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Nintendo traditionally hosts their big E3 press conference on the first official day of E3, something they have opted to forgo this year. However, Nintendo will still have a presentation on the first day of E3 in the form of a Nintendo Direct streaming conference...

Typically, the only way you can play the games shown at E3 is to go to E3, meaning you have to be an industry professional or be just enough press to get a pass, fly to LA, and wait in long lines. However, Nintendo is going to bend the rules a little bit this year and open the gaming doors to the public...

Those who don't own a 3DS were most likely disappointed with Nintendo's last Nintendo Direct conference, which focused solely on the handheld. Nintendo will be hosting yet another Nintendo Direct tomorrow morning, and this time, Wii U owners will have a little more to be excited about...

Never count Nintendo out. CVG is reporting that Nintendo is planning a major marketing offensive with the Wii U later this year. Among its key punches will be Wonderful 101 and reportedly a new 3D Mario game. This will come following two key system updates, one of which released last week and had extremely positive results...

Is there more to the Wii U than meets the eye? Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, came to the defense of the Wii U after being asked during an investor Q&A why projection of the console's performance is low. He made it clear that while some developers are sharing disappointment...

Satoru Iwata is already president of Nintendo as a whole, but he's going to take over as the new CEO of Nintendo of America. Reggie Fils-Aime, NoA President and Chief Operating Officer, will remain in his same position. Iwata will be replacing Tatsumi Kimishima...

Looking at sales charts, the Wii U is in a grim place. It has rocked unsteadily on the edge of both success and failure. But there is still hope. Destructoid Writer Jonathan Holmes shared via Twitter that he's heard rumblings of Nintendo giving out free Wii U development kits...

​Early this morning, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata held yet another Nintendo Direct conference to apologize for the current Wii U software drought. He didn’t stop with just an apology, he set out to show consumers that plenty of Nintendo favorite franchises are on their way, many of which will be playable at the upcoming E3 expo this June in Los Angeles...

EA is preparing to release their popular racer on Wii U consoles later this year. It was announced today that Need for Speed Most Wanted will be arriving for Nintendo's new platform on March 19 in North America and March 21 in Europe. Here's a bit more info: "Utilising...

Well, let's face it, everything sells worse than the original Wii console. To this day, it remains one of the most sought-after products in the video games industry and on par with products such as the iPhone or iPad (sales wise). Sales research data company NPD reports that Nintendo sold 460,000 units of its latest consoles, the Wii U in December...

Although Nintendo seems to be generally pleased with the launch of their new product, the Wii U, stories in the media aren't exactly painting a very pretty picture about the recently released console. For one thing, kids in the States have been noted to be more keen on Apple's iPad, rather than the Nintendo Wii U...

Nintendo has officially stated that their Wii U console will sell at a loss when it launches. The news was revealed at an investor briefing by Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata. He added that the console's price is "below cost," which, apparently, is the reason for the company's reduced annual net profit outlook...

Yesterday, Nintendo officially revealed the release date and the price tags (for several regions) for their new piece of gaming hardware. Initial prices are going to be locked at $299 for the Basic set and $349 for the Premium set, whereas, according to analyst Michael Pachter, Nintendo is surely to reduce the price next year...

Nintendo just confirmed that they are going to launch their next-gen console, the Wii U, on December 8, 2012 in Japan. The console is going to be on offer in two sets: the Premium Set for 31,500 yen ($405) and the Basic Set for 26,250 yen ($338)...

During a press conference held today by Nintendo, the industry veteran publisher revealed that Bayonetta 2, a sequel to the popular multiplatform action adventure, is going to be developed exclusively for Wii U. We know that Platinum Games is going to develop the game once more...