Apple opened the door for emulators to appear on the iOS App Store, removing the need for any jailbreaking, or using something like the AltStore. Delta, one of the most popular Nintendo iOS emulators immediately took advantage of this opening, releasing an app for iPhones back in April, but iPad …
Read More »Nintendo might have ditched its ‘quality-of-life’ gaming platforms
When Nintendo last year announced intention to release gaming platforms that improve “quality-of-life”, the idea was considered as a way to significantly expand the reach of Nintendo’s gaming devices beyond core and casual gamers. Many believed that it could be the next big thing for the company, whose Wii U …
Read More »Nintendo: We will redefine the definition of video game platforms
Nintendo’s business is not in a good shape these days, but the company still has big plans that might influence the whole world of video games in the future. Last week the Nintendo’s president said that one of the firm’s current intentions is to redefine the very definition of video …
Read More »Nintendo: We have to become entertainment, not a gaming company
Unlike its rivals on the market of video game consoles, Nintendo pursued a strategy of being solely a game company and therefore focused to provide quality gaming experience first. As a result, Nintendo’s game devices do not provide either Blu-ray/DVD video playback or general-purpose capabilities unlike its competitors. However, the …
Read More »Nintendo: We already know what the Wii U successor will be like
As Nintendo Wii U struggles to get popular on the market and risks to end up like GameCube, the platform holder is naturally working on its successor. Moreover, according to the president of Nintendo, the company already understands what the successor of the Wii U will be like. “I can …
Read More »Nintendo sharply lowers Wii U, 3DS shipments targets for fiscal 2015
Nintendo on Thursday significantly reduced its unit shipments targets for its latest hardware platforms for the ongoing fiscal year 2014 after both 3DS and Wii U failed to meet sales goals in the previous year. The company said its revenue would be flat with the fiscal 2014, but said it …
Read More »Nintendo to introduce game console for emerging markets in 2015
Nintendo plans to design a new game console specifically for emerging markets and introduce it during the next fiscal year, the company said on Thursday. The company did not provide a lot of details, but said that it clearly had no plans to simply launch existing hardware – such as …
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