Miyamoto Steps Down at Nintendo
Miyamoto has expressed an interest in returning to development, working on “smaller projects with even younger developers.” The man behind Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda plans to retire from his current position at Nintendo. Legendary game creator Shigeru Miyamoto plans to stay with the company, but will take on a smaller roll [...]
Wii U Could Support Two Tablets
The specification are still being formulated but, according to Develop, Nintendo engineers are working to incorporate duel tablet control for the upcoming, motion controlled console, the Nintendo Wii U. A trusted development executive has revealed that there are numerous indications, within the Wii U code, pointing to the console being operate with two tablets. However, [...]
Nintendo Considering Wii U Mario Kart
Mario Kart producer Hideki Konno has shown an interest in bringing the popular franchise to the Wii U. In a recent interview with Nintendo Power, Konno expressed that he’d love to expand the franchise onto Nintendo’s new platform. “I can’t get into the specifics, but I do want to create a new and enjoyable Mario [...]
Nintendo’s Mario Pressured to Jump to iPhone
With the current state of Nintendo’s stock and the somewhat successful launch of the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo investors are pushing for the video game firm to develop a Mario title for the iOS. According to Bloomberg, the rift was caused by consumers “shunning” Nintendo’s devices to play on Apple’s handheld platforms instead. However, President Satoru [...]
EB Games Australia Refusing To Sell Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D
Update – It seems that GameStop won’t be accepting trade-ins of The Mercenaries 3D because of the irremovable saves situation. According to different sources, it seems that the conduction will be a company wide policy. In addition, Gamefly won’t be pushing the title for rent. The used game debates have generated a certain amount of [...]
E3 2011: Miyamoto – The Wii U Won’t Blow Away Rivals
The graphical capabilities of the hardware is something that’s been “hard to explain” — even developers have struggled when explaining it. However, Shigeru Miyamoto was a little more specific in his explanation. In an interview with Gamespot, Miyamoto said that the Wii U may not “necessarily dramatically outperform the systems that are out now.” The [...]
E3 2011: What’s Under Hood? IBM Spills The Chips on Wii U
Here’s something. According to IBM, Nintendo’s newly unveiled console, the Nintendo Wii U, is packing the same processing technologies found in Watson, the artificially intelligent, supercomputer that dominates at Jeopardy. The microprocessor is a 45nm custom chip with “a lot” of embedded DRAM. The custom chip takes advantage of a silicon-on-insulator design, so it’s capable of [...]
E3 2011: Luigi’s Mansion 3DS Teased
During it’s press conference, Nintendo teased multiple titles, but Luigi’s Mansion being teased for 3DS was a surprise. Anyway, Nintendo said that there will be more that one mansion this time around, however no other details where given about the title.
E3 2011: Here’s Nintendo’s New Platform, The Wii U
The anticipation all comes down to this announcement. Nintendo has unveiled its next platform, the Nintendo Wii U, the successors to the acclaimed motion-based platform. The announcement came during this morning’s press conference, along with confirmation of the innovative table-based controller, which features both thumbstricks and touchscreen aspects.
Nintendo Confirms Next Console
During a financial forecast meeting, Nintendo Japan confirmed its plans to release a brand new home console in 2012. The console is rumored to be more powerful than either of its competitors current consoles. The still-unnamed system will be announced and playable at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles this June. According to Nintendo, [...]
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