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Nintendo (NTDOY) is justifying the release of another side-scrolling, two-dimensional Mario game by claiming that it is what consumers want. But is that actually the case? Takashi Tezuka, a veteran producer at Nintendo, told GameSpot that all of the similarities within New Super Mario Bros. U are...

Is Zynga taking Nintendo lessons? Or is Nintendo taking Zynga lessons? Whatever the case, both companies are taking a dive as investors abandon these game companies in favor of corporations with a brighter future. Nintendo (NTDOY) has seen continual declines since last Tuesday, at which point the...

One week ago, the world couldn't wait to see what Nintendo had in store for the game industry. Today, the world wishes it had never found out. While a select number of consumers (read: a very small number of consumers) will tell you that the "games r great, u stupid Call of Duty lover!" and that...

Forget about the oversized booths and game displays at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. The most exciting news to come out of E3 this week involves a movie from Disney (NYSE: DIS) that was wholeheartedly inspired by video games. Due to hit theaters on November 2, Wreck-It Ralph is...

Consumers expected big things from the Mario maker this week, including fresh franchises and new chapters in the Zelda, Pokemon, and Wii Sports series. But instead of wowing the masses with a massive lineup of must-buy games, Nintendo's (NTDOY) E3 press conference was unusually quiet. There were...

Japanese investors had an important message for Nintendo this morning: go back to the drawing board! The popular game maker and console manufacturer failed to impress anyone with its lackluster presentation at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, signaling the demise of console gaming and...

It's 2001 all over again. Only this time, Nintendo doesn't have anything to fall back on. In the late '90s and early 2000s, Nintendo (NTDOY) attempted to run its console business into the ground by releasing a lackluster follow-up, GameCube, to a lackluster system, Nintendo 64. At that time,...

Sony has said that it won't unveil PlayStation 4 at E3. But that doesn't mean it isn't ready to compete against Nintendo's next console, Wii U. In fact, the company has technically already built a Wii U competitor in the form of a home console, PlayStation 3, and a portable gaming device, PS Vita...

More than 1,600 store locations in Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland will receive downloadable content (DLC) from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE). The new digital content can be purchased with any form of payment -- trade-in credits, gift cards...

What will become of the game industry after PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii U arrive? Many think that this is the end of the line for consoles. With the rise of Android and iOS gaming, some argue that we no longer need a game-specific device. Never mind the fact that mobile gaming is nowhere near...

Sprint's chief executive is returning more than $3 million in an effort to pacify angry investors. What other CEOs should do the same? Let's start with the most obvious… Scott Thompson, CEO of Yahoo! Is it okay to lie on your resume? If Bob the Average Accountant or Jane the Everyday Sales...

While every corporation may aspire to be as successful as the Mac maker, there are five that really, really wish they could call themselves Apple. Though you might expect to see the likes of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) or Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) on this list, those...

As Zynga loses players, Facebook is losing gamers. Who's responsible for their decline? IHS (NYSE: IHS) has released a new Screen Digest Media Research Insight report (via Forbes) regarding Facebook's gaming platform. The results are anything but positive; IHS said that after two years of growth...

Sony's forthcoming console will not launch anytime soon. There have been many conflicting reports (and many conflicting assumptions among consumers) about the so-called 10-year cycle that Sony (NYSE: SNE) proposed for PlayStation 3. In the beginning, it sounded as though Sony would merely support...

Apple has subtly branded itself as an alternative games company. But has that mission failed? According to a new report by Chomp (via TechCrunch), Apple's efforts continue to pay off. Using data compiled from its own site (Chomp.com is a search engine for finding apps), the company found that...