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Nintendo stock rises on successful E3 showing
Hits a 12-month high thanks to E3.
Nintendo’s baseball team posts $11 million profit
In case you forgot, Nintendo owns a baseball team. And they’re doing pretty good.
Gamers bought Wii U for “fun factor”, PS4 for “hardware”, Xbox One for “brand”
“Fun” is the most important thing or Wii U owners.
Nintendo pushing towards $250 million in digital sales annually
Nintendo’s digital sales are increasing, now account for $250 million worth of revenue per year.
Analyst: “Wii U is the weakest console in the history of Nintendo”
Analyst believes that Nintendo’s core business is in “bad shape” and that the Wii U is the worst console in the company’s history.
Wii U has best sales month ever in December 2014
Wii U ended 2014 strongly, with record hardware and software sales.
Reggie talks Wii U and how it fits in the current marketplace
In a new video interview, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime talks about the Wii U and Nintendo’s position in the marketplace.
Is Nintendo and the Wii U finally bouncing back?
Is Nintendo and the Wii U finally getting out of their slump?
Nintendo undersupplied the original Wii because they lost money on each unit
Instead of losing too much money, Nintendo supply constrained the console until it was profitable.
Iwata: “Nintendo is a company that can do whatever they want”
Iwata feels confident about Nintendo’s and shares his thoughts on the company’s future.
Survey: only 1 percent of gamers want a Wii U this Holiday season
A survey of 5,000 gamers reveals that just 1% of them want a Wii U this holiday season.
Reggie: consumers buy hardware because of the experience, not graphics
“Systems that generate pretty pictures by themselves aren’t selling propositions” says Reggie
Amazon has a ton of Wii U games on sale
Nintendo Land for $10, Assassin’s Creed 3 for $20, Mass Effect 3 for $18, Black Ops 2 for $20, and more.
Just 3% of Ubisoft’s sales came from the Wii U in the last 3 months
Publisher reveals the cold hard truth about Wii U game sales.
Iwata: first priority is to regain momentum of the Wii U
Nintendo president says that first priority is to get the Wii U back on track, then focus on third party games.
How Nintendo can turn the Wii U into a success
The Wii U isn’t doing as well as it should, and Nintendo needs to step up their game.
CNN: 3 things Nintendo must do for Wii U
CNN says that Nintendo needs to cut the Wii U price, update the firmware, and speed up game development.
Costco offers Wii U consoles at reduced price
Costco lowers their price on Wii U consoles by up to $55.
Nintendo shipped 3 million Wii U consoles in 2012
Nintendo has shipped 3 million Wii U consoles in 2012, and cut future sales estimates.
Pachter on Wii U supply vs demand
Michael Pachter gives his thoughts on why the Wii U is in stock in some places, while elsewhere it’s sold out.
Nintendo gets jacked: $2 million worth of Wii U’s stolen
7,000 Wii U Consoles stolen in Washington State
Pachter predicts the Wii U will get $50 price drop in 2013
In order to compete with next-gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo will slash the Wii U price by $50.
Atari founder is “baffled” by the Wii U
One of the pioneers of video games says that he’s baffled by the Wii U and thinks it might be the last Nintendo console.
Michael Pachter: Nintendo’s Wii U sales numbers are unrealistic
Nintendo expects to sell 5.5 million Wii U consoles by March 2013, but analyst Michael Pachter believes this is unrealistic.