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Handheld raises its game with strong sales rush ahead of holiday season

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata believes the 3DS is about to cross the 3m sales mark in Japan and will reach a 4m milestone by April. Speaking to Nikkei, as translated by Andriasang, Iwata said the 3DS has regained its vigour” thanks to the price drop and major new releases such …

Planned release of next-gen console 'in next fiscal year'

3DS manufacturer now anticipates first annual loss in thirty years

Last week Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had to handle some tough questions from investors following the firm’s decision to slash the price of 3DS by a third. The transcript of this Q/A can be found on Nintendo’s investor site, and has been reprinted here. Content-based companies like Google and Amazon …

Digital push for Wii U and 3DS, but free-to-play 'could damage premium value of games'

Nintendo president gives post-mortem on his significant address to the industry

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has described the company’s falling share price following the announcement of their Wii successor as very strange.” Honestly speaking, the reaction to [Tuesday’s] presentation and what I heard from people I met and the mood of the convention did not chime at all with what happened …

E3 2011: Iwata admits â??misunderstandingsâ?? over the new console announcement

E3 2011: Nintendo president makes bold prediction for the future of the Wii U technology