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Despite a resurgence in popularity born of the release of Nintendo's Wii, the venerable Japanese video game maker is taking an earnings beatdown. And most blame Apple as the likely culprit.
This week, Nintendo revealed that its fiscal-first-half net profit ...
Apple Emerges as Nintendo's Game Rival
online.wsj.com 27 days ago — DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI Satoru Iwata , the president of Nintendo Co., is a self-proclaimed Apple Inc. fan. He carries an iPhone and uses a Mac laptop. So when Mr. Iwata says Nintendo and Apple aren't competitors, he should know what he's talking about. ...
Apple passes Nokia, scares Nintendo • The Register
theregister.co.uk 27 days ago — Apple has passed Nokia to become the world's most profitable phone maker, and prompted Nintendo's president to note that if his company can't differentiate its games from those on the iPhone, "then our future is dark." Cupertino's multi-pronged ...
Welcome to Nintendo of America's Media Site
press.nintendo.com 8 days ago — NINTENDO SELLS MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION HARDWARE UNITS DURING CRITICAL THANKSGIVING WEEK More than 2.5 Video Game Systems Sold Every Second during Week as Value-Minded Holiday Shoppers Look to Nintendo REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 30, 2009 Nintendo's internal ...
Nintendo Ponders Kindle-Style 3G DS [Nintendo]
kotaku.com 11/2/2009 — Could a future version of the Nintendo DS hardware use 3G for digital downloads? Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says the company could take a cue from Amazon's Kindle business model.
Unlike today's...
Nintendo has no desire to make mobile phones
techradar.com 10/12/2009 — Nintendo of America's president Reggie Fils-Aime has hit out at Sony's strategy for the PSP Go, claiming that it suffers from a "fundamental concept problem in terms of 'Who it's for?' and 'What's the benefit?'" Fils-Aime also said that Nintendo had no plans to move into the 'phone space' and ...
Nintendo, Google and Apple are the world's best companies
techradar.com 10/6/2009 — Nintendo, Apple and Google are the world's top three best companies, according to a new BusinessWeek top 40 chart. The World's Best Companies/Global Top 40 list was compiled for BusinessWeek by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. Innovation, expansion, leadership The top 40 is based on a ...
Nintendo considering 3G DS handheld
techradar.com 11/3/2009 — Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata is considering a 3D always-on internet connection for a handheld gaming console. Mr Iwata told the FT he's looking into an Amazon Kindle-style 3G and Wi-Fi model for future iterations of DS consoles. "I'm interested because it's a new business model in which the user ...
Nintendo Profits Plunge [Nintendo]
kotaku.com 10/29/2009 — For the first time in six years, Nintendo is recording its first decline in profit.
In the six months ending September 2009, Nintendo reports that sales and income were "adversely affected by the...
Nintendo Monopoly: Buy Your Nintendo Properties Here
hardwaresphere.com 11 days ago — Well, After getting on the Chess board as their playground, Mario and friends has invading the super popular Monopoly game. If you love both Nintendo Characters and Monopoly, this Nintendo Monopoly toy would spoiled you for sure.
Roll Donkey Kong’s barrel past go, collect your $200 and ...
Wii HD coming in 2010, claims mole —
The Register 10/29/2009
Netflix-for-Wii too A seemingly well-connected gaming executive claims to have discovered that Nintendo will launch its long-rumoured HD Wii next year, in addition to a Netflix-for-Wii film and TV streaming service.…
World Wii sales slump by 43% —
The Register 10/30/2009
CEO admits console has 'stalled' Nintendo has admitted that Wii sales have “stalled” after reporting a 43 per cent drop in global sales of the console during the first six months of the firm’s current financial year.…