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The accomplishment of Pokemon Go and the surge in Nintendo’s reasonable worth $17 billion in a little more than a…
Put down the pitchforks, America; you, too, will receive a special Wii U bundle for Mario Kart 8 next month. The news came as part of a special Mario Kart-focused Nintendo Direct this morning, where the company spilled the beans on some pretty big news…
That dream of telling online Mario Kart opponents to eat your dust could soon become a reality. Early this morning, YouTube user Doctre81 [h/t Nintendo News] discovered an interesting feature on the Mario Kart 8 eShop page: something called “Game…
Nintendo has a long and storied history in the world of video games, and its past systems have been home to some of the greatest titles ever made. The company has made many of those titles available — three times, in some cases — on its Wii, Wii…
Still playing a lot of Wii or DS multiplayer? You’d better squeeze every last second out of Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl that you can; according to Polygon, Nintendo is set to shut down certain types of online functionality — like…
Aside from the recent success of the 3DS — which required a price cut and a string of solid releases — Nintendo hasn’t been able to celebrate much. It’s latest home console, the Wii U, has struggled mightily since its launch in November 2012…
It’s no secret that the Wii U isn’t performing up to snuff. Nintendo recently trimmed its rather lofty sales projections for the console — 9 million for the fiscal year — down to 2.8 million, and all the negativity surrounding Nintendo’s game…
The Wii U’s poor sales haven’t been much of a secret in the year it’s been on store shelves. But in the run up to the 2013 holiday season, Nintendo made a bold prediction that the console would manage to have sold 9 million units by March 31,…
Nintendo on Friday warned it would swing back into the red this fiscal year as the Japanese gaming giant slashed its sales target for the Wii U console, blaming poor sales over the key holiday season. The dramatic downgrade stands in marked contrast…
When discussing Nintendo’s 2013, it’s tough not to mention the Wii U’s miserable sales. That doesn’t mean the company completely struck out, however. The iconic gaming company had trouble moving its home console, but its 3DS handheld was flying…
Thanks for checking in for this edition of the Weekend Wrap-up, where we get you all caught up on the biggest tech stories from the past week. We’ve got a lot of big ones, so let’s dive in. Spotify Offers Free, Ad-Supported Mobile Access In the…
All the major players in video games are getting some good news heading into the weekend. The latest numbers released by the NPD Group suggest that the two newest consoles on the market, Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One, sold extremely…