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Nintendo has pledged to support Wii U for the long term and and disputed the belief that the console is struggling. I wouldn’t use that word,” Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime said when a Kotaku interviewer stated that Wii U has so far ‘struggled’. When asked what word he would …
Read More »Reggie: No Twitch streaming for Wii U as streaming gameplay ‘isn’t fun’
After a week of what has been the best PR it has received in years, Nintendo has closed E3 with a bit of a howler. When asked by Polygon if Twitch streaming is something Nintendo might add to Wii U, American boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said watching streamed gameplay isn’t …
Read More »Video: Nintendo to skip E3 press conference
Console firm running special E3 edition of Nintendo Direct instead
Read More »Nintendo: We love indies
Fils-Aime discusses how the firm is working on improving developer support
Read More »Iwata takes over as Nintendo of America president
Japanese game maker's top executive takes control of North American operation
Read More »Wii U sells 400,000 units in US launch week
Original Wii also benefits with sales boost
Read More »Call of Duty looks ‘dramatically better’ on Wii U
Reggie Fils-Aime claims new console is more graphic intensive than other systems
Read More »MiiVerse is Wii U’s killer app, says Fils-Aime
Social network a 'key differentiator' to competition in the console space
Read More »Nintendo plans continued support for Wii
As Nintendo turns the page over to the Wii U, the company has offered explanation on what it has in mind for the Wii going forward. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told investors after the Nintendo Direct Wii U Conference today (via Engadget) that the Wii has sold around …
Read More »Nintendo: Gaming community ‘impossible to satisfy’
'Fan-base cannot differentiate between a phenomenon and something that is ho-hum' says Nintendo of America president
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