Thursday, 26th of April, 2012: Nintendo suffers $531.1 million annual loss; first in the company's history NEWS | Posted on: 04/26/2012
According to today's annual financial report, Nintendo is not doing so hot. The legendary gaming company's been ailing for a while now, and today, it reported its first ever loss for the fiscal year, stating that the company is out ¥43.2 billion ($533 million USD).
The... [more+]
Electronic Arts and Nexon are rumored to be in merger talks NEWS | Posted on: 04/26/2012
According to South Korean financial periodical Maeil Business, as reported on by Bloomberg, EA and Nexon have met to discuss the possibility of a merger, citing, as these reports often do, a number of anonymous insider sources.
The two companies, as expected, have declined to comment... [more+]
Saturday, 21st of April, 2012: Nintendo reveals New Super Mario Bros. 2 for 3DS is coming this summer; screenshots inside NEWS | Posted on: 04/21/2012
Nintendo 3DS has already received a brilliant Mario entry last year in Super Mario 3D Land, but it looks like we'll be getting yet another by the end of summer 2012.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 was confirmed by Nintendo at a press event earlier today in Japan. According to the announcement... [more+]
Nintendo 3DS system update coming April 25; soon you can create folders and update game software NEWS | Posted on: 04/21/2012
On April 25, Nintendo will start sending out a system update for the 3DS handheld.
This update will allow 3DS users to create folders on the HOME Menu to organize content. This should be quite handy and reduce clutter, as the games, videos, and apps can all be grouped together.
Additionally,... [more+]
Wednesday, 18th of April, 2012: Author John L. Beiswenger sues Ubisoft, claiming Assassin's Creed infringes upon copyrighted content NEWS | Posted on: 04/18/2012
Oh, goodie. Another video game-related copyright infringement lawsuit has come to our attention.
This latest case involves author John L. Beiswenger, who sued a number of Ubisoft entities over the Assassin's Creed franchise, claiming that the series infringes upon his book, Link (which can... [more+]
Monday, 16th of April, 2012: Nintendo confirms presence of new Super Mario title for Wii U at E3 2012 NEWS | Posted on: 04/16/2012
For all we know about the Wii U, we know next to nothing about the games that are being made for it. To be more exact, we know next to nothing about the games Nintendo is making for the console. However, we know that everyone's favorite plumber will be making the jump to Wii U.
In an interview... [more+]
Friday, 13th of April, 2012: Nintendo registers 'Super Mario 4' domain NEWS | Posted on: 04/13/2012
During its last investor's presentation in January, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the company was working on a 2D Mario game for the 3DS. Aside from a release before April 2013, no further details were revealed.
And then, a few days ago, something interesting came to light. Nintendo... [more+]
Miyamoto would like to make a game "based on, or starting from" The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past NEWS | Posted on: 04/13/2012
Shigeru Miyamoto opened his mouth again, and once more geek-goodness cascaded forth.
Last year, the fabled developer revealed to Edge that the 1991 SNES classic, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past, was being considered for a 3DS remake. Speaking to him in Paris yesterday, Edge asked him... [more+]
Thursday, 12th of April, 2012: Mystery 3DS collaboration between SEGA, Namco Bandai, and Capcom is called Project X Zone NEWS | Posted on: 04/12/2012
The mystery collaboration between SEGA, Namco Bandai, and Capcom has finally been unveiled. Thanks to Andriasang, we have learned that the enigmatic 3DS project is called Project X Zone (it's pronounced “Project Cross Zone”).
Not much is known about the game. The details we do have... [more+]
Thursday, 05th of April, 2012: Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition to be released in the West as Pokémon Conquest this June NEWS | Posted on: 04/05/2012
A few months ago, a strange crossover that combined Pokémon with Koei's long-running Nobunaga's Ambition series was revealed. A strange mix, it featured turn-based strategy gameplay reminiscent of the latter series, but with pokémon in place of feudal Japanese soldiers.
And... [more+]
Square Enix reveals US release dates for Kingdom Hearts 3D, Heroes of Ruin, and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy NEWS | Posted on: 04/05/2012
Square Enix has revealed the U.S. release dates for some of its biggest upcoming 3DS exclusives, and they're only a few months away.
The first of these is Heroes of Ruin (you'll find our preview here), which will see release on our shores on June 26. Featuring a robust online, system,... [more+]
Monday, 02nd of April, 2012: GAME saved from bankruptcy NEWS | Posted on: 04/02/2012
Late last month, it was revealed that Europe's largest video game retailer, GAME, had gone into administration (that means bankruptcy to the Americans reading this).
Things were looking grim, but now they are looking up, as it has been confirmed that GAME UK has been purchased from administrator... [more+]
Friday, 30th of March, 2012: SEGA to cut jobs and cancel games in a bid to restructure its business NEWS | Posted on: 03/30/2012
SEGA is bracing itself for an "extraordinary loss."
Today, the company revealed that its forecasts for the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, have been adjusted down. Considerably. Currently, the expected net income is at a low 47.4%. In response to such glum news, SEGA's... [more+]
Thursday, 29th of March, 2012: Street Fighter producer, Yoshinori Ono, temporarily leaves game development for health concerns NEWS | Posted on: 03/29/2012
Bad news, everyone.
According to several tweets of his, Street Fighter IV's producer is going to be leaving the team for a while, citing health reasons.
"I'll refrain from work for current job for a while," he writes. "Another person in charge of SF series for... [more+]
Monday, 26th of March, 2012: Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion coming to Nintendo 3DS this fall NEWS | Posted on: 03/26/2012
Disney wants as many gamers as possible to get into the Epic Mickey franchise. This is apparent in the fact that the newest game, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will be coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
But it won't be alone. As revealed in a Nintendo Power preview, another... [more+]
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