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Super Mario 3D Land sells 5 million, Zelda: Skyward Sword sells 3 million

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 27, 2012 5:30am PST

It's hard to believe Nintendo isn't profitable when you look at their software sales figures, with multiple million sellers from Mario, Zelda, and Kirby.

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"Glad Skyward Sword did well, I think it was my GOTY in retrospect, beating Dark Souls oddly ..."

- Boxelder see all 15 comments

Nintendo cuts March 2012 forecast, predicts loss

By Steve Watts, Jan 26, 2012 7:45am PST

Nintendo is forecasting a larger full-year loss than expected, and the company is expected to have its first full-year loss on an operating level.

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"Hence the big change in strategy. Here's hoping the Wii U does well (though I don't think it ..."

- one random winner see all 5 comments

'Skylanders Giants' domains registered

By Jeff Mattas, Jan 25, 2012 4:45pm PST

Six new domains with the nomenclature "Skylanders Giants" have been registered by a brand protection service commonly used by Activision, teasing a possible Skylanders sequel.

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New video game releases of 1/23-1/29

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 22, 2012 7:00am PST

We've got another relatively quiet week coming, with the new release highlights including Oil Rush, Puddle, and King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame.

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"The woman has several lines in a Deus Ex game, she's entitled to a few editing errors."

- Marrbe see all 5 comments

Rovio IPO not launching in 2012

By Steve Watts, Jan 20, 2012 11:30am PST

This year is too early to launch a Rovio IPO, according to company marketing chief Peter Vesterbacka.

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"i cant believe they are going to become a publicly traded company based on one cell phone game. ..."

- spiderfill see all 3 comments

Just Dance 3 getting fitness DLC

By Steve Watts, Jan 17, 2012 5:30pm PST

Just Dance 3 is getting two "Just Sweat" DLC packs for $6 each, featuring fitness moves and new songs.

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Ubisoft Vancouver shut down

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 17, 2012 3:30pm PST

Ubisoft has closed its Vancouver development studio. The team was primarily responsible for developing sports games for the French publisher.

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"EA Canada's not making the NBA games anymore; that got shifted to EA Tiburon (or at least that's ..."

- the archvile see all 22 comments

New video game releases of 1/16-1/22

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 15, 2012 7:00am PST

Next week will bring dirty PC platformer Dustforce, Kinect XBLA spook 'em up Haunt, comic book adaptation Scarygirl, the delayed PS3 edition of survival horror Amy, and a few more new releases.

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"dustforce looks brilliant. must purchase. must buy controller. must play."

- Ninja Wesley see all 2 comments

All 50 WiiWare demos available online

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 13, 2012 4:00pm PST

WiiWare demos are available to download once again. Nintendo of America has stealthily restored access to all fifty demos.

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"Most Wiiware games aren't big enough or the correct format to constitute a demo, plus the ..."

- Alexrose see all 3 comments

New video game releases of 1/9-1/15

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 08, 2012 7:00am PST

Only a handful of new games are coming out next week, with the highlights being survival horror Amy, Choplifter HD, and fantasy strategy sequel King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame.

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Zelda concert series continues through 2012, tickets on sale

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 05, 2012 5:00pm PST

Nintendo is continuing its Zelda concert tour in 2012, announcing a number of new venues.

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Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes announced

By Steve Watts, Jan 05, 2012 7:15am PST

Warner Bros and TT Games announced Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes today. The game will feature a variety of characters from DC Comics when it hits this summer.

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"While I love the Lego games, I wonder how long it will be before someone at TT finally snaps and ..."

- Entity see all 6 comments

Nintendo 3DS sales pass 4 million in the US

By Alice O'Connor, Jan 03, 2012 8:00am PST

A new year is here, so let the video games business boasts begin! Nintendo today revealed that over 4 million 3DSs have now been sold in the US, while Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword have all sold over a million.

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"Zelda, Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, StarFox Far as I'm concerned those are the only "must ..."

- at0micgarden see all 13 comments

Rush's '2112' coming to Rock Band this week

By Andrew Yoon, Dec 29, 2011 2:00pm PST

Harmonix will be releasing Rush's twenty minute epic "2112" to Rock Band this week.

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"Wasn't there a bet when Through the Fire and Flames came out for Pro Guitar? I want to say ..."

- Deathlove see all 6 comments

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 changes detailed

By Steve Watts, Dec 29, 2011 12:00pm PST

Sega has announced a few of the changes coming to Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2, including the return of a few characters and a revamped physics system to solve fan complaints.

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"If they fix the controls/physics, I'll buy it. I still can't figure out how they got it wrong in ..."

- Conan see all 7 comments