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Nintendo cuts European GameCube price
News Nintendo has on Monday announced that its GameCube console, which was set to launch at around £169 on 3 May, will now be available on day one for a mere £129 -- or 199 euros as opposed to the original 249.
[April 22, 2002, 9:46]
Nintendo's GameCube to be co-branded by IBM
News Mario Bros.creator Nintendo will show off its GameCube in Tokyo on Thursday. Joining Nintendo on stage will be Big Blue, announcing that each video game console will sport a logo promoting IBM. Nintendo is relying on the GameCube to help it...
[August 23, 2001, 10:42]
Nintendo announces GameCube European launch date
News In a Webcast on Monday morning, David Gosen, managing director of Nintendo Europe, confirmed that the GameCube will go on sale throughout Europe on 3 May priced at a mere £150. All of which might suggest bedlam come launch day, given that recent...
[January 28, 2002, 9:43]
Nintendo to issue protective game gloves
News Video game maker Nintendo agreed on Thursday to provide protective gloves to approximately 1.2 million children who play the game Mario Party. The agreement is part of a settlement with the New York state attorney general's office and could cost...
[March 10, 2000, 9:10]
Nintendo Wii Alerts
Downloads Display latest Nintendo Wii console preorder alerts for US/Canada, Japan, and UK retailers. Also display time until console launch in the respective countries. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
[June 14, 2007, 13:31]
Nintendo to delay GameCube launch
News Gamers were warned on Wednesday that the launch of Nintendo's next-generation GameCube console would be later than previously expected. The GameCube is the successor to the Nintendo 64 console. Nintendo's shares plunged almost five percent in...
[April 18, 2001, 7:53]
Nintendo readies console counterpunch
News As Yogi Berra said, it's deja vu all over again: on Sunday, Nintendo launches its GameCube in the US, a mere three days after Microsoft entered the video game market with its Xbox console. Nintendo has at its disposal some of the strongest...
[November 16, 2001, 12:31]
Nintendo bullish on Game Boy's prospects
News Japanese game maker Nintendo expects to continue to dominate the portable-gaming market, despite renewed threats from the mobile phone industry. Nintendo executives said during a Tokyo press conference on Tuesday that they expect sales of the...
[February 6, 2003, 11:43]
Nintendo keeps new Game Boy under wraps
News Nintendo, maker of the Game Boy, will reveal details of the next version of the handheld device next year. After rival game-device maker Sony has unveiled plans to sell its own handheld, the PSP, in 2004, Nintendo's stock price fell, said the report.
[August 8, 2003, 12:15]
Nintendo Dolphin gets 400MHz IBM chip
News The Gekko chip, an extension of the PowerPC architecture, will be unique to Nintendo and feature IBM's 0.18 micron copper technology. Nintendo plans to launch its Dolphin system in Q3 next year and according to IBM, the Gekko chip is in the...
[May 25, 1999, 16:58]
Nintendo's New Year's Revolutions
News Sometime later this year, both Sony and Nintendo will release their next-generation video game consoles, the PlayStation 3 and the Revolution, respectively. The new machines offer the promise of state-of-the-art graphics and could leave their...
[January 19, 2006, 15:25]
Nintendo reveals online plans
News Nintendo on Monday announced plans to bring Internet play to its GameCube, making the company the last console maker to step into the as-yet unproven online market. Nintendo said it is working with other publishers to add online play to GameCube...
[May 14, 2002, 8:58]
Nintendo and McDonalds sign supersized Wi-Fi deal
News On Monday, Nintendo announced an agreement with wireless Internet provider Wayport to set up free access to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in almost 6,000 McDonald's in the US. However spokespeople for Nintendo and McDonalds couldn't shed any light...
[October 19, 2005, 12:10]
Free Wi-Fi access for Nintendo users
News BT and The Cloud are offering free Wi-Fi access to people who use Nintendo's DS gaming device in a move that could benefit mobile workers too. Nintendo is launching its Wi-Fi Connection service on 25 November 2005, which will allow users of its DS...
[November 4, 2005, 10:50]
Sega and Nintendo vie for attention
News Sega and Nintendo -- two companies fighting for turf in the game market -- were out this week trying to reverse recent setbacks with news about upcoming products. Nintendo, meanwhile, finalised the calendar for the release of its delayed Game Boy...
[February 16, 2001, 10:53]
What makes an e-book ? Now the Nintendo DS enters the fray...
Blog Today Nintendo announced 100 classic books collection on their DS handheld game player - well really what next the first novel released just on an iPhone, please (not too far fetched as Penguin released an iPhone programme) that looks at authors...
[December 2, 2008, 12:35]
What makes an e-book ? Now the Nintendo DS enters the fray...
Blog Comment Good point, part of the joy of a good book for me is being able to lend it out to someone, nobody will want to do that with an e-book! I do hope we can carry on reading paperbooks in a sustainable way.
[December 2, 2008, 14:08]
What makes an e-book ? Now the Nintendo DS enters the fray...
Blog Comment yes I was thinking of the mini disc but at least you record record on it. Ever tried to scan books to an e-reader very messy, who buys that many films for the Sony playstation portable, but with the publisher throwing books into the download store...
[December 2, 2008, 12:56]
What makes an e-book ? Now the Nintendo DS enters the fray...
Blog Comment Well I suppose I do love a real book, I'm not going to worry if i'm drinking a cup of tea over it as any slipups will just lend the book a bit of character! I have recently bought an acer one net book and If there is no reading material around then...
[December 2, 2008, 12:44]
