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. […]
Feb 18 2014 | Posted in
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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 […]
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 […]
Feb 3 2014 | Posted in
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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 […]
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 […]
Dec 18 2013 | Posted in
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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 […]
Oct 1 2013 | Posted in
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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 […]
Jun 14 2013 | Posted in
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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 […]
May 31 2013 | Posted in
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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 […]
May 18 2013 | Posted in
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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 […]
Apr 30 2013 | Posted in
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