Nintendo wins patent lawsuit again, this time over Wii MotionPlus Nintendo has some good lawyers. For the second time in as many months, the video game giant escaped another patent… Read More
Nintendo 3DS tops Xbox 360 in May, but Microsoft still rules home consoles While the Xbox 360 continues to dominate the U.S. console industry inside the living room, Nintendo’s handheld 3DS was actually… Read More
Xbox 360 marks 28 straight months atop U.S. market; industry sales sink 25% Just days before we get our first look at the next-generation Xbox, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 continues to dominate the U.S.… Read More
Nintendo courts smartphone apps, stays away from smartphones The headline today in the Japan Times is an attention-grabber: “Nintendo taps smartphone apps for console boost.” Finally, Mario and… Read More
Nintendo’s digital sales on the rise as company stays focused on games While sales of Nintendo’s Wii U continue to suffer, it appears the move to digital games has been helping the… Read More
Name that Tech Tune: Do you know this Nintendo game? Updated below with answer and winner. This week’s Name that Tech Tune challenge is on the tougher end of the… Read More
VIDEO: What makes Seattle such an awesome gaming city The list of game development companies in the Seattle area, from Valve to PopCap to 343, is certainly impressive. And… Read More
Xbox chief: Main rivals are Nintendo, Sony, Apple and Google … but not Valve The competitive landscape for Microsoft’s Xbox console is expanding to include Apple and Google, but the company’s top game and… Read More
Nintendo sued over 3D patent in 3DS handheld console Not only is Nintendo dealing with less-than-stellar Wii U sales, but now the company is being sued over 3D technology… Read More
Nintendo wants WiiU.com domain, files cybersquatting complaint The latest sales numbers of Nintendo’s Wii U are not good, so maybe a new website at WiiU.com can help the… Read More
Ouch: Nintendo sold just 57,000 Wii U’s in January, report says Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told Reuters last month that the sales of the Wii U, which debuted Nov. 18, were “not bad.”… Read More
A gamer’s dream: ‘The Art of Video Games’ exhibit debuts Friday at the EMP (PHOTOS) If you’ve ever wanted to jump in a time machine and relive the 40-year history of video games, well, Seattle’s… Read More
Not just dudes: 38% of Xbox users female, 51% have kids Microsoft wants you to know that not all of its users are stereotypical hardcore gamer bros. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice… Read More
It’s official: PlayStation is back atop the console market PlayStation is once again the king of the worldwide console market. Sony’s latest earnings report, issued Feb. 7, shows unit… Read More
Consumers spent $14.8B on video game content in 2012, down 9 percent from last year Just like the newspaper, book and movie industries, the latest numbers show the video game sector quickly moving to digital… Read More
Struggling Nintendo sells 3 million Wii U consoles, lowers forecasts again Nintendo’s quarterly numbers are out and the company managed to sell 3.06 million Wii U consoles worldwide during the holiday… Read More
Report: Chinese government could lift 12-year-old ban on video game hardware Execs at Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and maybe even Valve are licking their chops this morning at the latest news from… Read More
Mario Kart, Zelda remakes coming to Wii U Some of Nintendo’s all-time great games are making a comeback. President Satoru Iwata announced today on a Nintendo Direct Webcast that… Read More
Teaming up: Nintendo merging console and handheld divisions to keep up with competitors For the first time in nearly ten years, there are some big structural changes happening at Nintendo. A report out from Japan-based… Read More
Xbox 360 wins holiday season in U.S., marks two straight years atop market The Xbox 360 is champ once again. Microsoft’s console was the best-selling console in the United States last month, marking… Read More
After month-long delay, Nintendo debuts TVii service After a one month delay, Nintendo’s TVii for the Wii U is finally ready to debut today. The TVii service… Read More
Holiday heist: Grinches steal 7,000 Wii U consoles from SeaTac airport warehouse This could be the holiday heist of the decade. A band thieves broke into a warehouse at Seattle Air Cargo last… Read More
Gabe Newell: Valve to build a gaming PC for the living room While most of the next-generation console talk is about the future of PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo products, there could be… Read More
Wii U posts big first week, but Xbox 360 is still champ for now Xbox 360 was the top-selling game console in the U.S. for November, kicking off the critical holiday shopping season with… Read More
Nintendo’s geeked-out ride: A look inside the tour van After three months and thousands of miles around the country, the Nintendo Airstream Tour Van finally made it back home.… Read More
Xbox 360 Black Friday stats: 750,000 consoles, 72 million online hours We wrote yesterday about Nintendo selling more than 400,000 Wii U consoles last week. While it isn’t new and doesn’t have… Read More
So far, so good: More than 400,000 Wii U consoles sold after first week It’s not easy for consumers to find a Wii U in stores and that’s good news for Nintendo. Nintendo of… Read More
Nintendo president explains why Wii U trumps Xbox Kinect Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime had a brief interview with CNBC Monday and explained why the new Wii U console… Read More
Two days before Wii U debut, Nintendo delays TVii app Just two days before the Wii U hits stores, Nintendo announced Friday that the TVii app will be released in… Read More
Mammoth new Mariners video board will be largest in Major League Baseball The Mariners new video board at Safeco Field is incredibly massive. We’re talking 201 feet wide and 57 feet high… Read More
