1985: Nintendo releases a limited batch of Nintendo Entertainment Systems in New York City, quietly launching the most influential videogame platform of all time.
Twenty-five years ago today, the American videogame market was in shambles. Sales of game machines by Atari, Mattel and Coleco had risen to dizzying heights, then collapsed even more quickly.
Retailers didn’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Nintendo’
Oct. 18, 1985: Nintendo Entertainment System Launches
October 18th, 2010 |
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Apple iPad, Nintendo Wii Can Help Stroke Victims Communicate
September 9th, 2010 |
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The City University London and The Stroke Association are developing motion-sensor technologies to help stroke victims communicate using the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPad. – Two groups in the United Kingdom,
City University London and
The Stroke Association
advocacy group, are testing computer-based technology running on the Nintendo
Wii and Apple iPad to allow stroke victims suffering from the aphasia language
impediment to communicate using gestures.
The project…
Strong Yen, Weak Sales Hurt Nintendo Profits
July 29th, 2010 |
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Nintendo can’t escape the general woes of the video game industry as the company posts its first net loss in two years, hampered by a strong Japanese yen and declining sales of its popular DS handheld console. – Reduced demand for Nintendo’s most popular console, the portable DS gaming
system, and a strong Japanese currency were responsible for the gaming
company’s first quarterly loss in two years. For the last three months ending
in June, Nintendo July 29 posted a net loss of $289 million (25.2 billion…
Nintendo, Sony Push 3D, Motion Technology at E3 Convention
June 16th, 2010 |
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Sony and Nintendo bolster their console offerings, the PlayStation 3 and the portable 3DS, respectively, at the E3 video game convention. Rival Xbox 360 console maker Microsoft kicked off the trade show earlier this week with the release of Kinect, its own motion-control gameplay offering. – As the video game industrys annual trade show, E3, gains momentum,
hardware heavyweights Nintendo and Sonys computer entertainment
division are rolling out technologies aimed at pushing the boundaries
of 3D gaming and motion-sensitive gaming experiences. Nintendo
announced a list of upcoming gam…
Nintendo 3DS with no 3D glasses announced
June 16th, 2010 |
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Nintendo has finally announced release of its latest gaming handheld the Nintendo 3DS. The announcement came at E3 2010. This ended months of speculation and rumors bout the gaming device.
According to the experts, the 3 DS console is best for 3D graphic displays without any 3D enabled glasses. The device hosts a dual [...]
Unlock your Wii – In 5 minutes or less with one simple trick! Posted By : Mohaberry Youhoing
June 7th, 2010 |
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How would you like to unlock your Nintendo Wii in less than 5 minutes? Wonder if I told you you can do it with one simple trick. Nintendo Wii is not just a gaming machine but a active gaming system. The Nintendo Wii have changed the gaming industry by far. Playing games and you are in complete control; That is cool right?
Nintendo WII Homebrew – Unlock your Wii in as little as 5 minutes! Posted By : Mohaberry Youhoing
June 7th, 2010 |
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How would you like to unlock your Nintendo Wii. And do it within 5 minutes or less. What would like to do once you unlock your Wii? I know what I did I played my burned games on my Wii. Wouldn’t you like to play burned games or emulate other nintendo console games straight on your Wii.
M3i Zero Sakura For Nintendo DSi And DS Lite Posted By : smithshon0
April 21st, 2010 |
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Consumers should know that all the new M3i Zero offers support for NDS, NDS Lite, and the new DSi.
Nintendo, Microsoft Boosted Video Game Sales in March
April 16th, 2010 |
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After months of declining sales, the video game industry posted positive gains for March, bolstered by strong sales of software and accessories. However year-to-date sales trail 2009 sales by 7 percent.
– After several months of sales declines, the video game industry
posted some
good news for the month of March, recording a 6 percent rise in overall
sales
compared with the same period last year.
According to The NPD Group, which tracks the industrys economic
performance, the sales in March to…
Nintendo Shrugs Off Threat from Apple iPhone Game Center
April 9th, 2010 |
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As Apple unveils a feature called Game Center for the iPhone OS 4.0, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime dismisses Apple’s efforts to enter the mobile gaming market. With 50,000 game and entertainment titles in the App Store, compared with less than 5,000 on Nintendo’s side, Apple may be a bigger threat than Fils-Aime recognizes.
– News that the latest operating system for Apples popular iPhone, OS 4.0,
was greeted with skepticism by Nintendo of America president Reggie
Fils-Aime, who said Apples increasingly surefooted move into the
mobile gaming space is not having an impact on Nintendo. Moreover,
Fils-Aime dismissed the…
Nintendo plans 3DS edition for DS
March 23rd, 2010 |
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Nintendo is making the plans to launch the 3D version of its renowned DS portable games platform.
This development is a result of consumers’ growing demand for 3D content and peripherals. The rival company Sony also plans to introduce 3D games as well as TVs in late this year.
Nintendo claims that its [...]
Video Game Sales Slip in February, Nintendo Leads
March 13th, 2010 |
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The video game industry continues to struggle as hardware sales, software sales and overall sales fall again, tumbling 15 percent in comparison to February 2009.
– Sales in the beleaguered video game industry continued their
decline, with February sales down 15 percent compared with the same
period last year, the NPD Group reported. Overall sales fell to $1.26
billion from $1.48 billion in February 2009, while hardware sales and
software sales saw declines…
When should We Expect Zelda?
March 3rd, 2010 |
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When talking to Wired, Nintendo America VP of marketing and sales Cammie Dunaway probably let out a secret. Wired laid its shirt on that Nintendo would not launch at the same year such games as Mario, Metroid, and Zelda.
According to Wired, Nintendo never plan to release a game according a particular date. In case a [...]
Nintendo Follows Sony, Microsoft in Console Price Cut
September 27th, 2009 |
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Nintendo drops the price of its Wii gaming console to $199.99 after rivals Microsoft and Sony dropped prices in August.
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Video game giant Nintendo is gearing up to keep its popular
Wii console competitive, announcing this week it will be reducing the price of
the Wii by $50, to $199.99 on September 27. Still included in the price is the
motion-sensitive Wii Remote controller, Nunchuk controller and …
NEED FOR SPEED NITRO BRINGS ADRENALINE-FUELED RACING TO RETAILERS ON NOVEMBER 17
July 24th, 2009 |
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Get in Gear for the Fun and Exhilaration of High-Speed Racing this Holiday Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Need for Speedâ„¢ NITRO, the first ever Need for Speed title made exclusively for the Wiiâ„¢ and Nintendo DSâ„¢ will ship to retailers worldwide on November 17th. This holiday, gamers must battle through the [...]