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Hundreds line up for ‘Wii U’ debut in Japan
Hundreds of people queued up at electronics shops across Japan Saturday as Nintendo released its new Wii U game console, hoping to reposition itself in a gaming market invaded by online social games. About 100 people were waiting outside Bic Camera’s flagship store in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro commercial district before it…
Nintendo announces next generation of Wii consoles
Nintendo on Thursday announced that its next-generation Wii U videogame consoles will hit the coveted US market on November 18 with a starting price of $300. The Japanese electronic games titan is counting on the Wii U to recapture the glory, and profits, seen after it opened play to masses…
Nintendo seeks E3 game show buzz with Wii U peek
Nintendo provided a glimpse into its second-generation Wii console as the Japanese videogame giant set out to generate excitement ahead of the E3 industry extravaganza. In a webcast streamed online, Nintendo president Satoru Iwatarevealed details about the Wii U GamePad and promised more was to come at a press conference in Los…
Game giant Nintendo posts first annual loss
Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday posted its first annual loss since becoming a public company, blaming a soaring yen and price cuts on its consoles for sinking it $530 million into the red. The Kyoto-based company in August slashed the price of its newNintendo 3DS by about 40.0 percent in Japan after a…
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