Tag: Wii U

  • Nintendo Wii U Goes on Sale in US

    Nintendo began selling its Wii U home console in U.S. market on Sunday. The first new video-game console put on the U.S. market since 2006, the Wii U will not initially offer the Nintendo TVii service, one of its most appealing extra features. This feature will become available sometime in December. Nintendo is expected to…

  • Nintendo Wii U console will go on sale in Japan on 8 December

    Nintendo Wii U console will go on sale in Japan on 8 December

    Nintendo is holding a series of press conferences around the globe today, 13 September, to announce various pricing and release date details for its latest console- Wii U. The Wii U combines a traditional console with a tablet-like controller, called the GamePad, which Nintendo feels will open up a huge range of functions for game…

  • Nintendo expected to lose 65 billion Yen this year

    Nintendo expected to lose 65 billion Yen this year

    Nintendo is expected to lose 65 billion yen ($840 million) this year, more than three times the amount it had earlier predicted due to the strong yen and price cuts. The Kyoto-based firm also downgraded its annual sales forecast to 660 billion yen ($8.53 billion) for the year to March, from an earlier forecast of…