Google starts April Fools by launching Pokemon Challenge on Google Maps app, reported TNW. April Fools has reached Japan after Google pulled jokes on the first day of the month.
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Nintendo 3DS Direct Japan Release Plus Surprising and Interesting Nintendo Trivia
The upcoming Super Smash Bros has been making headlines for the past few weeks with leaks showing new and never before revealed characters. While some leaks should be taken with a grain of salt, new information suggests that Nintendo 3DS Direct will be releasing in Japan starting Friday.
"Watch Dogs" Sequel Confirmed? New OS, New Setting, New Main Character for "Watch Dogs 2"
According to the latest reports, Ubisoft may be moving forward with "Watch Dogs 2," but would be making a few drastic changes to the franchise.
"Zelda Wii U" Update: 2015 Release Date, Playable at E3 2015, Board Game Tie-In [Video]
While details are scarce on the latest installment of Nintendo's "Legend of Zelda" series, a new rumor claims the game might release next year.
"Zelda" Wii U Is Not an "Open World," Game Map Will Be the Size of Kyoto [Video]
Recent interviews with the developers of "The Legend of Zelda" for Wii U have revealed that, while not an open world, the game's map will be the size of Kyoto.
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Flappy Bird, a mobile game created by Hanoi-Vietnam-based developer Dong Nguyen of dotGears Studios, hit the top spot of free mobile apps in the Google Play and iOS app stores, mainly because it is very challenging and frustrating.
China's State Council has suspended the ban the government had put in place for 14 years which barred the selling of foreign video game consoles, potentially opening doors for technology firms to enter the Chinese video game market, Reuters reported.
Japan-based gaming company Nintendo will temporarily take down its eShop for 12 hours beginning 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time to remedy high traffic and merger issues, according to The Next Web.
Nintendo announced on Wednesday that the company will give a USD50 discount on its high-priced Wii U consoles and would be offering a new low-priced console.
Researcher NPD Group said that the US retail sales of accessories, hardware and software of video games dived by 19% to USD443 million.
Nintendo Co. won a 50% cutback of the USD30.2 million in damages awarded to Sony Corp's former worker Seijiro Tomita.
Analysts said that if Nintendo's sales continue to drop, it would need to consider putting its games in app stores.
Nintendo decided to keep its estimate for its 2013/14 Wii U sales forecast at 9 million still. Nintendo Co. declared Wednesday that has decided to retain its sales forecast for Wii U at 9 million units.
According to an interview with game creator Lorne Lanning, Nintendo would last 100 years unlike Zynga or Microsoft.
