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Nintendo posted a huge increase in profits and raised its earnings forecast, but cheap yen is masking weak sales. Nintendo profits for the nine months ending December 2014 hit 59.52 billion yen (332.6m), which is up almost six fold on the year before. This is primarily down to the launch …
Read More »Yokai Watch: Can Japan’s biggest video game conquer the West?
Over 6m units of a game you’ve never heard of was sold in Japan last year. And now it’s coming to the rest of the world. What is it? Should we be excited? Christopher Dring investigates Towards the back end of 2012, Japan’s massively popular CoroCoro Comic magazine published a …
Read More »‘Nintendo needs more powerful hardware to attract devs’
Former Nintendo exec Dan Adelman says Unity 3DS support would entice more indie studios
Read More »Nintendo and GungHo team up for Mario-themed Puzzle & Dragons
Smash hit match-three mobile game getting the Nintendo treatment on 3DS
Read More »Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros Edition on the way to 3DS
Forget Mario moving to smartphones – smartphone hit Puzzle & Dragons is making the move to 3DS. Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros Edition, which can be seen in the video below, mixes the game’s established gameplay with a Mario-themed makeover, with the gems carrying recognisable icons and the villains …
Read More »Majora’s Mask Special Edition includes a figurine in the US
The Special Edition of Majora’s Mask 3D in North America will be very different to the one released in Europe. The American SKU will include a figurine of in-game villain Skull Kid ad will retail for just $49.99. In Europe, meanwhile, players must be content with a pin badge, poster …
Read More »MCV’s 12 Games of Christmas: Super Smash Bros
This is the big one for Nintendo this Christmas. Super Smash Bros – for those that have lived under a rock – sees iconic Nintendo characters kick seven bells out of each other. Featuring video game legends such as Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Pikachu and Kirby, the game is filled …
Read More »Super Smash Bros doubles weekly Wii U sales in Japan; console outsells New Nintendo 3DS
The Wii U release of Super Smash Bros has sent Nintendo’s console back up the Japanese hardware charts, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Nintendo’s all-star fighting title, which was released for 3DS in Japan back in September, topped the software rankings in its debut week, knocking fellow Nintendo …
Read More »OlliOlli heading to Xbox One, Wii U and 3DS next year
Hit skateboarding game OlliOlli will make its way to a trio of new platforms sometime early next year, developer Roll 7 has announced. Curve Studios will handle the porting duties for the game’s upcoming 3DS, Wii U and Xbox One editions. The studio has handled console ports for other notable …
Read More »French health agency says children shouldn’t view 3D games or video
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) has issued a worrying warning for parents concerning the use of 3D screens. A report advises that children under the age of six should never view 3D films or play 3D games, while those under the age of …
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