Nintendo (Page 82)

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60 per cent of NoA sales team leaving, says Fils-Aime

Following reports that up to 90 per cent of Nintendo of America's sales and marketing team are to leave the company, president Reggie Fils-Aime has said the figure is lower than rumoured, at around 60 per cent.

June 11, 2007 Matt Martin

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Opera releases DS Browser

Opera Software has released the US version of the DS Browser for Nintendo's handheld console.

June 11, 2007 Matt Martin

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Nintendo surges ahead in Japanese hardware sales

Sales of Nintendo hardware continue to break away from the competition in Japan, with the DS enjoying sales of well over 100,000 units a week.

June 8, 2007 Matt Martin

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Nintendo confirms move but exec departures are "speculation"

Nintendo has officially confirmed to <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that it is opening new offices in San Francisco and New York, but that rumours of senior executives quitting the company are "speculation".

June 7, 2007 Matt Martin

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Key Nintendo execs to leave company

Three key executives at Nintendo of America are leaving the company, along with approximately 90 per cent of NoA's sales and marketing staff from the firm's Redmond headquarters.

June 7, 2007 Matt Martin

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No new DS colours for Europe

Nintendo UK has told our sister site, <i>Eurogamer.net</i>, that there are no plans to release any new DS Lite colours in Europe at present.

May 31, 2007 Ellie Gibson

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DS Wi-Fi surpasses 5 million users

Five million DS users worldwide have connected to Nintendo's Wi-Fi service playing more than 200 million game sessions since launch in November 2005.

May 30, 2007 Matt Martin

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Wii helps sales double for Nintendo Australia

The launch of the Wii has helped Nintendo of Australia record sales of AUD 138.8 million (EUR 84.5m), almost double that of the previous year.

May 30, 2007 Matt Martin

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PS3 price cut won't improve 'stagnant' sales - Bank of America

An expected price cut of Sony's PlayStation 3 will not help improve sales described as 'stagnant' by Bank of America analyst Michael L. Savner.

May 30, 2007 Matt Martin

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Sony and Microsoft fail to understand our market, says Nintendo

Sony's Sixaxis controller and Viva Piñata for Xbox 360 are both failed attempts to capture the traditional Nintendo customer, according to NoA boss George Harrison.

May 29, 2007 Matt Martin

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Wii shortages could continue for second Christmas - analyst

Shortages of the Wii are set to continue throughout 2007 according to analysts, with Nintendo potentially missing key sales during the Christmas season for a second year running.

May 29, 2007 Matt Martin

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Nintendo to launch live ad campaign in UK cinemas

Nintendo has teamed up with CommentUK to launch live interactive adverts in UK cinemas as part of a campaign which is billed by the communications agency as "an advertising first".

May 25, 2007 Ellie Gibson

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Nintendo bucks seasonal sales trend, says Fils-Aime

Nintendo claims that its new hardware is managing to break the traditional videogame sales cycle where top titles only sell well during busy holiday periods.

May 23, 2007 Matt Martin

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Nintendo expects to sell 35 million Wiis in US

May 23, 2007 Oli Welsh

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NPD: PlayStation 3 outsold by GBA

Sales of Nintendo hardware and software continue to outsell the competition in the US, as the latest sales figure reveal even the humble GBA has outsold Sony's PlayStation 3.

May 18, 2007 Matt Martin

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A Small Revolution

Does Nintendo's takeover of Japanese retail point the way for Europe?

May 18, 2007 Rob Fahey

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Nintendo sponsors film-making prize

Nintendo's flagship US store, Nintendo World, is sponsoring a short film showcase as part of a New York film festival.

May 16, 2007 Oli Welsh

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10 million DS Lites sold in Japan - Famitsu

The Nintendo DS Lite has sold more than 10 million units in Japan according to research by Famitsu.

May 10, 2007 Tom Bramwell

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Nintendo swamps Japanese top twenty

Nintendo has flooded the Japanese charts, with the top sixteen best-selling games all exclusive to the Wii or DS.

May 9, 2007 Matt Martin

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Miyamoto not interested in Halo

Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said that although he could create a game like Halo, he prefers to find new ways to go beyond gamers' expectations.

May 8, 2007 Ellie Gibson

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Wii sales hit 80k in Australia

The Xbox 360 may still have the largest installed base of all the next-gen consoles in Australia, but the Wii is catching up - with 80,000 consoles sold since December.

May 2, 2007 Ellie Gibson

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Wii offers new challenge for third parties, says analyst

IDC analyst Billy Pidgeon has warned that while the success of the Wii and DS will have a positive effect on the games industry as a whole, publishers now face a new set of challenges with regard to producing games.

May 2, 2007 Ellie Gibson

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Nintendo confirms 2007 release for key titles in Japan

Nintendo has confirmed that more than a dozen Wii software titles will be released in Japan this year, including key titles Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3.

May 1, 2007 Ellie Gibson

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Success of Wii does not "bode poorly", says Pachter

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has dismissed comments by a fellow analyst which suggested that Nintendo's success will have a negative effect on third party publishers.

April 30, 2007 Ellie Gibson

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Iwata promises 45 games for Wii this summer

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced that the company is developing 45 new software titles for Wii and a further 79 for Nintendo DS.

April 30, 2007 Ellie Gibson