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Nintendo’s Pokemon Go-Fueled Rise Hits Turbulence, Stock Drops 17%

Fergus Halliday July 25, 2016 No Comments

After continuing to rise since their popular monster hunting game debuted just over two weeks ago, Nintendo’s stock price dropped 17% on the Japanese stock market today. It comes on…

Apple To Make $3 Billion On Pokemon Go Microtransactions

Fergus Halliday July 22, 2016 No Comments

Brokerage firm Needham & Co estimate that Apple is set to make $3 billion in revenue from Nintendo’s enormously successful augmented reality title, courtesy of their App Store. According to analyst…

Nintendo Now Worth More Than Sony As Value Soars Off Back Of Pokemon Go Craze

David Richards July 20, 2016 No Comments

Nintendo the Japanese Gaming Company that has a habit of suddenly re-emerging is now worth more than Sony after the release of Pokemon Go. After an unprecedented rally in Nintendo’s…

Xbox One S 2 TB Edition Launching August 2

Staff Writers July 19, 2016 No Comments

Having last month taken the wraps off its latest entry into the console market, Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox One S will launch in the next few weeks. Australia…

Pokemon Go: How Nintendo Went Global

Fergus Halliday July 18, 2016 No Comments

What does Pokemon Go’s success mean? It’s safe to say that there are plenty of people who were blindsided by the explosion of popularity surrounding the release of Pokemon Go.…

Marketers To Tap Into Pokémon Go Potential

Staff Writers July 14, 2016 No Comments

Amid the phenomenon that is Pokémon Go, attention has turned to its marketing potential, with businesses looking to the capacity of the mobile game to drive foot traffic. Employing augmented…

Pokemon Go Trumps Tinder Over Launch Weekend

Fergus Halliday July 11, 2016 No Comments

Early data suggest Nintendo’s Pokemon Go app has already amassed a substantial install-base of mobile users, despite only launching last week. Following its Australian and New Zealand release on the 6th of July, access to…

Nintendo Pauses VR Technology

Computer Daily News July 4, 2016 No Comments

Japanese videogame maker Nintendo may hold back on launching virtual-reality (VR) products and the technology will probably be left out of its next-generation console, code-named “NX,” due for release in…

Sony To Repay Playstation Users

Computer Daily News June 24, 2016 No Comments

Sony has agreed, six years on, to pay Playstation 3 owners for a 2010 firmware update that removed the games console’s ability to run Linux. Sony came to an agreement…

TenCent Into Top Games League

Computer Daily News June 22, 2016 No Comments

Chinese Internet giant Tencent and its partners have agreed to pay US$8.6 billion to buy an 84.3pc stake in Finnish games company Supercell, maker of the popular Clash of Clans…