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While Nintendo does have the best-selling console in the US with the 3DS, all's not well. The company today issued its financial results for the first nine months of this fiscal year, showing profits are down 30% from the same period last year. In an act of contrition, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is halving his pay for the next five months.
Nintendo has issued a statement denying yesterday's reports that it will be releasing mini-game demos on mobile devices as promotional tools. It chalks up the Nikkei report to a misunderstanding of Iwata's statements.
"The reasoning here is to give smartphone--only players a taste of the experience without making the actual game available on non-Nintendo devices and convert these users into Nintendo customers."
Smash Bros game director Masahiro Sakurai has detailed some of the changes coming to the edge-grabbing system in the next iteration.
Knapnok Games is ready to release their free update for Spin the Bottle: Bumpie's Party on February 13. If you don't own the game yet, get it now, because that day will also see the game's price get bumped up by $3.
Activision and Beenox are preparing their upcoming tie-in to The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with a new trailer, debuting an interesting new take on classic villain Kraven the Hunter.
Shovel Knight is digging into a March 31 release on PC, Wii U, and 3DS and has unearthed a brand new trailer.
Created in Nintendo's vacuum, 3D World eschews modern gaming trends. It doesn't aspire to justify the medium to Hollywood types. Instead, it focuses on the singular goal of just being fun, gosh darn it.
Nintendo's Satoru Iwata recently mentioned a "new business structure" in light of heavy losses, but more comments make it clear he's still hesitant to put their popular franchises on smartphones.
Game director Masahiro Sakurai posted a screenshot of what appears to be a single-player stage for the upcoming Smash Bros, though he reminded viewers that it's not a story mode like the Subspace Emissary from Brawl.
