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Japanese multinational video game company Nintendo (OTC:NTDOY) expects sales of its flagship Switch console to slow down this fiscal year, raising questions about whether the device is heading toward the same fate as its underwhelming predecessor Wii U.  What Happened: Nintendo’s...

There's little doubt that Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY)'s Switch console has been a tremendous success for the company. But how it ranks against sales of prior consoles remains a surprise to many as the Switch has become Nintendo's best selling console by many metrics. What You...

Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY)’s new gaming console Switch set record sales in the United States in its first two days, according to a tweet from New York Times reporter Nick Wingfield. “Fri-Sat sales for Nintendo Switch exceeded first 2-day sales in Americas for any system in...

Japanese video game console maker Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) has just announced more details of its newest console on the block, the Nintendo Switch. Switch will go on sale March 2017. As the company, analysts and avid Nintendo fans keep their fingers crossed over, looking forward to...

Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY) on Thursday unveiled its upcoming new video game console, the Switch. Switching To The Switch For those keen to know what a Switch is, it is a hybrid between a television-based gaming device and handheld gaming device. The console was announced in October...

Michael Pachter appears on SIFTD.net Games every week to answer questions about the gaming sector. In this week's episode, Pachter talked about Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY)'s Wii U and NX launch. Nintendo's NX Release Nintendo has set a dismal forecast of 800,000 Wii Us to be sold in 2016,...

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) enjoyed a nice sales boost during June quarter, moving 510,000 units of its latest console. During the year-ago period, Nintendo sold just 160,000 units. Despite the gains, Nintendo has only sold a total of 6.68 million Wii U units since the console was released in...

Benchmark analyst Michael Hickey recently predicted that digital downloads could replace physical game discs within the next five years. That may be good news for publishers that want to sell directly to consumers, but it could be the beginning of the end for GameStop (NYSE: GME). Could new...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had a good week, but it didn't include any product announcements. It did, however, enjoy a new sale from Ford (NYSE: F). Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) week did not go nearly as well. The social network unveiled a new app, which is always interesting. Unfortunately, a...

Longer lifecycles could keep Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) from releasing a new console in the near future. Up until recently, the Mario maker released a new TV-connected game machine every five years. This tradition ended with Wii U, which arrived in 2012 -- a full six years after the original Wii...

Domestic video game sales increased in May and June, but the upward trend could come to an end in 2019. Eva Hunyadi, a research analyst at Juniper Research, recently authored a report about the future of video games. While Hunyadi is optimistic about present-day sales, she is concerned about...

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) customers will be able to play Destiny at select stores on Saturday, July 19. The three-hour event (which is scheduled to run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) will be held at 71 Best Buy stores nationwide. All participating locations can be found at BestBuy.com/GamingEvents....

Sony (NYSE: SNE) led the pack last Christmas, but iSpot data shows that another company persevered in 2014. "When you're talking about gaming, there's definitely the overall trend of the casual game companies getting more and more into the game and upping their spend on TV," Sean Muller, co-founder...

Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) spent a fair amount of money to ensure the success of Mario Kart 8. The company spent $2.8 million on national TV ads during the first four months of the year (January 1 through April 30, 2014). Nintendo spent an additional $9.7 million during the following two months (May 1...