropayments through the gaming system. Satoru also said the company was readying an online game network for the Wii U system, citing
lessons learned from the tepid launch of the 3DS.
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Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 26 at 1:40 am PT
Grappling with a sluggish debut for its new hand-held game system and petering demand for its flagship home console, Nintendo Co. swung to a loss for the first nine months of its fiscal year and scaled back sales forecasts for its 3DS portable system and Wii.
Lauren Goode in News on January 17 at 7:59 am PT
We came, we saw, we conquered … but we couldn’t possibly write about every one of the more than 20,000 products showcased in Las Vegas last week. Here’s a quick catch-up.
