Has Nintendo become obsolete?

Nintendo has long been an icon of console gaming, but are these mistakes writing it out of the picture?

Motion control games were supposed to be the hallmark of the new video game age, but Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft aren't committing to them.

Since the days of the Nintendo 64, the masses have flocked to Nintendo's systems on the strength of its games.

Imagine a world in which cleaning your e-mail inbox felt like the first day you got your hands on that new Super Mario Brothers game for your Nintendo. Okay, maybe Baydin’s E-mail Game isn’t that exciting, but it does

One reason for Japanese company’s shares going nowhere is that it ignores smartphone gaming. Is it mispriced or management misguided? Or is it a takeover target?

Nintendo's president is determined to stick to the company's three-decades-old strategy of making games only for its own hardware, despite pressures to exploit its software more widely.

E3, the biggest video game conference of the year, is upon us and last night Microsoft showed off more Xbox One and Sony followed with their presentation including PlayStation 4.  Nintendo's conference is today. Few care.  Great games

In reaction to to slow sales of its latest videogame console and the threat of new competition, Nintendo is turning up the heat.

Nintendo Co. plans new games for the Wii U that include the company's classic videogame characters, such as Mario, as it reacts to slow sales of its latest videogame console and the threat of new competing hardware.

The rise of "Puzzle & Dragons," a smartphone game, is emblematic of a videogame revolution. The game's maker, GungHo Online Entertainment, for a while in May had a market value higher than Nintendo's.

It's a big year for video game consoles.  Sony's new PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's new Xbox One will launch at the end of the year. Meanwhile, Nintendo's Wii U won't even be a year old by the time its new competitors hit the market. Here's a qui

The big three in gaming consoles are Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.  Both Microsoft and Sony have announced new next generation consoles after a long hiatus. PS4 is the new console from Sony and Xbox One is the new console from Microsoft.

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) CFO Blake Jorgensen has confirmed that, contrary to the previous comments from company spokesperson Jeff Brown (and a barrage of negative tweets from an EA engineer), the company is developing games for Nintendo's (OTC: N

* Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market

* Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market

* Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market

* Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market

* Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market

* Renews contest with Sony, Nintendo for $65 bln game market

Has the video-game publisher unnecessarily invaded friendly territory?

Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI), the publisher behind the hugely successful Call of Duty franchise, has repeatedly stated that it has been disappointed by the launch of Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) latest console, Wii U.

Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Nintendo. SEGA and Nintendo just announced a partnership which will bring the classic character from the '90s to the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.  The partnership will bring three new Sonic games to the Nintendo platfo

The latest App Annie report on 1Q 2013 mobile game trends is provocative reading. The consumer tablet installed base (160 M) is about to overtake the gaming-optimized handheld installed base (200 M). It is no shock that consumers now spend nearly twi

Nintendo's iconic hero plumber has appeared in over 200 video games since his 1981 debut.

A double whammy for the devices that used to define "mobile gaming."

(Reuters) - Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system into the United States.

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

* Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights

The renewed interest in "The Great Gatsby" might give more life to an avant-garde, retro-style Nintendo videogame, which makes the celebrated American novel look like Super Mario Bros.

Forget cars, Nintendo machines or anime. Japan’s biggest export right now is deflation, writes Michael Casey.

For all its magnificent games and past successes, Nintendo has always been a little tone deaf when it comes to detecting and embracing new gaming trends. That brashness is finally catching up with the legendary video game company.

WANT: Microsoft's awesome wrist controller.While Kinect was designed to be Microsoft's clever alternative to Nintendo's Wii remote, the company is also developing a motion controller of its own -- for your wrist.This brilliant concept will allow user

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) and delays -- those words go together like peanut butter and jelly.12. Super Smash Bros. BrawlWhile many big Nintendo games have experienced delays that lasted several months (or several years), Super Smash Bros. Brawl appears t

Calm those quivering lips, Wii U users, it’s true, it’s really true: For the first time since 1991, Electronic Arts’ Madden series will sidestep a Nintendo console. The company’s newest offering, Madden NFL 25, won’t be

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- One of the biggest mysteries in technology today is what happened to all the gamers.Nintendo's Wii U console did so badly the company won't be holding a press conference at the E3 game convention this year. Publisher 2K won't

Last fall, Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) projected that it would sell 5.5 million Wii U consoles by the end of March.

People are shocked that Nintendo is not going to have a press conference at the biggest video gaming show of the year, E3, in June.  "Wow. no nintendo press conference at this year's e3. that's ... ceding a lot of oxygen to the competition," Art

Despite falling yen, corporate Japan is struggling to align investor and management expectations as reflation of country’s economy is yet to be proven

* Nikkei rises above 13,900 for first time in 58 months * Expectations for weak yen buoy market * Canon, Nintendo suffer as investors disappoint with guidance * Shiseido falls after writing down $1.9...

* Nikkei rises above 13,900 for first time in 58 months * Expectations for weak yen buoy market * Canon, Nintendo suffer as investors disappoint with guidance * Shiseido falls after writing down $1.9 bln U.S. acquisition By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, April 2