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February 22, 2012 Nintendo talks new Brain Age, Mario Tennis, role-playing games

You didn’t expect Nintendo to let the launch of the PlayStation Vita go unanswered, did you? The Sony competitor held a pair of online presentations Wednesday to tout new software that’s on the way to its 3DS system (as well as the Wii) and deflect attention away from Sony’s new, bleeding-edge gadget. Read more at Yahoo! Games

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February 22, 2012 Sony Bets Big on Its New Handheld Gaming System

While the handheld gaming market has evolved dramatically in recent years, Sony’s betting there’s still money to be made there – and it’s betting a lot. The PS Vita, the company’s next generation handheld gaming system, went on sale in the U.S. today. And though the electronics giant remains optimistic about the market, analysts are [...]

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January 30, 2012 Nintendo reveals online network plans

Nintendo might have a stable of terrific game franchises and groundbreaking systems, but when it comes to online gaming, the company is woefully behind. It’s hoping to change that with its next-generation system, though, and started down that path by announcing a few details about the ‘Nintendo Network’ late last week Read more at Yahoo! [...]

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January 27, 2012 Nintendo predicts first annual loss, lowers earnings forecast

Once the most profitable company in the video game world, Nintendo is now swimming in a sea of red ink. On Thursday, the company announced a loss of $623 million in the nine months that ended December 31, compared to $639 million in profits a year earlier. And the bad news doesn’t end there. Read more at [...]

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January 26, 2012 Nintendo braces for first corporate loss, Wii-U confirmed for this year

Nintendo’s financial year won’t end until the end of March, but the company is bracing investors for its first-ever financial loss – and it’s going to be a massive one. By the time the year ends, the company expects to post an $837 million loss – a much worse number than the $258 million shortfall [...]

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December 7, 2011 Is the 3DS finally hitting its stride?

To say that Nintendo got off to a rocky start with the 3DS is something of an understatement. After a slight surge when it went on sale, consumer interest nose-dived, forcing the company to slash pricesand admit to being guided by hubris. These days, though, things are looking up for the handheld system. It recently surpassed [...]

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November 15, 2011 Can Super Mario turn around the 3DS?

The initial criticisms surrounding Nintendo’s 3DS handheld were pretty straightforward: The price was too high and there was a paucity of good games. Nintendo took care of the pricing problem in August. Now, it’s taking on the quality concerns. Super Mario 3D Land, which hit shelves earlier this week, combines elements from the classic 2D side-scrolling Mario [...]

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November 14, 2011 Game Review: James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes

James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes isn’t a great game, per se, but it’s one that has that magical quality of wanting to play just one more round. The puzzles are intriguing and the game show motif it uses (along with lots of audio and Max Headroom-like animations) is oddly captivating. The story itself isn’t especially interesting, [...]

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November 14, 2011 Nintendo President Satoru Iwata’s Job At Risk?

The news that Nintendo will lose money this fiscal year for the first time in its history as a publicly traded company wasn’t entirely unexpected, but that didn’t make it any less shocking. It was a rapid fall from the top of the gaming hill for the company, hastened by weak sales of the Wii [...]

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October 27, 2011 Nintendo facing first annual loss in 30 years

Though the company has had its share of ups and downs over the years, Nintendo has been a profitable company for as long as it has been reporting earnings. That streak will end this year. Read more at Yahoo! Games

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