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Animal Crossing could not only be making a console return, but also be branching out onto non-Nintendo hardware. The series’ producer Katsuya Eguchi told Polygon that while he feels the game is best suited to handhelds, the right idea could see it return to consoles – although possibly not the …
Read More »Molyneux: Never underestimate Nintendo
22Cans founder says company has lost its way with Wii U but backs it to rebound
Read More »Online play and other services being shut down on Wii and DS
Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connect services will shortly be shut down. This means a host of online services enjoyed by Wii and DS users will soon be unavailable including online multiplayer and leaderboards. Affected titles will include the likes of Mario Kart, Smash Bros and Pokemon. Other services due for the chop …
Read More »Wii Mini US launch confirmed
Nintendo’s $99 Wii Mini console will launch at US retail later this month. Nintendo Life reports the console’s budget version will land in mid-November,” packing a red WiiMote/Nunchuck combo and a copy of Mario Kart Wii. Unlike the original Wii, the Mini doesn’t include online functionality. It made its debut …
Read More »Nintendo sold just 460,000 Wii Us in last six months
Lifetime sales for console sit at 3.91m nearly a year after launch
Read More »Time also called on Wii in Europe
If you’re in the UK and in the market for a Wii, now is the time to act. Having confirmed that the machine is no longer being supplied to the Japanese market, Nintendo has now revealed that Europe too will not be receiving any further stock of the machine. Wii …
Read More »The Wii lives on in America
Nintendo has confirmed that American retail will continue to be supplied with Wii consoles. MCV reported earlier this week that a message on the Wii page of Nintendo’s Japanese site confirmed that production of the console had ceased in the region. However, that does not reflect its fate elsewhere. "The …
Read More »Nintendo ends Wii production
After starting a short-term revolution, the Japanese console maker has discontinued production of the original Wii
Read More »The end of an era – Nintendo stops Wii production in Japan
Nintendo of Japan has confirmed that it has ceased production of the Wii. CVG spotted an addition to the console’s product page on the NoJ website that simply says ‘manufacturing has ended’. The same page earlier this month carried the message ‘manufacturing is scheduled to end soon’. That means that …
Read More »Two new Transformers bundles on the way this Christmas
Activision is to release two Transformers game bundles this Q4. The first, for Nintendo Wii, is called the Transformers: Ultimate Battle Edition while the second, due out on DS, is called the Transformers: Ultimate Autobots Edition. The Wii release contains two games – Transformers: Cybertron Adventures (based on the War …
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