Full FeedE3 2009: Nintendo’s Wii Vitality Sensor
One of the few surprise announcements at E3 2009 was Satoru Iwata’s unveiling of the Wii Vitality Sensor at Nintendo’s press conference. The device attaches to the port at the base of the WiiMote and appears to act like a clip that grabs your finger to measure your pulse. According… Continue Reading »
E3 2009: Nintendo offers (little) info about its Media Briefing
Nintendo sent out a press release today (May 28, 2009) with scant details concerning its upcoming E3 2009 press conference taking place at 9 a.m. (PT), June 2, 2009, at Club NOKIA in Los Angeles, CA (which we will be Live Blogging). The most significant part is that three speakers… Continue Reading »
GDC 2009: Satoru Iwata keynote download
On March 25, 2009, the president and CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, took the time out his busy schedule to travel all the way from Japan to grace the attendees of the 2009 Game Developer’s Conference (held in San Francisco, California) with a highly anticipated keynote. Held in the Moscone… Continue Reading »
Iwata believes Wii could be as popular as the Playstation 2
As the Wii continue to grow in popularity and consumers remain in shock regarding its continued purchasing power, industry pundits and gamers both wonder aloud at the levels of success Nintendo’s latest console effort will achieve. If Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has his way, the Nintendo Wii will, according to… Continue Reading »
Nintendo announces two new handheld WarioWare games
According to Gamespot, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has announced two new WarioWare games, one for the new DSiWare and one for the regular-old, none fancy dual camera-packing DS (DS Lite, Fat) hardware. The two new games are titled WarioWare: Photograph and WarioWare Myself. Can you guess which one is for… Continue Reading »
Nintendo confirms production of possible Wii follow-up
Nintendo is first out of the gate in announcing the successor to its current gen platform. Even though the Wii continues to make more money than any man or machine can dare to count, Nintendo is looking into capturing the hearts and wallets of future consumers. In an interview with… Continue Reading »
Iwata says lifespan of consoles is “too inflexible”
At Nintendo’s recent Third Quarter Financial Results Conference, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata insinuated that the traditional, almost-unwritten rule concerning how a console cycle will last around four or five years is needlessly restrictive. Lately, I cannot say I’m making video games on the frontline of development, but as a person… Continue Reading »
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