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Nintendo is now a sponsor of Evolution 2014 — one of the biggest fighting-game events — after years of ignoring it

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 7, 2014
3 min

Nintendo tried to block the Evolution 2013 tournament from playing Super Smash Bros. Now, it is providing financial backing to the event.

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3 min

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Cross-buy won't work for 3DS and Wii U game Squids Odyssey in North America

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 3, 2014
2 min

Nintendo of America cannot support cross-buy yet.

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2 min

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3DS and Wii U get cross-buy … for one game in Europe

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 30, 2014
2 min

People who buy Squids Odyssey for 3DS in Europe will get the Wii U version at no additional charge.

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2 min

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Mario Kart 8 shoots off orange sparks to reach nearly 2 million in sales

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 27, 2014
2 min

Mario Kart 8 debuted a month ago, but it's already one of the Wii U's best-selling games.

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2 min

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The DeanBeat: What the industry’s top leaders have to say about the video game business

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 27, 2014
13 min

We talked to 18 game industry executives and developers about the state of the gaming.

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13 min

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GamesBeat community: Write about Nintendo and you could win an AR eShop card

Posted byby Mike Minotti
June 25, 2014
1 min

Find out how you can win a $10 AR e-shop card for the Wii U and 3DS just by writing for GamesBeat.

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1 min

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Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata is recovering from successful bile-duct surgery

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 24, 2014
2 min

Iwata will miss the upcoming Nintendo shareholder meeting in Japan this week as part of his recovery.

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2 min

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PS4 vs. Xbox One in the U.S.: Here's a state-by-state breakdown of the console war

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 20, 2014
2 min

Social media reveals that maybe the Xbox One is actually more popular than the PlayStation 4 -- but that isn't translating to a sales lead.

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2 min

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After three decades, Tetris becomes a multigenerational game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 20, 2014
8 min

Maya Rogers has taken over as CEO of Blue Planet Software after her legendary father Henk Rogers's retirement.

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8 min

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E3 was filled with new things for GameStop to sell to hardcore gamers (interview)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 19, 2014
10 min

There were no price cuts on older consoles. But Xbox Ones are flying off the shelves at $400.

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10 min

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