The making of the Xbox: Microsoft’s journey to the next generation (part 2) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 15, 2011 45 min Update: Don’t like page breaks? This two-part series is now available as an e-book for the Amazon Kindle. Editor’s note: This story is the... Continue Reading 45 min
U.S. console video games (finally) grow 1 percent in October Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 11, 2011 3 min U.S. retail video game sales finally showed some life in October, when sales grew 1 percent from a year ago, according to market researcher... Continue Reading 3 min
Nintendo Wii U may support simultaneous usage of two controllers Posted byby GamesBeat November 9, 2011 1 min Nintendo is working on upgrading the Wii U to support the simultaneous use of two tablet controllers, according to a story by Develop Online,... Continue Reading 1 min
With online sales growing, video game market to hit $81B by 2016 (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 7, 2011 3 min Video game sales are expected to grow from $66 billion worldwide in 2010 to $81 billion by 2016, but that growth masks some profound... Continue Reading 3 min
Nintendo ignores fans’ pleas to bring Xenoblade stateside Posted byby GamesBeat June 30, 2011 1 min After a fan campaign asked Nintendo to release North American versions of Wii Japanese RPGs Xenoblade, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, the company... Continue Reading 1 min
Nintendo: No Smash Bros. for Wii U any time soon Posted byby GamesBeat June 23, 2011 2 min A sequel to Nintendo’s hit fighting game, Super Smash Bros., won’t come out on its next console any time soon, according to a column... Continue Reading 2 min
Wii U priced near $600 on Australian game retailer site Posted byby GamesBeat June 21, 2011 2 min How much will the Wii U cost? A hint might be found on EB Games Australia, which is pricing Nintendo’s next home console at... Continue Reading 2 min
Nintendo: Wii U not significantly more powerful than Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Posted byby GamesBeat June 21, 2011 2 min Nintendo’s next console, the Wii U, will not be significantly more powerful than the consoles in the current generation like the Xbox 360 and... Continue Reading 2 min
Interview: Nintendo president says Wii U is no iPad imitator Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 12, 2011 10 min Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, introduced the Wii U game console at the E3 video game show before a crowd of thousands... Continue Reading 10 min
Microsoft to Kinect owners: you’re going to Disneyland Posted byby GamesBeat June 6, 2011 2 min Microsoft will unveil three new games for its Kinect device tomorrow at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles — one of which will... Continue Reading 2 min