Nintendo gets with the times, announces Nintendo Network, DLC, and NFC for Wii U

After a decade of lackluster online support, Nintendo may finally be wising up. During an investor’s briefing today, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced that its upcoming console, the Wii U, will have two new features: NFC built into the controller and an Xbox Live-like online service called Nintendo Network. Downloadable content, including fullly downloadable retail games is also a ...

Nintendo boss details digital strategy, weaning off Miyamoto's supervision

Though Nintendo has been slow to adopt downloadable content and microtransactions on a wide scale for games on its systems -- while rival consoles have implemented these features in their services for years -- the company looks to change that in the coming months. It's rolling out a new Nintendo Network online platform for 3DS and Wii U that is meant to provide a significant upgrade over its ...

Nintendo Zone Adds Pokémon Episodes and Game Demos

Nintendo 3DS™ owners are getting access to a wealth of fun entertainment and information that they can access on the go. Starting Feb. 6, Nintendo Zone™ will offer a variety of new content, including playable demos of select Nintendo 3DS video games and a dedicated Pokémon™ section that will feature full-length episodes of the Pokémon TV series.

NEWS: Nintendo Working with NTT on Voice Recognition Software

The collaboration hopes to expand upon the communication features on Nintendo systems. Japanese communications company NTT is working with Nintendo on developing speech recognition software, NHK recently reported. NTT developed software for the DS that can convert voices into text. The hope is that it would help children with disabled students do better in school.  Nintendo supplied the DS units ...

Nintendo considering a rename of Wii U tips insider

Apparently, there have been come confused customers in the retail world when it comes to the 3DS and DS portable consoles from Nintendo. It seems that the “3″ ahead of the DS isn’t enough for some people to tell the difference between the normal DS consoles and the new 3D device. Nintendo is said to [...]

Sony update gives PlayStation Vita GPS tracking and video capture, Mac support

The PlayStation Vita may not be available here in the U.S. yet, but it’s already receiving its major update.