Topic: Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Live from E3: Nintendo announces WiiMusic, WiiSports Resorts, Grand Theft Auto and more

Today is the first official day of E3 2008 and Nintendo kicked it off with their media briefing at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. After a montage of people “smiling”, Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of Nintendo, U.S., ...READ»

Pencil and Paper as Good as Nintendo DS Brain-Training Games

Nintendo scored a surprising market success with its Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training title on the DS--not a typical slash/shoot'em-up game at all, but rather one designed to actively boost your mental prowess. Along with other ...READ»

New Colors for Nintendo DS; Accessories for XBox Rock Band

While those of us in the States were stocking up on chips, charcoal and frozen meat last week, Nintendo quietly confirmed that it will begin shipping its Nintendo DS handhelds in three colors in its European market: red, turquoise and green.READ»

Nintendo Goes to School: DS Classroom Turns Handheld Console Into Teaching Tool

Nintendo, never content to create gaming products that are simply for gaming, is taking its portable DS system to school. Partnering with program developer Sharp System Products, the company that turned the Wii into a home gym is ...READ»

New Colors for Nintendo DS; Accessories for XBox Rock Band

While those of us in the States were stocking up on chips, charcoal and frozen meat last week, Nintendo (TYO: 7974) quietly confirmed that it will begin shipping its Nintendo DS handhelds in three colors in its European market: red, ...READ»

Sony Impresses, Nintendo Disappoints at E3

Sony unveiled the PSP Go, a motion controller, and a slew of impressive titles--including a new one from Rockstar, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise--during today's E3 video game expo. While Nintendo, maker of the leading ...READ»

• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)

Next Generation Gaming Nears

As gamers everywhere know, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, begins this week, and details about the future of gaming are emerging. Last night, Sony announced that it would launch the PlayStation 3 in the U.S. and Europe on ...READ»

Fast 50 2008: Nintendo

For the past two decades, the history of the video game industry has been as predictable as most of its products: More advanced technology creates more powerful consoles, which run more realistic games. It was all about leveling up. ...READ»

• Presenting the 2008 Fast 50
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What's in a Game Name?

Naming a product is an art unto itself. Every company pours money into choosing the right label, one that will grab the public. Nintendo, the venerable gaming giant, announced today that its new console, codenamed "Revolution" to ...READ»

Nintendo Wii's Too Blue Ocean

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently announced there would be no price cuts coming for the companies game systems, the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS. When Nintendo announced the existence of the Wii a few years ago, ...READ»

Wii Can Play, But for How Long?

Nintendo Wii is firmly in the lead in console sales, but without quality content that appeals to more discerning gamers, how long can it stay on top?READ»

Wii All Can Play

Nintendo, at a press event in NYC this morning, revealed the final details for the holiday launch of its next video game console, the Wii. On Nov. 19 it will be released for $249. This price, already undercutting the $399 Microsoft ...READ»

Presentations: The Good, the Bad, and the Awful

The perils of Powerpoint afflict everyone. A few successes and failures...READ»

• Made to Stick: Presentation Pep Talk

Did we ever remember design?

When it comes to design, every year is the same. You will see articles upon articles extolling the virtues of design and how companies can benefit by putting more emphasis behind it and what happens? The same companies innovate ...READ»

One More Killer App for Nintendo: Saving Lives

The American Heart Association wants to create a program to teach CPR using the Wii, while Bayer has created a blood-glucose monitor that plugs into the Nintendo DS.READ»

Bring Your Gaming-Transformer Hybrids to CPR

Morphed creations such as the Cool8800C can play their old school Nintendo games again when expert CPR service technicians crack them open.READ»

Nintendo Super-Sizes the DSi

Nintendo's just announced a newer, bigger DS handheld--the DSi LL. The whole aim of a bigger machine is a bigger screen, of course, and Nintendo's delivered that with a 4.2-inch screen in a body that's still very ...READ»

Nintendo Wii To Play Videos Soon

While Nintendo's Wii is no-doubt gracing many millions more homes after the Holidays, one easy criticism of the device is its lack of movie-playing options: that optical drive just won't play your DVDs, unless you do some hacking. ...READ»

Video Games 2009: Who Will Win the Console War?

In 2008, titles like Grand Theft Auto IV (5 million copies) and Wii Fit (4.5 million) helped the game industry reach $21 billion in sales. But with the recession, gaming may struggle to stay on top in 2009. So how will the big three ...READ»

Next Generation Wii Coming With HD Graphics and New Controller in 2011 [Nintendo]

Leave it to Yoichi Wada—president of final fantasizer Square Enix, the biggest Japanese game house—to break the news about the next generation Nintendo Wii. All while predicting that Microsoft and ...READ»

PS3 Sales Rocketing, Leaving Nintendo Lost in the Dust?

We knew it was likely to happen, we just didn't realize how big the effect was going to be: According to some reports, the PS3 make-over and price drop has resulted in sales rocketing 1000%. Is Sony beating its gaming rivals? The ...READ»

Nintendo - Least Green Company

Greenpeace International released its latest 'Guide to Greener Gadgets' this week. Nintendo came in right at the bottom, with a score of just 0.8 points out of 10, scoring zero on all e-waste criteria. The quarterly guide ...READ»

Reggie Who?

Unless you're an avid gamer, you've probably never heard of Reggie Fils-Aime. But if you are a member of the brand cult otherwise known as Nintendo, Reggie is nothing less than a demigod. Actually, his title is "chief marketing ...READ»

The Science of Super Mario Bros.

Some might argue that game design is an art form, something not meant to be taken apart and analyzed, but researchers at IT University of Copenhagen believe that making the game design process more scientific could actually enhance ...READ»

Sony, Microsoft Motion Controls Will Beat Wii at Its Own Game

Nintendo Wii's role as king of motion gaming consoles is at risk. Sony and Microsoft have both previewed motion control systems at the E3 video game expo, and both systems knock Wii clean off the throne--even though neither has ...READ»