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Fils-Aim, President of Nintendo of America, presents the new Wii U controller at a media briefing during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles

Wii U: Nintendo President Says Inviting to All Kinds of Gamers

The experience enabled by Wii U and the new controller takes players deeper into their games, while reaching out wider than ever before to be inviting to all kinds of gamers, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said while introducing Wii U, the successor of its worldwide mega-hit video game console.

Nintendo Wii U a lackluster innovation; gamers dismiss the touch-pad control

Exploring Wii U, Nintendo’s next-gen video game console.
Nintendo Wii U doesn't seem to be appealing to the gaming community. The majority of gamers frowned on the supposedly innovative touch control pad. The confusion seemed to be regarding the brand new screen incorporated on the control pad for Wii U. What is an iPad doing in my game control? was the first reaction of majority of the gamers who previewed the latest offering from Nintendo. Initial reviews on the new console from Nintendo, the Wii U, poured in after the company unveiled it...
Fils-Aim, president of Nintendo of America, presents the new Wii U controller at a media briefing during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, in Los Angeles

Nintendo Wii U: Gamers puzzled with the touch-screen controller, say it's strange

Nintendo Wii U has taken many by surprise. The majority of gamers reacted with a Why the hell do I need an iPad in my controller? Initial reviews on the new console from Nintendo, the Wii U, poured in after the company unveiled it at E3 conference in Los Angeles, with industry analysts and gamers thinking loud: The new tablet-like controller is the strangest piece ever from Nintendo.
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An employee arranges Nintendo Co's Wii game console at a Yamada Denki electronics retail store in Tokyo

Nintendo At E3 LIVE Coverage

Check out our live coverage of Nintendo's E3 media presentation as the company previews the next generation Wii.
Steve Jobs talks about the iCloud service at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco

Will iCloud be the next target of hackers?

Are you sure you want to entrust your digital assets to the cloud? You may want to ask the hackers, who have dominated the news with their successes in hacking Sony, Amazon and Google.

iOS 5: Apple has a gaming console?

AirPlay Mirroring wasn't among the top ten features announced by Apple at WWDC on Monday. But looks like this relatively lesser discussed feature introduced in iOS 5 for iPad 2 can have far reaching implications. The already available HD mirroring technology in iPad 2 enabled the user to plug in a cable to the iPad 2 and connect it with a HDTV for viewing the tablet screen on a much bigger display. This feature has been working beautifully which facilitated users to watch photos, slideshows a...
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Lulzsec strikes again: Nintendo hacked but servers safer than Sony

Nintendo announced that their web server was recently hacked by the Lulzsec hacking group. The hackers were able to penetrate the network but did not manage to obtain any sensitive information or customer data. The hack happened weeks ago, but Nintendo has just released a statement, leaving many to wonder about Nintendo's trust in communication with their gaming customers.
With the likely reveal of its next generation console, Nintendo will make the biggest splash at E3 analyst say.

E3 Preview: All Eyes On Nintendo

With the likely reveal of its next generation console, Nintendo will make the biggest splash at E3 analyst say. The expo comes at a critical time for Nintendo as sales for its Wii console have begun to sizzle out and more people have turned to Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Is Sony's NGP 'PlayStation Vita'? Focus on next week's E3

As the much-awaited video-game conference, known as E3, kicks off in Los Angeles next week, the focus is on gaming majors and the new offerings up their sleeves. There have been rumors that Sony will use the E3 platform to name its Next Generation Portable, or PSP2, as ‘Vita’.
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April NPD Preview -- Expect Rebound in Software Sales Growth: Analyst

Wedbush Securities expects April U.S. retail video game console software sales data to be released by the NPD Group after the market close on May 12. The brokerage said April may be an anomalous month for software sales, with a rebound likely due to an outstanding lineup of blockbuster title.

Nintendo Confirms Wii 2 For 2012

Set for release by the end of 2012, a playable model of the new console will be presented at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, the company said.

PSP sales still ahead of the 3DS

The game obsessed customers still prefer PSP over the Nintendo 3DS. MediaCreate Reported that Sony’s PSP moved 35,478 units ahead of the 3DS pushing it down to the second best seller selling 32,910 units on April 10.

440,000 Nintendo 3DS units sold in first week

Nintendo Co said the 3DS device has made a good start with 440,000 units sold in the US in a weeks’ time. Launched on March 27, Nintendo 3DS has successfully out-performed its Wii.

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