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Ouya, the $99 game console concept on Kickstarter, has raised more than $4.4 million from more than 34,000 backers. Should Sony (NYSE: SNE), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) or Nintendo (NTDOY) be worried? Depending on the source, Ouya (pronounced "Oooh-ya") is either a disaster in the making or the best...

Is Zynga taking Nintendo lessons? Or is Nintendo taking Zynga lessons? Whatever the case, both companies are taking a dive as investors abandon these game companies in favor of corporations with a brighter future. Nintendo (NTDOY) has seen continual declines since last Tuesday, at which point the...

One week ago, the world couldn't wait to see what Nintendo had in store for the game industry. Today, the world wishes it had never found out. While a select number of consumers (read: a very small number of consumers) will tell you that the "games r great, u stupid Call of Duty lover!" and that...

Forget about the oversized booths and game displays at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. The most exciting news to come out of E3 this week involves a movie from Disney (NYSE: DIS) that was wholeheartedly inspired by video games. Due to hit theaters on November 2, Wreck-It Ralph is...

Consumers expected big things from the Mario maker this week, including fresh franchises and new chapters in the Zelda, Pokemon, and Wii Sports series. But instead of wowing the masses with a massive lineup of must-buy games, Nintendo's (NTDOY) E3 press conference was unusually quiet. There were...

Japanese investors had an important message for Nintendo this morning: go back to the drawing board! The popular game maker and console manufacturer failed to impress anyone with its lackluster presentation at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, signaling the demise of console gaming and...

It's 2001 all over again. Only this time, Nintendo doesn't have anything to fall back on. In the late '90s and early 2000s, Nintendo (NTDOY) attempted to run its console business into the ground by releasing a lackluster follow-up, GameCube, to a lackluster system, Nintendo 64. At that time,...

Sony has said that it won't unveil PlayStation 4 at E3. But that doesn't mean it isn't ready to compete against Nintendo's next console, Wii U. In fact, the company has technically already built a Wii U competitor in the form of a home console, PlayStation 3, and a portable gaming device, PS Vita...

What will become of the game industry after PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii U arrive? Many think that this is the end of the line for consoles. With the rise of Android and iOS gaming, some argue that we no longer need a game-specific device. Never mind the fact that mobile gaming is nowhere near...

The unveiling will presumably occur at E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo), which is scheduled to take place on June 5-7 at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles. MCV did not provide any further details. However, My Nintendo News picked up on an interesting tweet from one of the publication's...

Has every publisher in the game industry lost their minds? Yesterday Benzinga learned that Sony (NYSE: SNE) will release a new version of the old PSP in Europe for 99 euro. It has since come to our attention that the device may lack Wi-Fi support, which is about the dumbest move Sony could have...

Small short-term gains, massive long-term losses. Bloomberg is reporting that Nintendo investors are increasingly unhappy with Nintendo, a company that is determined to stick to its tried-and-true business model of making games exclusively for its own devices. This strategy is nothing new;...

Zynga's current business model is a recipe for disaster. In terms of media attention, Zynga is the can't-lose-game developer. From IPO amendments and new game anticipation to positive side effects and IPO valuations, Zynga is the company everyone is talking about. But while the news typically...