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computerandvideogames.com - 22 days ago

News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"

— computerandvideogames.com — 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 ... (more) News: Iwata: "Wii cannot be defined as healthy"

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pocketgamer.co.uk - 23 days ago

Nintendo considering 'always on' 3G connectivity for DS

— pocketgamer.co.uk — Sony seemed to make a concerted effort to puts its weight back behind its handheld brand a... few months back in response to the iPhone's popularity, and now Nintendo appears to be following suit. We heard about the previously slimmed down DS Lite and ... (more) Nintendo considering 'always on' 3G connectivity for DS

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nydailynews.com - 23 days ago

Gamers are no longer hot for Wii

— nydailynews.com — THE Wii has lost its cool factor. Nintendo reported a 52% drop in profits and slashed its... full-year forecast, as sales for its once red-hot Wii video game console slumped. Sales of Wii machines around the world fell 43% to 5.75 million from 10 million ... (more) Gamers are no longer hot for Wii

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Nintendo To Trial WiiWare Demos
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — Nintendo will offer demos of WiiWare games beginning later this month in a bid to stimulate sales of downloadable titles. The test programme was confirmed by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata during a financial results briefing, reports IGN . Initially it will cover only a few select titles and it s currently unclear whether it will run outside of Japan. Iwata said that downloadable sales on Nintendo platforms make up just a small part of the company s business and that he wasn t yet sure if offering demos was the best way to grow WiiWare. Pitched as an environment that s ...

Wii Getting Playable Demos And Video Downloads
G4 TV - TheFeed — ... First off: Playable downloads are coming to the system. On a Nintendo conference call at Saturo Iwata said Nintendo will start a test program for WiiWare demos some time this month. The test will cover just a few titles. Apparently, Nintendo wants to test whether people actually want to try out games before they buy them. The demos will be fore WiiWare games, but if Nintendo extended the ideas and provided demos of retail titles as well. No word yet on whether the pilot program is for Japan only, but we'll keep you posted. ...

Nintendo Planning To Offer WiiWare Demos
1UP RSS feed — ... Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata told investors that WiiWare demos are on the way at a Q&A; session during a recent earnings briefing (via IGN). They'll begin with a test program that will cover a few titles, which will launch later thi month. ...