Category Archives: Project Cafe

Mon, Jun 13, 2011 | 16:12 BST

Quick quotes: Sony’s reaction to use of PS3 footage in Wii U reveal

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“The only thing I’ve got to say is that mimicry is the highest form of flattery”: SCEE president Andrew House tells GamesIndustry how it felt to have PS3 and 360 game footage used in Nintendo’s Wii U press conference in LA last week.

Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 12:06 BST

EG makes nice Wii U game list

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Eurogamer‘s put together a list of all the Wii U software we know about so far. Get it below. Hit this for Keza’s playtest of the new Nintendo hardware from E3 yesterday.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 21:55 BST

Reggie explains why only the WiiU controller was shown today

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NoA boss Reggie Fils-Aime has explained to G4 why it was only WiiU’s controller placed in the spotlight of the console’s E3 reveal today, and not the machine itself.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 21:45 BST

Watch the entire WiiU Nintendo E3 press conference reveal

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G4 just posted up the entire Nintendo E3 press conference as a single video. The event was used to launch WiiU, the company’s next hardware. Get full impressions and details on that here, and get a look at the movie below.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 21:26 BST

Kotick E3 video interview: WiiU “exciting,” has caught up with “graphics, audio”

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Acvtivision boss Bobby Kotick’s given a video interview to CNBC today, saying Nintendo will perform “exceptionally well” in terms of visuals, audio and user interface with the just-announced WiiU.

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Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 14:09 BST

Café closed: Nintendo debuts WiiU at E3 presser

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Nintendo’s lifted the veil of its brand new console in Los Angeles this evening, a machine with a tablet-based controller known as WiiU.

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Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 19:40 BST

Nintendo’s E3 2011 press conference – WiiU, 3DS, Zelda

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We may have had four press conferences on the first day of E3 yesterday, but the main event was saved for this afternoon. The next generation doesn’t start until Nintendo says it does. And it says it starts right now.

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Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 09:31 BST

Rumour: Project Café is called “Nintendo”

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Game Informer’s rumouring that Project Café’s final name is “Nintendo,” following talk last night of the machine being called “Beem” or “Stream”. Very little is leaking about the console at the moment, although Nikkei apparently confirmed it’ll have a 6-inch touchscreen last week. Nintendo will announce the console in LA tomorrow.

Mon, Jun 06, 2011 | 08:42 BST

Rumor: Nikkei confirms touch screen for Project Cafe

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Japan’s Nikkei newspaper has confirmed that Project Café’s controller will make use of a touch screen panel and built in camera.

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Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 10:38 BST

iPhone camera maker hints at Project Cafe tie-in

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The company who created the camera for iPhone has hinted at a possible deal with Nintendo over Wii successor Project Cafe.

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Mon, May 23, 2011 | 20:25 BST

Nintendo website to stream E3 press conference

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Nintendo’s announced it’ll stream its E3 press conference on its website.

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Sat, May 21, 2011 | 17:43 BST

“Leaked” internal Project Café video demo proven fake

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A video which appeared on YouTube this week, showing what looks to be an internal demo of Nintendo’s Project Café, three weeks before the console’s grand unveiling in Los Angeles during E3, has proven to be fake.

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Sat, May 21, 2011 | 15:01 BST

Rumor: Project Cafe controller has front-facing camera

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Another day, another Project Cafe rumor. This one has the controller sporting a front-facing camera. Can E3 hurry up and get here, please?

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Thu, May 12, 2011 | 13:32 BST

E3 2011′s press confs – The big boys go nuclear

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This year’s E3 will be a scorcher, setting off the next hardware arms race with Nintendo’s Project Café and seeing the unveiling of what are likely to be this generation’s biggest games.

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Wed, May 11, 2011 | 04:31 BST

Project Cafe rumour round-up

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As we get closer to E3 and the promised unveiling of Nintendo’s mysterious Project Cafe, the air is thick with rumours. Fortunately, there are people who have carefully collated all the news that’s fit to print.

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Thu, May 05, 2011 | 15:15 BST

Miyamoto: “There’s definitely space for uniqueness in a home console”

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Shigeru Miyamoto has said there’s definitely still room for home consoles to have a unique feel around it.

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Wed, May 04, 2011 | 21:30 BST

Reggie says Wii price drop was a “very important move” for Nintendo

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NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime believes the $50 reduction announced for Wii this morning will bring new customers on board as well as give the firm’s hardware and software offerings a well-needed shot in the arm.

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Tue, May 03, 2011 | 21:49 BST

Nintendo E3 conference date and time announced

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Nintendo has started sending out invitations to their E3 2011 press conference, confirming that it’ll be held on June 7 at the Nokia Theater.

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Tue, May 03, 2011 | 18:23 BST

Report – No hard drive for Project Cafe, has 8GB of Flash Memory

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The latest in Project Cafe rumors have the console hitting the market minus a hard drive, and instead supporting 8GB of onboard flash-based memory.

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Tue, May 03, 2011 | 07:11 BST

Nintendo: Vitality Sensor to hit 99 percent quality approach before release, Kinect not impacting Wii sales

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that it won’t release Wii Vitality Sensor until its quality level is where it could approach 99 percent of users.

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