Posts tagged as: Satoru Iwata

Iwata Talks About Kirby Triple Deluxe

In the most recent Nintendo Direct livestream, company president Satoru Iwata took a few minutes to talk about Kirby: Triple Deluxe for the 3DS to announce a release date. It launches May 2. “Kirby games have always been easy to pick up and play, but as Kirby fans know, there is a lot of depth. […]

Nintendo Begins Share Buy Back

Nintendo will put into effect a 114.2 billion-yen ($1.1 billion) share buyback program tomorrow – the first instituted response to lackluster Wii U sales lowering the company’s bottom line. Nintendo will seek to reacquire as many as 9.5 million shares (7.4 percent) of its outstanding stock at 12,025 yen ($119) each and, according to a […]

3DS Life Sim Tomodachi Collection Will Head West

Tomodachi Collection: New Life is coming to North America, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed recently to the Wall Street Journal. Iwata didn’t provide a time table for the Western launch. Tomodachi Collection, which translates to Friend Collection, is a series where Miis interact with one another across a variety of everyday activities, like going out […]

Nintendo to Develop New Product Aimed at Quality of Life

Nintendo’s big plan for the future isn’t mobile games — it’s boosting your “quality of life.” At a briefing for investors and the media held on Thursday morning, Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata outlined the company’s plan to create a third platform to sit alongside its Wii U and Nintendo 3DS game machines. “What Nintendo will […]

3DS to Get Kirby Triple Deluxe in 2014

The latest Kirby game is Kirby Triple Deluxe, and it will be released on Nintendo 3DS in 2014, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced today during a Nintendo Direct presentation. Iwata announced the existence of a new 3DS Kirby game during a previous Nintendo Direct. Kirby Triple Deluxe will be the first Kirby title on the […]

Pikmin 3 Adds Paid DLC Pack

Pikmin 3 will receive paid DLC, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced during today’s Nintendo Direct presentation. After downloading an update made available after the presentation, players will be able to access additional single player missions, the first round of DLC being more “Collect Treasure” missions. Upon updating the game, players can access one free downloadable […]

Upcoming 3DS System Update to Enable Street Pass Via WiFi Relays

Nintendo is building a system of server relays to allow 3DS owners living in North America and Europe to use the handheld’s StreetPass functionality with greater frequency, Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata announced today during an E3 investor’s presentation. “StreetPass is very common in crowded Japan,” Iwata said. “In contrast, our American and European […]

Nintendo Direct Features Capcom Titles for 3DS

Satoru Iwata hosted Nintendo Direct broadcast for the Japanese market, with a specific focus on two upcoming Capcom 3DS titles — Monster Hunter 4 and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies. While we already know that the latest Ace Attorney title will arrive in the West as an eShop exclusive later this year, There […]

Highlights From The New Nintendo Direct

The most recent Nintendo Direct, hosted by the ever gracious Satoru Iwata, covered Nintendo’s plans for the summer. The company has another Nintendo Direct planned closer to E3, since it isn’t holding a press conference at the mega show. Here’s the highlights from this morning: Sonic: Lost World was confirmed as a Wii U and […]

Nintendo President Explains Game Release Delays

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told investors the reason for the delayed release of many first-party titles was due to Wii U launch titles requiring “more development resources than expected.” Speaking during a financial call after Nintendo posted its yearly results last week, Iwata said in order for launch titles to be made available alongside […]

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