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technology

Minecraft is finally coming to Wii U - Possibly today!

Minecraft is available on smartphones, tablets, PCs, and a variety of home consoles, but not on Nintendo's Wii U. However, that looks set to change as a rating for Minecraft Wii U appeared on the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) page.

business

Nintendo names HR exec, 65, as president

technology

GameTech: Mattress is smart way to drift off

business

Nintendo chief Iwata dies after long fight with cancer

technology

Nintendo will ensure Iwata's legacy lives on

technology

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has passed away

Going for a ride with Super Mario

NINTENDO fans are being taken for a ride. 

Wed, 13 May, 2015

Nintendo's new console could finally work everywhere in the world!

Nintendo makes amazing consoles and games but one of the major isues users have had is that consoles and games are generally region locked - so for example you couldn't buy a game in Japan and play it in your Irish Wii U.

Tue, 12 May, 2015

Nintendo will release first mobile game this year

Nintendo plans to release five smartphone games by 2017, the first of which will launch by the end of the year.

Fri, 08 May, 2015

Former Nintendo chief passes away

Former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi, who led the company’s transition from maker of traditional playing cards to global video giant behind the Super Mario and Pokemon video games, has died. He was 85.

Thu, 19 Sep, 2013

Wii U merges console and controller

NINTENDO has rolled out its second-generation Wii console in a bid to dispel notions its system is not up to the standards of hardcore videogame players.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2011

Glasses-free 3D games console out next year

NINTENDO’S games console with glasses-free 3D technology will go on sale in February in Japan, and March in Europe and the US, the company has announced.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2010

Glasses-free 3D games console out next year

Nintendo’s new games console with glasses-free 3D technology will be on sale in February in Japan, and March in Europe and the US, the company announced today.

Wed, 29 Sep, 2010

Nintendo unveils 3D games console

Nintendo has unveiled the world’s first 3D handheld games console – the 3DS – at a press conference in Los Angeles.

Wed, 16 Jun, 2010

Nintendo Wii console to hit Japanese stores in December

Nintendo’s next-generation game console, Wii, will arrive in Japan on time and at prices lower than its rivals, the company said today.

Thu, 14 Sep, 2006

Nintendo console to compete with PlayStation

Nintendo today demonstrated its next-generation console which will compete against rival offerings from PlayStation and Sony.

Tue, 09 May, 2006

Nintendo shows off new videogame controller

NINTENDO stole Microsoft’s thunder yesterday when they unveiled their new, user-friendly videogame controller that looks like a TV remote control and can be waved like a wand or a baseball bat.

Sat, 17 Sep, 2005

Next-generation consoles on display at Tokyo show

Nintendo thinks it has the answer for people scared off by all the complex switches and buttons on home video-game controllers – a simpler device that looks like a TV remote control and can be waved like a wand or a baseball bat.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2005

People may get bored with computers - Nintendo boss

The new president of Nintendo says people are in danger of getting bored with computer games.

Thu, 06 Jun, 2002