And no spoilers!
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is one of the most beautiful looking Wii games we've seen, and Nintendo's teams have created countless pieces of art for the game over the year: remember the E3 2009 reveal artwork?
And no spoilers!
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is one of the most beautiful looking Wii games we've seen, and Nintendo's teams have created countless pieces of art for the game over the year: remember the E3 2009 reveal artwork?
You only have two days until you can actually buy Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking, but if that's just too much waiting to bear then fire up your Xbox 360 and start downloading the free demo now.
Spreading far and wide
After San Diego and New York, where else can Nintendo go to spread the word about Super Mario 3D Land? How about Austin, Texas?
15 copies to give away
We know you love great games, and we know you love competitions, but we bet you love both of them together even more.
You'd think paying some actors to stand in front of a TV and Kinect and pretend they're having a great time would be among the easiest parts of releasing a game. You'd probably be right, which makes this back of box art for MotionSports Adrenaline even more brilliant.
Start your engines
Codemasters has just revealed the launch date for its first 3DS game: F1 2011 will reach Europe on 25th November.
To arms!
CIRCLE Entertainment's DSiWare onslaught continues apace: no sooner have we had Castle Conqueror — Revolution than we're ready to greet Castle Conqueror — Heroes.
At a loss for words
In stark contrast to Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo generally sells hardware at a profit, but the recent 3DS price drop has clearly caused the company to reconsider that stance. At a recent investor Q&A, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed he's not yet sure if Nintendo will sell Wii U at a profit from day one.I have no definitive information on whether we will sell the Wii U in the red or on the suggested retail price for the hardware at this stage.For Nintendo even to consider selling its next home console at a loss shows the heavy impact the 3DS's speedy price drop made on the company, but Iwata was keen to point out that any mistakes won't affect the Wii U:
I hope you understand that we are trying to take appropriate measures to handle the various issues we are aware of concerning the launch of the Wii U.What do you think Nintendo needs to do to ensure Wii U is a success from the get-go? Would selling the console at a loss show Nintendo's confidence in its software or that it's lost its way in the hardware market?
Will we see any this year?
The late November 3DS system update will add the ability for developers to release downloadable content for games in the 3DS eShop, but Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed there'll be no Nintendo DLC until 2012.
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