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Nintendo
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www.nintendo.com
About
The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii, DS, DSi, and 3DS systems. Since 1983, when it launched the NES, Nintendo has sold more than 2.9 billion video games and more than 496 million hardware units globally.
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Luciano Pereña
Nintendo Europe CEO
Reggie Fils-Aimé
Retired President/COO
Shigeru Miyamoto
Game Designer
Satoru Iwata
CEO
Tatsumi Kimishima
President
Shuntaro Furukawa
President
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Accolades
Articles featuring Nintendo
Nintendo Controllers
Nintendo looking into smartphone controllers, VR, and more
The sky's the limit
From 2015
Rewind Wednesday: Nintendo's $30m Niantic Labs investment shows it's not taking the conventional mobile approach
Deal shows that Nintendo remains bold
Miito-no
With declining MAUs and falling retention, Miitomo looks like it's on the slide
Slow core loop to blame
Echo Idiots
Let me tell you a secret. The moon isn't made of cheese. Nintendo is making F2P games
What's Nintendo up to?
Free Emblem
Nintendo confirms Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem mobile games will be free-to-play
After the success of Miitomo, it's no real surprise
It's Not Yet Mario
Nintendo mobile games #2 and #3 will be Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem
Two of five to go
Can It Last?
Miitomo set to generate $1 million in April 2016
So reckons SurveyMonkey
Hello World
What do the Mobile Mavens think of Nintendo's mobile debut Miitomo?
Mario or Luigi?
Tricky Questions
Is Miitomo Nintendo's Trojan Horse for mobile game UA or NX success?
What's your favourite type of bread?
No April Fool
Prepare for 'interesting conversations' as Nintendo's Miitomo social app goes live on 31 March
First attempt at mobile success
Sign Up No
Nintendo opens rewarded pre-registration program for Miitomo
It's coming
Mind The Gap
With profits down 36%, Nintendo's second 'high profile character' mobile game becomes even more vital
Miitomo due out March
Hello World
What does Miitomo tell us about Nintendo's mobile strategy?
Mobile Mavens on Nintendo's first pass
Caution Horse
Nintendo's first mobile game isn't. It's a chat app called Miitomo
Dips toe in the water
Nx Going Mobile
Nintendo's NX will reportedly include "at least one mobile unit"
Dev kits being shipped now
All Creatures Go
Nintendo continues mobile game assault, investing up to $30m into Pokemon Go dev Niantic Labs
$20 million cash upfront
Micro-transact That
Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm?
Two new approaches
#ripiwata
Twitter floods with tributes mourning Satoru Iwata
The president of Nintendo has passed away, aged 55
Ftp Vs Fts
Nintendo reveals 'free-to-start' mobile game price strategy
Don't say "free-to-play" in front of Satoru Iwata
Serious Plan
Nintendo to launch its first mobile game by end of 2015
Has plans for 5 games by March 2017
Cash In
DeNA sets $25 million a month target for each Nintendo game
Set the bar high
Swot
The challenges and opportunities for Nintendo as it makes the great leap to mobile
The Monetization Mavens consider the u-turn
Tse Says Yes
One week on, investors add $6 billion to Nintendo and DeNA's value
The market gives unqualified support
Soft Play
Nintendo's thinking about its post-console future. Are you?
Carter Dotson thinks the industry is getting softer
All Or Nothing
F2P pioneer Jason Citron questions Nintendo's demarcation between design and operations
GaaS approach must be holistic not segmented
Two Wrongs
Why Nintendo's DeNA alliance is a match made in weakness and doomed to failure
Right move, wrong reasons
It's Me Mario!
How will Nintendo's beloved franchises go F2P?
Mobile Mavens debate Nintendo's entry to mobile games
Platform Focus
Satoru Iwata on the thinking behind Nintendo's "unexpected" alliance with DeNA
Looking for synergies
Opinions Past
Unless Iwata U-turns on F2P and mobile, Nintendo risks becoming a niche
Hardware now a noose, not a life-line
U Turn
Nintendo signs deal with DeNA to bring Mario and other IP to mobile
Will also operate open online service
All About Mii
Still wary of mobile gaming, Nintendo announces Mii mobile app
No plans to launch Nintendo classics on mobile
Pewdie-mario
Nintendo opens entente cordiale with YouTubers through advertising share program
New beta program live
Data
Over 2.8 million copies of Super Smash Bros. sold on 3DS
Portable gaming not yet dead
Adapt and thrive: Nintendo unveils redesigned 3DS
Harder, better, faster, stronger
Chart Of The Week
King and GungHo games now bringing in more revenue than Nintendo's entire library
Slipping down the ranks
Mobile Mavens
Nintendo's gay gaffe: Has Tomodachi Life damaged the big N's reputation?
Our Mavens talk Mario's PR fumble
Opinion
Nintendo can steer its ship back on course without moving on mobile, and here's how
The giant's two-pronged strategy just might work
Nintendo branded "behind the times" as Tomodachi Life furore builds
Giant is "purposefully limiting players' relationships"
The Iap Inspector
How to wheel and deal in Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball
IAPs from the players' perspective
Nintendo vows return to profitability as giant confirms $229 million loss in 2013
Weak sales pile pressure on Iwata
Nintendo automatically pushed F2P game to 3DS systems via SpotPass
A captive audience
Another investor calls on Nintendo to 'embrace thematic change' and go mobile
The Big N-atives are restless
Nintendo, Sony, EA and Ouya all bound for Game Connection America 2014
Hitting San Francisco this March
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Flappy Bird causes a flap, Dungeon Keeper creates a stir, and Puzzle & Dragons tops $1 billion
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions
Amazon acquires Killer Instinct dev Double Helix Games
Antecedent of the Amazon console?
Nintendo CEO Iwata slams free-to-play games as 'free-to-start'
Also contemplates unified OS for future devices
Chart of the Week: The graph that's killing Nintendo
A simple plan?
Stateside: Nevermind smartphone games, Nintendo's next move should be a Mario Mobile
Giant needs to do something revolutionary
PocketGamer.biz Week That Was: Phablets explode, PlayRaven raises $2.3M, Linekong raises $80M, and lessons learned from PG Connects
The past 7 days in bite-sized portions