Tag: nintendo
Nintendo: no current plans to launch N64 Classic console
Nintendo says it has no current plans to release a miniature version of its Nintendo 64 console, despite having launched smaller versions of other retro consoles. Having released the NES Classic in 2016 and the SNES Classic last year, fans had been anticipating the Japanese gaming giant would continue that trend this year by launching…
Netflix leaves original Wii as Nintendo ends streaming on console from January
The Wii was launched back in November 2006 (PA/Matt Faber) Netflix and other streaming services are set to leave the first Wii console next year as Nintendo starts winding down the 12-year-old console. The company behind hit series, including Stranger Things and Orange Is The New Black, is set to…
Two in five gamers to buy Nintendo Switch in next 3 months?
The launch of the Nintendo Switch has grabbed the attention of UK gamers, prompting more than a third (38%) of those aware of the new console to express an interest in purchasing one in the next three months - at least that's according to a survey by Harris 24. The study, which aimed to gauge public…
What is the Nintendo Switch and do I need one?
The new year has arrived and with it a possible golden age for games consoles too. The Nintendo Switch is officially unveiled today (January 13, 2017) and it is seen as an important step for the Japanese giants. But a step in which direction? Games blogger Joshua Mason and Tech Digest publisher Chris Price report.…
Nintendo DS games coming to WiiU Virtual Console
Nintendo has figured out something useful to do with the massive WiiU tablet controller: Use it for DS games! According to UberGizmo, a "Nintendo Direct" video has confirmed that DS games will be heading to the TV screen via the WiiU - with Yoshi's Island DS apparently being available from today, with more to follow…
WATCH: How much do you know about the NES?
"Did you know Gaming", a YouTube channel devoted to obscure and interesting bits of trivia has posted the above video about the Nintendo Entertainment System. Did you know the eject button didn't actually do anything? Or that the NES had an internet add-on in Japan? I certainly didn't. Check out the video for more.
5 Questions now that Nintendo is making games for phones
So Nintendo is finally going mobile - which is BIG news. Here's five questions we're asking as a result. 1) Isn't this different to what the company has said before? Yep. In the past the company has alternated wildly between outright denial and leaving the door open but ruling it out. For example, producer Kensuke…
Nintendo joins the 21st century and announces plans to develop mobile games
Massive gaming news this morning - Nintendo has made a dramatic U-turn and has today announced that it will soon be developing games for mobile devices in partnership with Japanese app developer DeNA (pronounced like "DNA"). The new deal between the companies sees Nintendo acquire 10% of DeNA, and DeNA will take a 1.24% shareholding…
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are working together to tackle DDOS attacks
Whilst the three major console manufacturers may be fierce rivals most of the time, there is at least one thing that unites them: Frustration with denial of service attacks, the sort of which took down Xbox Live and PSN over Christmas. Speaking to Game Informer, outgoing Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed that he has been…
Amiibos to unlock partial NES and SNES games on WiiU
Nintendo has managed to find yet another way to leverage its back catalogue of titles, announcing plans to use Amiibo figures to unlock old games. According to Kotaku, the plan was announced in a call to Nintendo investors. Presumably the way it will work is that when you touch your Mario figure on the WiiU…