26 posts and columns on DS
Nintendo Lowers Wii U Price to $300, Takes the “3D” Out of 3DS With New 2DS Model
Nintendo’s 3DS handheld device was just ranked the top-selling game system in the U.S. Now the company is introducing a cheaper one.News Byte
NPD: Nintendo 3DS Was the Best-Selling Video Game System in the U.S. in June
Nintendo sold 225,000 units of its portable game console, the Nintendo 3DS, in June. That’s according to market research firm NPD, which called the 3DS the best-selling video game system in the U.S. that month. Its main competitor in gaming-specific handhelds is Sony’s PlayStation Vita, which has historically lagged behind the 3DS in sales. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sold 140,000 units in June, while Sony has not disclosed how many PS3s it moved.Nintendo’s Iwata Blames Slow Wii U Sales on Software Gaps, Says Mobile Isn’t Impacting Industry
And if you ever dreamed of playing Super Mario Bros. on the iPhone, you’re still out of luck.News Byte
Nintendo Says 3DS-Exclusive Games Are Selling Better Than They Were Last Year
One P.S. to that IDC/App Annie report from this morning: Mobile games may be pulling in more money than those on “gaming-optimized handhelds,” but Nintendo doesn’t want you to count it out yet. The company said in a press release that games made exclusively for its most recent handheld device, 2011’s Nintendo 3DS, sold twice as well in the first four months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. It took 18 weeks to sell two million units of “first-party software” for the 3DS, vs. 30 weeks last year, according to the press release.With Miiverse Apps, Nintendo Will Finally Venture Onto Smartphones
A Miiverse social networking app will be the first app ever developed by the game maker.News Byte