A scam Pokemon game reached No. 2 on Apple's App Store charts this week before it was pulled -- a debacle that calls into question both Apple's approval process and Nintendo's "no apps for us" stance.
Nintendo's Wii U is a next-generation gaming console that comes with a large touchscreen controller -- which changes how the games are played. CNNMoney got its hands on the highly anticipated device.
Gaming in 2012 is going to be a very wild ride, with the introduction of two new consoles, a return to the "Halo" universe and the potential for even more entertainment choices.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of beloved Nintendo game franchises including "Super Mario," "Donkey Kong" and the "Legend of Zelda," wants to make something new.
Two days before the price of Nintendo's 3DS gaming system will drop, the gaming company is highlighting a set of hardware and software updates geared toward spurring popularity of the groundbreaking but slow-selling handheld device.
Nintendo is slashing the price of its handheld 3DS gaming device after only five months in the marketplace, possibly signaling the company's disappointment with its sluggish sales.
"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D" (Nintendo) is a delightful trip down memory lane that brings back memories of the original Nintendo 64 version with a new shine.
It's been a big week for video gamers.
The Nintendo prototype consists of a remote control that allows gamers to play on two screens at the same time.
Nintendo is taking the idea of the "second screen" to a new level.
Investors are betting on video game publishers...and winning big.
Depending on which Internet rumor you believe, it will be called Wii 2, Project Café or Stream. The only thing we know for certain about Nintendo's new video game system is that it's coming in 2012.
Gamers might have to wait at least another three years before there's any update to their Xbox or PlayStation consoles.
Nintendo could be revealing a HD successor to the Wii console this summer, according to new reports.
Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.
Sunday's debut of the Nintendo 3DS, a hand-held game system with a 3-D display that doesn't require special glasses, isn't just the culmination of several years of research and development for one product.
After a lukewarm reception from television buyers, 3-D technology is pushing its way onto small screens.
Nintendo 3DS, a glasses-free 3-D handheld video game system, arrives March 27 for $249.99.
Some of the video game industry's most visible veterans took to their pulpits this week at the Game Developers Conference to denounce practices by Apple or Nintendo.
Even while you sleep, next-generation portable game systems will keep updating themselves.
Gamers got some long-awaited answers about Nintendo's 3-D hand-held gaming system on Wednesday.
If you've ever collected baseball cards, comic books, stamps, or maybe those limited edition commemorative plates, you understand the concept of the "Holy Grail" item.
Nintendo is warning young children against playing 3-D video games on its upcoming handheld gaming system, the Nintendo 3DS.
Nintendo's 3DS wowed audiences at its unveiling this summer.
From "Mario Kart" to "Mortal Kombat," last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo made one thing abundantly clear: 3-D gaming is just around the corner.
Nintendo released some details Tuesday about a new handheld gaming system that features a 3-D display but does not require players to wear special glasses.
At the E3 video game expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo unveils the first 3-D console that doesn't require 3-D glasses.
When developers and publishers of the world's most popular games get together, expect big announcements, big promises and a few surprises.
For gamers, it's a digital Christmas Eve, Mardi Gras and Fourth of July all rolled into one.
"Kinectimals," a new video game for Microsoft's Kinect motion-control gaming system, lets children pet a tiger cub.
My first thought after playing "Super Mario Galaxy 2" for the first few hours was that Nintendo was kind of being a jerk about the whole thing.
Among the world's biggest electronics companies, who will be the first to go green? It certainly won't be Nintendo, as the Japanese corporation famous for its game consoles came in dead last in Greenpeace's latest Guide to Greener Electronics.
My first thought after playing "Super Mario Galaxy 2" for the first few hours was that Nintendo was kind of being a jerk about the whole thing.
The 3-D entertainment craze continues to spread to video games. Nintendo announced Tuesday it will introduce a handheld console that plays games in 3-D without the use of special glasses.
While it's not likely that any new gaming consoles will be released in 2010, there's plenty of new hardware that will change the way we play.
Nintendo said it is cutting the price of its popular Wii video-game console by $50 to $199.99.
Nintendo on Thursday announced the first price cut for its Wii games console following declining sales and price competition from Microsoft and Sony.
G4TV's Blair Herter takes a look at the news and distractions at this years E3 convention in Los Angeles.
With the big three gaming-system makers all previewing new or upgraded motion-sensing controllers this week, a new arms race is under way in the video game industry.
Use your brain or lose it. That's the concern that's fueling a worldwide boom in brain fitness that shows few signs of slowing.
Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company
Big 3 at E3
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Kevin Pereira, host of Attack of the Show on G4TV, talks about the new releases for the big three gaming consoles.
Bloggers can't stop gossiping. Readers can't stop guessing. Now, after months of waiting, three big names will finally address the rumors.
Get Your Game Onupdated: Mon Jul 14 2008 14:27:00
The editor-in-chief of Gamespot.com talks to Naamua Delaney about the upcoming E3 Media and Business Summit.
If Nintendo has their way your living room could be the new big thing in exercise.
It's the latest executive craze sweeping boardrooms across the globe, and a tiny score is becoming as sought-after as a low handicap on the golf course.
Nintendo Co. Ltd. shot past Panasonic maker Matsushita in market value on Wednesday and closed in on Sony Corp. as investors watched it unseat Sony as unrivalled king of the game industry.
Fortune: On The Radarupdated: Mon May 01 2006 00:01:00
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Nintendo has already vowed its next generation console will be cheaper than its competitors. Now it's making the same promise about its games.
SAN JOSE (CNNMoney.com) - Nintendo's next generation video game system is going to rely pretty heavily on the past.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Facing stiffer competition from its chief rival, Nintendo unveiled a new, streamlined look for its latest handheld system Thursday.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Interesting factoid about the Nintendo Revolution controller: It's smaller and lighter than you might think.
There's a truism in the video-game industry: Fancy hardware doesn't sell game machines; it takes great games to sell fancy hardware. The current war between Sony's PSP handheld and Nintendo's porta...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - While the Xbox 360 is going to be dominating the media spotlight for the next few weeks (and possibly months), senior officials at Nintendo are quietly planting the seeds of Revolution.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Ending months of speculation, Nintendo has begun to unveil the 'revolutionary' aspects of its next generation video-game system -- code-named Revolution.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Nintendo, gearing up early for the holiday season, is dropping the price of its Nintendo DS handheld gaming system.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - This might come as something of a shock to the gaming world, but Shigeru Miyamoto - the man who created Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda - really doesn't feel like playing games these days.
Nintendo Co. (7974.OK) Thursday reported strong earnings results for the fiscal year ended March 31, thanks to strong sales of its newly launched portable game player Nintendo DS and to foreign exchange-related gains caused by a weaker yen.
Redesigning the Game Boy Advance once worked well for Nintendo. Now the company's hoping it can strike gold again.
As it plans for the future, Nintendo seems to be drawing from the past.
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN/Money) - Nintendo dropped the first hints about its next generation video game console Thursday, joining the growing battle for pre-emptive consumer awareness.
CNNMoney: Playing an EA dropupdated: Thu Dec 09 2004 12:09:00
Electronic Arts CEO Larry Probst said on Monday that holiday sales of the company's video games have been mixed. Some are outselling expectations, while others are not living up to EA's hopes.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In June 2001, Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance - and gamers cheered. Twenty-one months later, the company rolled out the Game Boy Advance SP - and that cheering turned into an ovation.
Nintendo has long ruled the market for portable game consoles. But for the first time, its Game Boy is facing serious competition from Sony and Nokia. Nintendo is fighting back with its next-genera...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Since launching the Xbox , Microsoft has purchased some notable developers and had serious talks to buy several others. Now it might have its eyes on a larger prize.
On a recent trip to my parents' house, I unearthed a long-forgotten treasure: My beloved old Nintendo NES game console, circa 1986. Right next to it was a shoebox filled with my old games.
'Pimp' my robotupdated: Wed May 26 2004 10:12:00
From "The Terminator" and "Lost In Space" to "Voltron" and "BattleBots," countless movies, TV shows and video games have relied on one piece of conventional narrative wisdom: Robots are really, really cool.
CNNMoney: Innovate or dieupdated: Thu May 20 2004 12:34:00
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Nintendo's president doesn't mince words: The gaming industry, he believes, is in the midst of a crisis of innovation, which could lead to its demise.
Nintendo, facing its stiffest competition to date in the handheld gaming market, has unveiled its latest entry in the field - a dual screened device that embraces its past, yet opens up new avenues for gameplay.
"The Mecca of video games. It's where you would go for everything about gaming." That's how Shane Bettenhausen, Electronic Gaming Monthly's previews editor, describes the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The video game conference kicks off in Los Angeles, California, on May 12.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As Nintendo looks to its future, it's also looking to its past. And it's hoping to find profit in both.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Nintendo's latest handheld system seems to be moving even further away from a pure gaming machine.
LAS VEGAS (CNN/Money) - While Nintendo has historically focused solely on game machines, its new handheld system could represent a departure from that philosophy. Scheduled for release this holiday season, the Nintendo DS may play movies as well as games.
CNNMoney: GameCube jittersupdated: Tue Feb 10 2004 09:48:00
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Nintendo faithful are nervous these days.
If you want to see the future of videogames, there's no place like the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. Each May the industry's heavyweights roll out their latest marvels, displaying their vis...
Nintendo's better, bolder pocket game machine, Game Boy Advance, arrived on these shores less than a month ago and, according to the company, sold half a million units in its first week. The $100 h...
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Not many stocks look like bargains when they trade at more than a 60% premium to the market's P/E. But consider Toys ''R'' Us. Clark Winslow, who manages $1.2 billion in equities for Alliance Capit...
Fortune: COMPANIES TO WATCHupdated: Mon Dec 31 1990 00:01:00
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Fortune: A POPCORN PACKETupdated: Mon Apr 09 1990 00:01:00
What's a manager to do? The CEO is in his corner office playing a hand-held Nintendo video game, listening to multi-ethnic music recorded by the Gipsy Kings, popping herbal energizer pills, and rea...
Ken Oberman, 59, portfolio manager of the $500 million Oppenheimer Global fund of New York City, looks far beyond the here and now. To find investments, this onetime student of economic history at ...
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