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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata says poor marketing and a lack of killer app are to blame for the Wii U’s less than stellar sales, both of which he freely admits are Nintendo’s own fault.

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Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata has told CNN the firm isn’t concerned about what other companies are doing at the moment, and are instead focused on their own console.

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During its E3 investors meeting yesterday, Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata said Animal Crossing: New Leaf set a record for launch day sales through the eShop in the US.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed to analysts that the company will announce more third-party games moving forward, following an E3 trailer that gave a glimpse of just some of the Wii U and 3DS games coming from external studios.

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Nintendo wants to give the 3DS a boost in the west, and one of its new strategies is to make StreetPass more useful for those of us who don’t walk by millions of commuters every day.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that Game & Wario – due to hit Europe June 28 – was originally planned as a pre-loaded Wii U title called Pirates. It didn’t star Mario’s nemesis at all, in fact.

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Nintendo has sent messages to owners of the original Wii, stating that the Wii U is not just an upgraded edition of the console, and that the new rig will “Change the way you and your family experience games and entertainment.”

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told investors that around 10% of Japanese consumers are willing to opt for digital versions of title available on Nintendo systems.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has told investors the reason for the delayed release of many first-party titles was due to Wii U launch titles requiring “more development resources than expected.”

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has addressed investors following release of the company’s financial report yesterday. He agrees that things aren’t looking good at the moment, but that the company will pick up real momentum across 3DS and Wii U this year, bolsteres by some strong IP on the horizon.

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Nintendo has confirmed it will place the company’s global president Satoru Iwata as CEO of the company’s North American pursuits, following the promotion of previous CEO Tatsumi Kimishima. Iwata will fill both roles for the foreseeable future.

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Earthbound – known as Mother 2 in Japan – is the next game to hit Wii U Virtual Console in Japan, as part of Nintendo’s campaign, which sees classic games hitting the eShop at ¥30 each.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced a new Flipnote Studio animation program for the 3DS.

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Wii Street U is the incoming Google Maps app for Nintendo’s console. It’s the subject of this week’s edition of “Iwata Asks”, a panel session featuring developers and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata himself. The session has revealed Google’s incredible level of detail. They’ve even mapped the sky this time.

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Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has said the console makers has plans to expand developer capabilities in future hardware with tech such as Unity, JavaScript and HTML5.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has reportedly told investors that the 3DS will see about ten new Nintendo-developed releases over the next year. The news comes courtesy of Nikkei and auto-translate, but should be verified when Nintendo release an English translation of its post-earnings meeting. The report does not mention how many of these games are as yet unannounced, or whether they will be digital releases through the eShop.

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A 3DS data transfer tool will be released in Japan next month, according to a video featuring Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.

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Nintendo Direct presentations for Europe, Japan, and North America brought some interesting news on Wii U, Miiverse, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and more. Find out what happened below.

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Nintendo Direct kicks off at 2pm GMT, and although company president Satoru Iwata has confirmed he will reveal new Wii U titles, eagle-eyed gamers have spotted hints that he will also announce the opening of the console’s Virtual Console store, and that it could contain Gamecube games off the bat.

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Nintendo will hold another European Nintendo Direct session tomorrow, which will be hosted by president Satoru Iwata. According to Nintendo Europe, Iwata will be revealing new games for Wii U. You can watch the session here, January 23 at 3.00 pm CET.