Nintendo of Japan
Aonuma: “I want Zelda (Wii U) to be vast!”
Longtime Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has offered more insight on what he hopes to bring to the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda. In a post on Nintendo of Japan’s official website, Aonuma writes how he wants the landscapes and various areas to be an important gameplay mechanic for the Zelda series’ next console installment. “I still won’t say so much about this, but we made it a them...
Nintendo apologizes for excluding same-sex marriage in Tomodachi Life
Nintendo has not had the best of moments this past week, but thankfully, the company is admitting to some mistakes. After reporting financial losses for the third straight year, the company was met with backlash from gamers, media, and the LGBT community on the exclusion of same-sex marriages in the upcoming North American and European release of the 3DS life simulator, Tomodachi Life. Now, Ninte...
Nintendo Officially Discontinues Wii in Japan
Nintendo of Japan quietly listed Wii as discontinued in Japan on its official website today. We all knew it was coming. Earlier this year Nintendo shut down several off the system’s major channels and other networking functionality. Then Nintendo told us Wii production would end soon in Japan. Now, here we are. Nintendo will continue to produce Wii’s elsewhere in the world, but ...