Wii production to end soon in Japan
"We have made no specific announcements for Europe."
Nintendo will stop manufacturing Wii consoles in Japan soon.
Wii production to end soon in Japan
"We have made no specific announcements for Europe."
Nintendo will stop manufacturing Wii consoles in Japan soon.
Nintendo prevailing against "patent trolls"
"We refuse to succumb."
Nintendo has emerged victorious from a patent infringement lawsuit aimed at the company's Wii Fit Balance Board.
Nintendo's fab Donkey Kong Country sales
Plus eye-popping lifetime sales disclosed.
In under one month, Donkey Kong Country Returns has trampled to a massive 4.21 million global sales.
Kirby's Epic Yarn - not yet released in Europe - has already amassed 1.38 million sales in Japan and the US.
And Super Mario Galaxy 2 has been bought 6.15 million times since its summer 2010 release.
Can Wii slow Parkinson's disease?
Doctor gets funding to find out.
Not all videogames are bad and violence inducing - some can alleviate symptoms of one of the world's worst diseases: Parkinson's.
Heart association teaming with Nintendo
Announcement due this afternoon.
Nintendo and the American Heart Association plan to make a joint announcement at a press conference in New York today.
US Government fights terrorists with Wii
Balance board involved in security research.
US Homeland Security is funding a new screening project that makes use of commercially available sensors to measure things like your heart rate and body temperature - and one of the components, for now at least, is a Wii balance board.
Germany is not Europe's top market
GfK admits to issuing incorrect data.
Update: Gfk Chart-Track in the UK has contacted GamesIndustry.biz to admit that the press release it issued earlier today had been written using incorrect data.
Four Nintendo million-sellers in FYQ3
Compared to six in same period last time.
Nintendo's profits may be down a bit, but four of the company's games still managed to sell more than a million units between April and June.
Nintendo games dominating in 2009
Update: ELSPA amends misleading chart.
Wii Fit, Wii Play and Mario Kart Wii are the UK's best selling games of 2009 so far, according to GfK Chart-Track figures distributed by ELSPA.
E3: New Wii Fit, Mario for Japan this year
Report spills Nintendo's E3 beans early.
Japanese news service Nikkei is reporting that a new Mario game and Wii Fit title will be out in Japan before the end of the year, adding weight to Macquarie Research claims made last week.
E3: New Wii Fit, Mario, Zelda at E3 - report
"Nintendo has learned its lesson."
Macquarie Research has suggested that Nintendo will show new Wii Fit, Mario and Zelda titles at E3 next week.
UK chart: UFC knocks Wii Fit off pedestal
Punch-Out!! Hatton done very well.
UFC 2009: Undisputed debuts at the top of the UK All-Formats chart this week, abruptly halting the record-breaking top-spot attempt by Wii Fit.
UK charts: Wii Fit still perched on top
New Battlestations does admirably.
Wii Fit is balanced atop the UK All-Formats chart for a seventh consecutive week, taking its lifetime top-spot total to 16.
UK charts: Wii Fit on top yet again
Rhythm Paradise picks up tempo.
Wii Fit holds off Wolverine for a second week to remain top of the UK all-formats chart.
Europe and US help Nintendo profits soar
But annual results expose a wobbly Japan.
Nintendo has reported record-breaking annual sales, but revealed a weak Japanese underbelly in the process.
UK charts: Wii Fit on top yet again
Newcomer Riddick overshadowed at two.
Nintendo's Wii Fit tops the UK All-Formats chart for the 13th time this week, edging closer to the 18-week all-time record set by Who Wants to be a Millionaire? in 2001.
UK charts: Wii Fit's 12th top spot
But EA's hot on its heels.
Wii Fit tops the weekly UK chart for the 12th time today, staying ahead of EA siblings The Godfather II at two and FIFA 09 at three.
UK charts: Wii Fit on top for 11th week
Breaks Nintendo records.
Wii Fit spends an 11th week atop the UK All Formats chart and becomes Nintendo's longest serving No. 1 ever, breaking Pokémon Yellow's record.
Wii Fit reclaims UK chart top spot
Wanted struggles. Ninja Blade fails.
Wii Fit recaptures the UK all-formats chart top spot this week, equalling Nintendo's personal best of 10 weeks for a game at number one - set by Pokémon Yellow back in 2000.
US charts: Wii Fit blocks SFIV attack
Killzone 2 performs, F.E.A.R. 2 struggles.
Wii Fit has beaten off Street Fighter IV to top the US software chart for February.
UK charts: Wii Fit in No. 1 again shocker
F.E.A.R. 2 fails to scare off Nintendo.
Wii Fit has held firm atop the UK all-formats chart this week, despite F.E.A.R. 2 putting the frighteners on and entering at two.
UK charts: Wii Fit at No. 1 once again
New entries sparse. Top 40 inside.
Wii Fit keeps up the pace to take another UK all-formats top finish this week. This will be its fourth number one on the trot.
UK charts: Wii Fit still at No. 1
Call of Duty huffing and puffing in second.
Wii Fit has spent a third week running atop the UK all-formats chart, taking its lifetime number-one finishes to seven.
Mario Kart Wii tops global charts for 2008
Nintendo first-party games dominate.
Mario Kart Wii was the biggest selling game across the UK, US and Japan last year, shifting nearly 9 million copies.
Wii Fit gets Body Check Channel in Japan
Tracks data, offers on-going health advice.
Nintendo is making a Wii Fit Body Check Channel that will correlate player data (and DS pedometer data) and offer ongoing health and fitness advice, while also providing medical professionals with valuable research data.
UK charts: Wii Fit still on top
Skate 2, My Fitness Coach perform well too.
Wii Fit has seen off the competition to remain atop the UK all-formats chart for a second week running.
Guilt propels Wii Fit to the top of UK chart
LOTR Conquest nearly name-worthy.
Wii Fit has lunged to the top of the UK All-Formats chart this week as the public tries desperately to sweat out those Christmas puddings.
Wii most popular product on eBay
Holiday fanatics hoover up console.
Online auctioneer eBay has revealed the Nintendo Wii as the most popular product on the entire site.
Wii Fit, Mario Kart sell a million each
Nintendo rumoured to be buying Dubai.
Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii have both sold over 1 million copies in the UK.
Q3's top five best-sellers revealed
Madden, Wii Fit and Star Wars win out.
Electronic Arts notched up the world's biggest selling game from July to September with Madden NFL 09 shifting 2.994 million units, according to a new report combining US, UK and Japanese sales data.
GTA IV is biggest global seller of 2008
Three of top five exclusive to Wii.
Grand Theft Auto IV has sold over 6 million copies to become the biggest-selling game, worldwide, of 2008.
Wii Fit balances on top of UK chart
Soulcalibur IV denied. Top 40 inside.
Wii Fit has reclaimed the top spot in the UK all-formats chart, bending past last week's winner, Soulcalibur IV, at two.
Miyamoto hushed up about hobbies?
Times report says so.
British newspaper The Times claims that Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto has been told not to discuss his hobbies in public.
UK charts: Wii Fit back on top
No new challengers. Full top 40 inside.
Wii Fit has high-jumped back to the top of the UK all-formats chart, bumping LEGO Indiana Jones down to five.
Wii becomes best-selling US console
PS3 doubles 360 sales for June.
Nintendo has boasted about Wii becoming the best-selling current generation console in the US.
Wii Fit leaps to top of UK chart
Sporty top 40 inside.
Wii Fit has used replenished stocks to leap to the top of the UK charts.
Nintendo to offer fitness checks
Feel Great Britain tour now underway.
Nintendo is hosting a series of events across the UK offering you the chance to try out Wii Fit and get a free health and fitness check.
What Wii owners are playing most
US stats make for interesting reading.
New stats appearing on the US Nintendo Channel have revealed what Wii owners prefer to play - and for how long.
Wii Fit in stock "as soon as possible"
Nintendo: "We're doing everything we can".
Nintendo has pledged that Wii Fit stocks will be replenished "as soon as possible", following recent shortages.
GTA IV still top of the UK charts
Ahead of Age of Conan and Haze.
Grand Theft Auto IV remained at the top of the UK All Formats chart for the fourth straight week, beating off strong challenges from Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and Haze, which debuted at two and three respectively.
Charts: GTA IV and Wii Fit unstoppable
Full all-formats top 40 inside.
Grand Theft Auto IV and Wii Fit have spent a third week at the top of the UK all-formats chart.
Nintendo apologises to Wii Fit players
BMI system might not always be accurate.
Nintendo has admitted that Wii Fit body fat readings may not be accurate for younger players, nor for sporty people carrying lots of muscle mass.
Wii Fit exercises chart dominance
Full UK Top 40 inside.
Wii Fit has barely broken a sweat to romp to the top of the UK All-Formats Top 40 in its first week on sale.
Wants it to bring families together.
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto wants to bring families together with Wii Fit.
US/Euro Wii Fit will weigh your pet
Watch out, hamsters.
The US and European versions of Wii Fit allow players to weigh their pets as well as themselves, according to Shigeru Miyamoto's translator Bill Trinen.
More Wii Fits coming, says Nintendo
Best "shop around" if you want to pre-order.
Nintendo UK has responded to concerns about the fact Wii Fit appears to have sold out before it's even on shelves - insisting that "many retailers are still accepting pre-orders".
Miyamoto appears in Time's top 100
Can he make people thin?
Shigeru Miyamoto is in the running to make the Time list of the 100 most influential people this year.
Wii Fit already selling out in the UK
Best get pre-ordering if you want one.
Those who fancy a bit of Wii Fit might want to order a copy now, as it's already selling out with more than two weeks to go until release.
Spore, Dead Space showing in London
Plus: Science Museum to test Wii Fit.
Electronic Arts is planning to show off titles such as Spore, Dead Space and Boom Blox at this year's Sci-Fi London festival.
Due out 25th April, remember.
Nintendo has said that Wii Fit will retail for GBP 69.99 in the UK and EUR 89.99 in the rest of Europe. Which makes sense - why would they charge Europeans in pounds?
Nintendo goes date bananas.
Nintendo has continued its dating frenzy by revealing that Wii Fit will be released here on 25th April.
Wii Fit date announcement today
But Nintendo coy on May rumblings.
Nintendo has told Eurogamer it plans to reveal information on the Wii Fit release date later today.
The platform holder was responding to an article in The Wall Street Journal, which said both WiiWare and Wii Fit would be given American dates of May.
First to arrive, apparently, will be game download service WiiWare on 12th May. This is similar to Live Arcade and PSN and will offer small, original titles for purchase.
Nintendo trio roll out for GDC
Talking Wii Fit, WiiWare, Smash Bros.
Takao Sawano, Takashi Aoyama and Masahiro Sakurai - three of Nintendo's top men - will be at GDC next week banging on about their experiences with the likes of Wii Fit, WiiWare and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Daily Mail concerned about Wiis in P.E.
Schools trial alluring concept.
Five schools in Worcestershire have been using the Wii in physical education classes to encourage youngsters to get active.
Wii soars past 5 million in Japan
Play and Sports with 2m apiece.
Nintendo is happy because its Wii console has shifted a meaty 5 million on home turf in Japan, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
Nintendo of America spits out dates
Specific for Okami, loose for Mario Kart, etc.
Nintendo of America has issued an enormous pile of release dates and estimates for its upcoming games and those of its cherished third parties. Obviously these only apply to the US, but they are still encouraging yardsticks for when things will be finished and ready to be quickly released in Europe no excuses this time.
Wii Fit sells 1 million in Japan
Results before you know it.
Nintendo's Wii Fit exercise package has sold one million units in Japan, in just over a month on sale, GamesIndustry.biz reports.
According to Nikkei, the hardware and software bundle reached the milestone on 6th January, after being introduced to the market on 1st December.
Wii Fit was first unveiled by Shigeru Miyamoto at E3 last year, and represents Nintendo's continued push to expand the industry beyond the traditional videogame market.
Wii Fit date, bikes in Mario Kart
Plus Wii Ware games, Fire Emblem DS, DS download channel.
As well as adding Sonic to the Smash Bros. roster, Nintendo's Japanese press conference also brought us the local release date for Wii Fit, news of motorbikes in Mario Kart and a few details on the first games for downloadable service Wii Software (Wii Ware), announced this June.
Crysis, BioShock, PES 2008.
The winners of the Best in Show awards from this year's Games Convention in Leipzig have been announced, GamesIndustry.biz reports, with Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 taking two awards for Best PlayStation 2 game and Best PlayStation 3 game.