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multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 2/9/2009

Nintendo: ‘Nintendo Power’ No Longer The Best Way To Reach Nintendo Fans

— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — The latest person to dismiss the relevance of print publications for gamers is none other than Nintendo... president Satoru Iwata, who recently gave his thoughts on the fate of Nintendo Power. *** If you're looking for a reason why Nintendo relinquished ... (more) Nintendo: ‘Nintendo Power’ No Longer The Best Way To ...

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kotaku.com - 2/10/2009

Nintendo Building New R&D Center In Japan [Japan]

— kotaku.com — Companies are hemorrhaging money and jobs. Even Nintendo is cutting its profit forecast. That's not to say... the company is cutting back on everything, though. Nintendo's expanding. It's been revealed that the end of last year, the company forked over ... (more) Nintendo Building New R&D Center In Japan [Japan]

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gamespot.com - 2/11/2009

Nintendo opening new $141M R&D facility - News at GameSpot

— gamespot.com — As part of its nine-month earnings report in January, Nintendo severely disappointed investors by revising its full-year... earnings downward 9 percent and cutting its profit projections by an onerous 36 percent . The thing is, even despite the hit, ... (more) Nintendo opening new $141M R&D facility - News at GameSpot

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South Korea's President wants to compete with Nintendo, gets rightly mocked
Destructoid — ... South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has recently joined the ranks of Sony and Microsoft, regarding Nintendo with envious eyes and drawing his plans against the Wii. Jealous of Nintendo's success in his home country, Lee lamented South Korea's lack of console development. ...

South Korean president wants to take on Nintendo in game development
GoNintendo — ... if the software industry here was healthy enough to produce a lot of games, which would drive up the sales of handheld consoles and introduce more products onto the market. However, as a latecomer, we have the difficulty of proving our products first and securing third parties later. - Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea Those would be some pretty lofty goals. I don’t think South Korea is anywhere near creating what Nintendo does, but it’s always good to set your goals high! Link This entry was posted on Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 1:23 pm and is filed under ...

South Korean President Wants Local Game Industry to be More Like Nintendo
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed — ... Korean software market, and I wonder whether the government has ever been serious about fostering the country's software industry. It's telling that most of the computers at government agencies rely on pirated software." "You don't have the right to be daydreaming about Nintendo, when Korean online game firms, which are actually doing well overseas, feel they could do better if the government wasn't biting at their ankles,'' said an anonymous Internet company official. Thanks to GamePolitics for the tip.

Country's President Wonders Why South Korea Can't Be Nintendo [South Korea]
Kotaku — ... remarks all the more peculiar. "I don't think government officials have a good understanding of the realities of the country's IT industry," said an official from a local Internet company. "You don't have the right to be daydreaming about Nintendo, when Korean online game firms, which are actually doing well overseas, feel they could do better if the government wasn't biting at their ankles." Zing! Industry Sarcastic To Lee's Nintendo Comment [The Korea Times via GamePolitics] [Pic] ...