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Dec 08, 2011
RobinEggs writes “Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator and producer of the Zelda and Mario franchises among other works, is stepping down at Nintendo. After personally managing Nintendo’s blockbuster franchises for ~20 years, Miyamoto said today: ‘What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself. Probably working on a smaller project with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small.’” Update: 12/08 21:35 GMT by T : Note that Nintendo is careful to say that this is not retirement, even if Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo changes.
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Zothecula writes “In an industry obsessed with polygon counts and frame rates, Nintendo’s Wii console and DS handheld were the proverbial knives at a gunfight. They were grossly underpowered compared to the competition, meaning Nintendo could sell them at a profit from day one. Their innovative control methods ensured they still sold like hotcakes. An animated GIF of Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata holding a DS that printed money became the go to picture to run alongside quarterly announcements of Nintendo’s gargantuan profits. If a disheveled man emerged from a time-traveling DeLorean with tales of a near-future Nintendo struggling to sell its latest handheld, I’d have been more surprised about the Nintendo thing. So what on earth happened?”
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tekgoblin writes “Although Sony may be restoring services on the PlayStation Network around the world, one country has said ‘No.’ Japan has not yet given Sony approval to start up their online services, making the company wait until they have proven that they have taken the necessary measures to secure their network against another incident.”
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The newer, embiggened Nintendo DSi LL (as it’s known in Tokyo Town) has been available to the kids in Japan since the beginning of the week, and Enterbrain, Inc. is reporting that Nintendo has pushed 103,524 units in its first two days. To perspectivize things, the DSi was snatched up to the tune of about 170,000 units in the same time period, while the PSPgo sold around 28,000 units. To celebrate, the kids at PC Watch have ripped one of these bad boys — and you’ll never guess what they found! (OK, maybe you will.) Check out the link below for the hardcore details — and don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Nintendo DSi LL sells 103k in two days, ripped open in two minutes originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Not only are we still waiting for the
TV Guide Channel that Japanese Wii users have been indulging in for the better part of two years, but now
Variety is reporting that Nintendo has teamed up with a dozen corporate partners to tease us with a Japanese pay-per-view service for the console. Premiering last Saturday, Wii no Ma (Wii’s Room) currently has 120 titles, including episodes of Sesame Street and Pocket Monsters, available for prices ranging from ¥30 - ¥500 ($.35 - $5.63). According to
Variety, titles can also be viewed on your Nintendo DSi handheld, a device known for its sonority and large, appealing display. No word yet on when we can enjoy a Stateside version, but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear something. In the meantime, there’s always
PlayOn.
Wii pay-per-view programming introduced in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feels nice when a company keeps its promises, doesn’t it? Nintendo said it’d have the newly bulked up DSi LL out in Japan for November 21, and shockingly enough that’s exactly what’s happened. Eager Japanese upgraders have today gotten their mitts on the 4.2-inch (both screens, of course) device, while similarly inclined European and American Nintendo lovers are once again left to envy from afar. Their helping of jumbo DSi, to be known as the XL, will be showing up some time in the first quarter of 2010, long after bragging rights and gift-giving holiday occasions have passed. We’re not sure whether to consider it consolation or cruelty, but you’ll find a gallery containing close-ups of the new machine at the read link.
[Thanks, Craig]
Nintendo DSi LL set loose in Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rumors of a rainbow-splashed Wii and Wiimote lineup have been running for just about ever now, and while we’ve seen Nintendo cave and offer a black Wii, blue Wiimote and black Wiimote in select locales, the company has yet to push colors in a big way as it has on the DS lineup. Hopefully, all that’s gearing up to change. At a small, quaint retailer event over in Japan, the Big N revealed that a blue and pink Wiimote would hit the Land of The Rising Sun on December 3rd, though pricing on the new hues remains undisclosed. In related news, a few new Japan-only Wii console / game bundles were also made public, and while the Samurai Warriors 3 package will indeed include a glossy black Wii, you’ll need a round-trip ticket to Akihabara in order to claim one as your own. For shame.
[Via Joystiq]
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Nintendo quietly reveals pink and blue Wiimotes for Japanese market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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