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• Nintendo to repitch its Wii U at Electronic Entertainment Expo

  Expo (E3), Nintendo captured most of the spotlight by unveiling the Wii's successor, a high-definition console called the Wii U that utilizes a tablet-like touchscreen controller. Attention alone wasn't enough to declare a victory. Folks weren't, well, feeling 6/1/12 Read more »

• LI seniors victorious in virtual bowling

  said Rocky Laudadio, 69, of Babylon . "It does a lot for your ego."For Margie Garcia, 72, of Amityville , being on the Wii bowling team has done something more. "Since my husband's passing, this has helped me a lot," she said. "It's like therapy. It gave me   Read more »

• Ubisoft assembling Avengers for game

  Marvel superhero posse. The game will be titled "Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth " and will be released for both the upcoming Wii U console from Nintendo Co. and the camera-based Kinect system for the Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp."The idea that we're making   Read more »

• Nintendo sinks into loss on weak sales

  yen ($8.1 billion) and the 670 billion yen ($8.3 billion) analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast.Nintendo sold 9.8 million Wii machines over the fiscal year just ended, fewer than the 15 million it had sold the previous fiscal year, and below its initial   Read more »

• Microsoft says no plans for new Xbox anytime soon

  other entertainment for the Xbox 360 , which came out in 2005. Nintendo Co. will be showcasing the Wii U, the successor to the Wii. Unlike the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3, the current Wii doesn't offer high-definition graphics, so it's in greater need of   Read more »

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• Is Nintendo HD Ready?

  the pinnacle of Nintendo's accomplishments, other key Mario titles also offer up some interesting insights. With Mario Kart Wii, the load of rendering so many vehicles does see a noticeable drop in poly count in both backgrounds and characters, and the transition 4:03 AM from Eurogamer Read more »

• Three things that will help Nintendo win E3

  first factor, obviously, Wii U information. While many readers of this blog are probably bubbling with excitement about the Wii U and the new features and possibilities that accompany it, a lot of the outside world remains dubious as to its ability to repeat 2:57 AM from The Official Nintendo Magazine Read more »

• Nintindo

  that Nintendo has employed? Have these tactics been successful? 6. Is it fair to characterize Nintendo’s introduction of the Wii as a blue ocean strategy? Why or why not? 7. How well is Nintendo’s strategy working in terms of the fi nancial performance it 1:03 AM from Term Paper Warehouse  Read more »

• E3 2012: The Challenges Ahead

  emphasises 'collecting' friends--much as Twitter emphasises collecting followers. It obviously won't be possible to take the Wii U on the road, but Nintendo can still apply that understanding in ways that are interesting, whether by introducing new minigames 6/1/12 from 1up.com Read more »

• Jett Tailfin 3DS boxart and Wii U “boxart”

  Games has posted the boxart for Jett Tailfain on its website. The 3DS photo could be final, but I’m not too sure about the Wii U one. If I’m remembering correctly, we didn’t see what the 3DS boxes/boxart looked like until a couple of months before the system 6/1/12 from Nintendo Everything Read more »