Tag Archive | "Nintendo"
Nintendo on track for first annual loss in 3 decades
For the first time in history, Nintendo anticipates that it’ll experience its first annual loss since 1981. Bloomberg reports: Nintendo Co., the world’s largest maker of video-game machines, forecast its first annual loss in at least 30 years after the yen reached a postwar high and the new 3DS console had weaker-than-expected sales. The net [...]
Continue reading...Nintendo will never release titles for iOS devices
Thursday, September 15, 2011
With Nintendo struggling to adapt to a world where mobile gamers are more likely to own iPhones than Nintendo DS devices, some investors recently began pushing Nintendo to stop looking at Apple as the enemy and start releasing games for iOS devices. Now Contra on the iPad sounds pretty bad ass, but Nintendo President Satoru [...]
Continue reading...As Nintendo 3DS sales flop, Nintendo still not keen on embracing Apple’s iOS platform
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Ever since the success of the iTunes App Store transformed Apple into a purveyor of mobile gaming, Nintendo has systematically dismissed, criticized, and downright lambasted the iOS gaming experience. All the while, Nintendo’s own mobile efforts were suffering. In 2010, Nintendo posted its first quarterly loss in two years, a fact attributable to the rise [...]
Continue reading...iPad 2 photo taken with a Gameboy camera
Monday, March 21, 2011
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The Game Boy Camera was released as an attachment accessory for various Game Boy models way back in 1998. Not much of a camera, it only takes 128×112 black and white digital photos. And below is a photo of an iPad 2 taken with said camera.
Continue reading...Super Mario as a first person shooter [Video]
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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Freddie Wong operates the extremely popular YouTube channel freddiew and has amassed over 1 million subscribers in just one year, making it the 18th most subscribed YouTube channel of all time. How, you ask? Well, with original and expertly produced videos like this – Super Mario as a first person shooter. Amazing. In case you’re wondering, [...]
Continue reading...Super Mario’s strategy for getting some
Friday, March 18, 2011
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Stuck in the friend zone, Super Mario has a fool proof plan to bypass a relationship and get some no-strings attached action instead. We don’t know if Sir Mario is a fan of Hypnotiq, Sky Vodka, or perhaps, both, but we’ve played Mario bros. enough to know that Alcohol should take him where he needs [...]
Continue reading...Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata chastises smartphone game quality
Friday, March 4, 2011
In the blink of an eye, the mobile gaming narrative has shifted from handhelds like the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP to smartphones like the iPhone and a slew of Android devices. With smartphone consumers now having tens of thousands of affordable gaming titles at their disposal, long-time gaming companies like Nintendo are suffering as [...]
Continue reading...Gaming titles for iOS DWARF gaming titles for all other consoles combined going back 25 years
Thursday, November 18, 2010
It took Nintendo and Sony a while to wake up and realize just how much gaming on the iOS was affecting their bottom line and changing the way folks play and view video games. The iTunes App Store together with the millions of iOS devices out on the market is a 1-2 punch that no competitor [...]
Continue reading...Nintendo posts first quarterly loss in two years amid slumping DS sales – iPod Touch to blame?
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Last week, Nintendo posted its first quarterly loss in two years. Specifically, Nintendo lost 25 billion Yen from April to June, or about $288 million for the quarter. Though sales of the Wii have cooled off, the surprisingly dismal earnings from Nintendo are largely being attributed to slumping sales of the Nintendo DS, which saw [...]
Continue reading...Already claiming victory over Sony, Nintendo now sees Apple as “enemy of the future”
Friday, May 7, 2010
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For the longest time, Nintendo executives either ignored or dismissed the growing impact of gaming on the iPhone platform. They would consistently scoff at the quality of the games while at the same time assert that the two companies served entirely different demographics. But with gaming on the iPhone and iPod Touch emerging as a [...]
Continue reading...Nintendo President disses the iPad gaming experience
Thursday, April 8, 2010
There’s no denying that the iPhone OS (comprised of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) is a legitimate gaming force. Ever since the iTunes App Store first opened for business, gaming on the iPhone has slowly but surely eaten away at competing handhelds like the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. Still, when asked about [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s share of US gaming revenue jumps 500%
Thursday, March 25, 2010
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Flurry Analytics recently took a look at Apple’s share of the mobile game market in terms of revenue and the results were pretty astounding. As you can see above, Apple’s share of mobile game revenue from 2008 to 2009 skyrocketed 380%. To be fair, though, the app store didn’t even launch until June of 2008 [...]
Continue reading...Did any of Apple’s app store reviewers ever play Nintendo?
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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I’m guessing “no”. How else can you explain the inclusion of the iRwego! app into the iTunes App Store. Seriously, this app screams copyright infringement, and yet, somehow, it managed to sneak in untouched.
Continue reading...Apple TV as a Gaming Platform – Why it doesn’t make sense.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Two weeks ago, Michael Pachter, an analyst at Weedbush Morgan, laid out a case that would see Apple transforming its just-good-enough-to-stay-afloat Apple TV into a full-fledged gaming console. Building on the immense popularity of the iPhone as a handheld gaming device, Pachter predicts that it’s only a matter of time before Apple makes a play [...]
Continue reading...Why the iPhone doesn’t need to compete with the Nintendo DS or Sony PSP
Monday, November 24, 2008
There’s an article over at RedHerring which argues that the hype surrounding the iPhone and iPod Touch as gaming devices is just that, hype. The article points out that while the gaming experience on the iPhone is superior compared to that of other smartphones, it still lags way behind the gaming capabilities of the Nintendo [...]
Continue reading...Apple challenges Nintendo and Sony
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article exploring the threat that Apple’s iPhone/iPod may pose for the Ninentdo DS and Sony PSP as the iPod Touch and iPhone have seemingly come out of nowhere to become serious gaming devices. Back when Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone, people were clamoring for an SDK so [...]
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
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