LOS ANGELES (AP) — With some publishers splitting from the show floor and more gamers sliding on virtual reality headsets than ever before, this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo moved the video game industry in decidedly different directions than past installments of the annual interactive extravaganza. The event drew more than 50,000 industry insiders to the Los Angeles Convention … Continue reading
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is eyeing the movie business for growth. Company spokesman Makoto Wakae said Monday details are undecided but the work might be a theater release or a DVD. Nintendo, which makes the Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS hand-held machine, has licensed its game characters in the … Continue reading
Role-playing games like “Fallout 4” and “The Witcher 3” are beloved for their complexity, ambition and overwhelming variety of things to do. But those same traits scare some players away, particularly grown-ups who may not have 100 hours free to really dig in. Nintendo’s lighthearted “Mario & Luigi” adventures are a good fix for people … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nintendo is giving players the keys to the Mushroom Kingdom. After three decades of releasing “Super Mario” video games, the notoriously protective Japanese gaming giant is inviting players to create their own levels in the bouncy plumber’s homeland with the user-generated Wii U title “Super Mario Maker,” out Friday. “I thought … Continue reading
It’s “Mario Party,” but you shouldn’t cry if you want to — especially if you’ve invested in “amiibo.” After mostly acting like wallflowers in Nintendo video games since their debut last year, “amiibo” have stumbled into the spotlight in “Mario Party 10” (Nintendo, $49.99 for the Wii U). The latest iteration of the mini-game … Continue reading
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