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February 16, 2012 Wii U: What Nintendo Should and Shouldn’t Do

It might seem that there aren’t a lot of mysteries remaining about the Wii U, Nintendo’s first step into the high definition marketplace and the kickoff of the next generation console wars. But initial appearances can be deceiving. While we’ll likely learn everything there is to know at E3, there’s still time for the company [...]

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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 30, 2012 Opinion: How NFC tech could be Wii U’s saving grace

From new ways to play Pokemon to new ways to pay for Pokemon, the Wii U’s newly-revealed NFC feature lays the groundwork for new business and gamplay opportunities for Nintendo and its partners. Things haven’t been looking especially rosy for the Wii U over the past few months. E3 crowds were interested in getting their [...]

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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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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 6, 2011 Nintendo Wii U: 5 Major Challenges to Overcome

There’s a hard and fast rule in the gaming world: Never bet against Nintendo. That’s still true, despite the Wii’s ugly tumble from the top and the underwhelming rollout of the 3DS – but if you’re a gambler, this might be the time to hedge those bets. The Wii U, Nintendo’s own next big wager, [...]

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August 17, 2011 Wii gets a new look

With the Wii U releasing sometime next year, Nintendo’s hoping to give its predecessor one last big push. For the first time since its introduction in 2006, the Wii has gotten a facelift. Rather than being designed to stand vertically, the buttons on the new streamlined system are labeled for horizontal placement. It’s a small [...]

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July 19, 2011 Interview: Ubisoft’s Guillemot Talks Early Adoption Of Wii U

Ubisoft’s chairman and CEO Yves Guillemot talks to Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris about his company’s early adoption of the upcoming Nintendo Wii U, and about how the new transition means that Sony and Microsoft need “new machines soon.” When it comes to early adoption, gamers don’t have anything on Yves Guillemot. The chairman and CEO [...]

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June 21, 2011 Iwata: Wii U Planning Started Immediately After Wii Release

[In an interview with Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris, Nintendo's Satoru Iwata says his company began thinking about the Wii U right after the Wii's launch, and outlines the firm's home console and software pricing strategies.] Hindsight’s a funny thing. Given the staggering out-of-the-gate success Nintendo saw with the Wii, you might have expected the company [...]

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