BLOG: Club Nintendo Rewards: Handheld History Cards

Worst. Reward. Ever. I didn’t think it could get much worse than that stupid Wii Remote holder, but Nintendo has managed to do one better: cardboard. I had Club Nintendo Coins just piling up by this point and I wanted to spend ‘em on something. I wasn’t going to get terrycloth towels or a reversible pouch, so I decided on these new handheld history cards. They’re 300 coins. And they’re …

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Nintendo loss big but not gargantuan

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Nintendo loss big but not gargantuan

Nintendo Expects its First Annual Loss in 30 Years

Thanks to a combination of factors that don’t play into Nintendo’s hand, the company behind Mario today projected a net loss of 20 billion yen ($264 million) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. That’s an enormous shift from where that number was originally projected to be; it had been expected to come in at a 20 billion yen profit by the company. Analysts weren’t quite as high in their …

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Nintendo Projects First Ever Annual Loss, Misses Half-Year Forecasts

Nintendo on Thursday forecast a 20 billion yen ($264 million) loss for the full fiscal year ending in March 2012, which would mark its first ever annual net loss since it started reported its financials in 1981. In July, the Kyoto-based Mario house originally expected profits of 20 billion yen. Nintendo said the fiscal year earnings forecast revision is due to a “stronger-than-expected yen …

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Nintendo eShop Update: Videos for Sale!

The quantity of releases seems to keep dwindling down each week in Nintendo’s eShop Updates, as after two consecutive weeks of just getting four new games today we’re down to only three. On the other hand, Nintendo Video seems headed the other direction – expanding its offerings and, today, launchin…

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Big in Japan October 10-16: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Flight action reboot and Japanese edition of Just Dance both combat the hit soccer title in the latest sales update.

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Big in Japan October 10-16: Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Nintendo DS tops 50 million units sold in US

The Nintendo DS is the best-selling video game system of all time in the US, recently passing the milestone-worthy sales tally of 50 million units. read more

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NPD: Xbox 360 Continues Hardware Lead

The NPD Group has provided new sales charts for the month of September. According to Microsoft, the Xbox 360 topped hardware sales, outselling PlayStation 3 and Wii…

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Nintendo U.S. DS Hardware Line Hits 50M Sold

Nintendo on Thursday announced a new milestone in U.S. sales of its popular DS handheld gaming console, and the latest U.S. stats for its newer 3DS. Total U.S. sell-through to customers for the Nintendo DS line of hardware are now over 50 million units, Nintendo of America said, citing figures from research firm NPD Group. The Nintendo DS originally launched in North America and Japan in 2004 …

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Big in Japan October 3-9: Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

Football, idols, and F1 racing rule the roost in recent Japan sales; 3DS still on top.

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