kotaku.com - 26 days ago
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Today at an investors event in Tokyo, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was once again frank , admitting a "miscalculation" was made about the game market. "The mood of the market got colder than expected," said Iwata, "and there was a miscalculation." This comes as Nintendo records its first ...
wii.ign.com - 22 days ago
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November 3, 2009 - WiiWare is slowly becoming
packed with content, especially in Japan where the service...
often sees four titles released in a single week. Wouldn't it be great to be able to try out some of those games before handing over your precious ...
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Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos
ft.com - 26 days ago
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Published: October 30 2009 16:36 | Last updated:
October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the...
business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because ...
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Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles
computerandvideogames.com - 22 days ago
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Tuesday 3-Nov-2009 2:00 PM Nintendo on "urgent mission
to recover momentum during holidays" in Japan Nintendo top...
honcho Satoru Iwata has said that Wii's situation in Japan "cannot be defined as healthy". It's probably not as bad as it sounds, they ...
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News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"
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Iwata - Nintendo preparing for the next year and year after, comments on Apple
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... thinking about what to do the year after next. We’re thinking about our best chances for success.” - Satoru Iwata
Iwata also reconfirmed that the Vitality Sensor is going to be out in 2010, and there’s more to it than the simple elements that we know now. Finally, this is the response Iwata gave when asked about the competition from Apple’s iPhone.
“In the marketplace, our presence is growing.”
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Nintendo president admits to game market miscalculation
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... At an investor's event in Tokyo on Friday, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted that Nintendo's first profit drop in six years was due in part to a "miscalculation" made about the game market. ...
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