Nintendo said its new game console, Wii U, will be available for the 2012 holiday season in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.... more.

Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld. But Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata warned earnings for the fiscal year set to begin April will be the toughest ever for the Japanese manufact... more.

Spurned by consumers who now favor tablets, smartphones and higher-definition consoles, Nintendo Co. posted a 31% sales drop and swung to a loss last year. The Japanese video game company on Thursday said revenue fell to $7.2 billion in the nine months ended Dec. 31, down from $10.4 billion the same period a year earlier. As result of the steep sales decline, Nintendo suffered a $623.2... more.

An anonymous source working on a Wii U title said the hardware wasn't as powerful as he expected, though. One of the most common complaints heard about the Wii when it debuted in 2006 was that it wasn't as powerful as its brethren. The Xbox 360 and PS3 both boasted a huge amount of graphics processing power, but in contrast, the latecomer to this generation of consoles couldn't even push an HD im... more.

An anonymous source working on a Wii U title said the hardware wasn't as powerful as he expected, though. One of the most common complaints heard about the Wii when it debuted in 2006 was that it wasn't as powerful as its brethren. The Xbox 360 and PS3 both boasted a huge amount of graphics processing power, but in contrast, the latecomer to this generation of consoles couldn't even push an HD im... more.

Nintendo made a big impact with its Wii U unveiling at E3 last year, featuring impressive HD visuals and backwards-compatibility with the original Wii. By far the biggest innovation however, is in its use of a tablet controller, featuring a 6.2-inch touchscreen, cameras and analogue sticks. It's going to take more than a unique controller to be truly successful though... Nintendo will have a tough... more.

In this week’s Power Up! Gaming Blog, Glen Ferris takes a look at the next-gen gadgets vying to keep your fingers busy in 2012… If gaming in 2011 was defined by the incredible quality of its software, then 2012 will undoubtedly be remembered as an envelope-pushing year for hardware. Whether it’s playing on the move, on your smartphone or in the comfort of your own home, there’s a syst... more.

With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles in Europe last year, The Last Story has a difficult task ahead of it in matching up to the extremely high standards set by Monolith Soft’s incredible Japanese role-playing game. However, Europeans can count themselves lucky that they are receiving such highly-proclaimed games, especially during a time where the Wii is on the decline and in the... more.

Within the year we'll have a new piece of Nintendo hardware. That fact alone is enough to have us foaming at the mouth with excitement but get this: it'll also be the most powerful console on the market. For more Nintendo features and retrospectives buy Nintendo gamer online for £4.50 or on Apple Newsstand from £2.99. We love the Wii to its jaggy old bones, but there's something about the ... more.

Mario may get most of the credit, but Link, the non-titular star of the Zelda series, is equally responsible for Nintendo becoming the creative force we know today. Back when gaming mostly consisted of going from left to right, the original Legend of Zelda's exploratory design provided the real precursor for the immersive game worlds that would follow.The latest Zelda game, Skyward Sword, is the f... more.